Crystal Reports(R) 9: The Complete Reference

George Peck (Redondo Beach, CA) is a software trainer, consultant and developer with more than 20 years of experience in the computer industry. After more than 10 years as an internal consultant and trainer in a large corporation, George founded his own consulting and training firm, The ABLAZE Group, in 1994. He started with a large Visual Basic/Crystal Reports project for a major West Coast bank, and since then he has trained, consulted, and developed custom software for large and small clients throughout the United States and Canada. George is certified by Seagate Software as both a trainer and consultant. Seagate awarded him Training Partner of the Year for 1998-1999.

• Part I: Crystal Reports 9 Introduced 1: Getting the Feel of Crystal Reports 9 2: Enhancing Appearance with Text Objects 3: Sorting and Grouping 4: Creating Geographic Maps 5: Using Formulas 6: Creating Custom Functions 7: The Repository 8: Analyzing with Advanced Selection Criteria 9: Making Your Reports Visually Appealing 10: Using Sections and Areas 11: Analyzing with Cross-Tabs 12: Creating Charts 13: Using Subreports 14: Viewer Interaction with Parameter Fields 15: Exporting Reports 16: Reporting from SQL Databases 17: Accommodating Database Changes and Field Mapping 18: Reporting from OLAP Cubes 19: Reporting from Proprietary Data Types Part II: Crystal Reports 9 on the Web 20: Crystal Reports Web Alternatives 21: Crystal Reports and Microsoft Active Server Pages 22: Introduction to Crystal Enterprise 23: Using the Crystal Launchpad and ePortfolio 24: Customizing Crystal Enterprise ePortfolio Part III: Developing Custom Window Applications 25: Integrating Crystal Reports 9 with Visual Basic 26: Crystal Reports with Visual Studio .NET A: Installing and Configuring Crystal Reports Components