2471288 - Group Field Name ending with '_' causes an InnerException when opening the report in a .NET application

When opening a report with a field name that ends with an underscore and used in a Group, the report fails to load in a Windows .NET CR for VS application and generates the following internal Exception error:

{"Error in formula name 'm ({Table.Amount}, {Table.No_}', reserved characters '{', '}', '@', '?' cannot be used in formula name."}

Crystal Reports for Visual Studio SP 19 and SP 20 ( tested )

Open Attached report in Cortez SP 20 application and the error noted above is generated in an inner exception   Remove the last "_" from the "Vytron_Corporation_Purch__Inv__Header.No_" field name used in Group Header 2 and the report will open in .NET Windows app.   Need this fixed in SP 21.

This issue has been reported to R&D and they asked for the issue to be assigned to them to resolve.

After R&D had a closer look at the issue it was determined something in the Group field name reference was invalid.

Simply changing the group to some other field and then back again resolved the issue.

NOTE: The Report designer is a design tool and it does allow "bad" formula and other references to be saved. As long as the field is not used it can stay there. Which is why the report worked in the Designer.

The SDK on the other hand expects the report to be 100% valid, any un-used Tables, Fields, formula, etc. that are not required should be removed from the Report before using in an application. This is also true when publishing to Businessobjects Enterprise or Crystal Reports Server products.

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