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2316982 - How to get Crystal Reports to display custom Currency symbols on all platforms

Symptom

Crystal Reports unable to display euro symbol.

Here is what is happening ... 

  • Measure Text form produces an HTML
  • RTF Converter is Converting the HTML into RTF and saving to file.
  • In this file the euro symbol is represented by \lang3081\'80
  • If you open this file in MS Word or Wordpad - the euro symbol is displayed appropriately.
  • However, Crystal can not interpret it as a euro symbol. It displays it as some unknown character.
  • I have also tried to use € in the rtf file instead of \lang3081\'80
  • This also works in Wordpad, however in Crystal the Symbol does not get displayed.
  • At the moment, it appears to be an issue with Crystal.


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Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2011 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2013 ; SAP Crystal Reports 2016 ; SAP Crystal Reports XI R2 ; SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio

Keywords

crystal reports, currency symbol, euro, pound , KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Problem

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