7.0.0.1 - Very Nice!
Hi Jeff, Nice work using .NET. I was shocked when I saw how small the download was compared to previous versions. The scheduling seems to work so far. I got a couple errors while setting things up but was able to work through them without crashing the program. Gotta love that jit debugger. Wish List: - Ability to start the program minimized and on "auto mode". Like the "-t -a" in older versions. Great work Jeff!

Thanks for the feedback. Your wish list will most likely be addressed in the next release. Do you remember what the setup errors where so that I can work on a fix?

In the Parameters tab, I double clicked the "default values" box a couple times and it came up probably because I didn't have any values in there. ************** Exception Text ************** System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException: Index was out of range. Must be non-negative and less than the size of the collection. Parameter name: index at System.Collections.ArrayList.get_Item(Int32 index) at System.Windows.Forms.DataGridViewSelectedCellCollection.get_Item(Int32 index) at CrystalDelivery.frmSettings.lbxDefaultValues_MouseDoubleClick(Object sender, MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnMouseDoubleClick(MouseEventArgs e) at System.Windows.Forms.ListBox.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

7.0.0.2 includes the option to automatically start and send to tray (under the Tools menu). The parameters bug may be fixed, but I wasn't able to fully reproduce the error you described so the fix is untested.

In the announcement for 7.x, it noted that there were fewer features. What's different? --sam

Some of the things that are not in the current version (and may never be) are: No custom calendars No encryption Different dynamic text options No custom colors No schedule locking

Thanks for the info... sounds like the major stuff is all there. :) Hey, just curious, does e-mail bursting work? --sam

Email bursting is currently not included.

Dynamic Graphic Location
I have been watching for "Dynamic Graphic Location". Many of my report use it and in 7.X I only see the place holder graphic. (6.0.8 works fine, I'm just a fan.) Thomas

Can you explain what you mean by "Dynamic Graphic Location"?

Sure, If you put a picture on a report and right click the picture and choose format, on the tab at the top labeled "Picture" there is a formula box for the picture's "path/filename." The pic I dropped into the design shows up, but that picture is just a logo. My formula is "//Servername/Sharename/" & "Part#" & ".jpg" Thanks, Thomas From the help file. Dynamic graphic location You can now place pictures and graphics in a report through a link stored in a database, so that it is no longer necessary to store images within the database. This new feature supports the common practice of storing images on a web server and storing references to those images in a database.

I think this will be an issue that I can not fix. I did not specifically include support for dynamic graphics in v6.0.8. This version utilized the support files from Crystal Reports XI Developer Edition so support is included within these files. Version 7.X uses the Crystal Report files included with VB.Net 2005 Professional and support is not included (from what I can tell).

"Email bursting is currently not included." Are you planning on adding support for this? I know, I'm very keen on that. :) --sam