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1874513 - Error: 'The alias requested contains a combinaison of characters which is not consider to be valid.' when attempting to add a table in Crystal Reports

Symptom

  • Unable to add a specific table to a report.
  • Error when trying to rename a table on a report.
  • Cannot create a report based on a database, like MySQL, when using an ODBC connection.
  • In Crystal Reports, when adding a table to a report, it generates the error:
           
    "The alias requested <Table Name> contains a combination of characters which is not considered to be valid."


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Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2013
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2016
  • SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2020

Keywords

CR MYSQL ODBC issue, InvalidAliasCharList , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

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