How can Crystal Reports find my
data?
You can use the
Set Location command to change the location of a database for a report. The Set
Location command provides an easy way to indicate the new name or location of
database files. This is especially important if someone sends you a report that
uses a database with a different location than your system has, or if you have
changed the directory or disk location of a database.
Note: This command does
not physically move the database or databases. It simply directs Seagate Crystal
Reports to look for the database or databases in another location than the one
originally specified when setting up the report.
Since Crystal Reports for Peachtree accesses the data files directly:
- Select Set Location from the
Database menu. The Set Location dialog box appears. The Databases list
contains a list of active databases (tables) appears in the Databases box.
- Select the database for which
you want to change the location. When you highlight a database on the list,
the program displays the location (path) of that database in the Location
box at the bottom of the dialog box.
- Set the new location for the
database:
 | If you want to set the
database location to the location of the active report, click the Same
As Report button. The program will now look for the database in the
directory in which you have saved the report. |
| You cannot use the
Same As Report button until you have saved the report. |
| If you want to set the
database location to a location other than the location of the active
report, click the Set Location button. The Choose Database File dialog
box appears. |
| If you want to choose
a database with a different name, type the new name in the Database Name
box at the top of the dialog box. |
| If you want to change
the directory or disk location of the file, set the new location in the
Directory box. When you make a change in the box, the program displays
the new location in the Directory box. |
| If you want to change
both the name and the location, you can enter in the new name and
include the new path in the Database Name box, or you can type the new
name in the Database Name box and select the new location from the
Directory box. |
Click
Done. The report is changed to reflect the new name and location.
-- by Gayle
Raines, Director of Training at Baytek, an
Authorized Peachtree Resource Center. |
