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1613588 - How to change the order of sort fields in a Crystal report at runtime using the Report Application Server .NET SDK.

Symptom

How to change the order of sort fields in a Crystal report at runtime using the Report Application Server .NET SDK.

Environment

  • Visual Studio 2005 / Visual Studio 2008
  • Crystal Reports 2008

Resolution

1. Retrieve the ReportClientDocument object from the ReportDocument object.

ISCDReportClientDocument rcd = ReportDocument.ReportClientDocument;


2. The sort fields are present in the Sorts collection which should be accessed with the below line of code only.


   rcd.DataDefController.DataDefinition.Sorts;




3. Call the Move method wherein, as arguments, pass sort objects or indices of the objects in the Sorts collection as illustrated in the below line of code.


   // Move 1st sort field to 2nd position in the Sorts collection.


  rcd.DataDefController.SortController.Move(1,2);







Keywords



   
 KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , How To 






Product



  Crystal Reports 2008 V1