CR4E (HTML Text Interpretation when Field Inserted in a Text-Box)..?

[former_member183781]

SAP Crystal Reports for Enterprise

Version: 14.1.3.1334

Build: 2013 Support Pack 3 Patch 2

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Our application developers use HTML text within the DB a lot for Formatting and French-Language Characters, etc within their apps.

We noticed a functional "Bug" in CR4E when reporting against these Fields - versus the way that it behaved in CR-2013 (*and Earlier).

1.) Insert a Result Object from the Database or Query that contains HTML formatted Text into a Text element in your report Structure.

2.) Right-Click on the FIELD within the TEXT element....and go to the Paragraph settings...

3.) The Options for Text Interpretation are missing.

4.) Drag the same Result Object from the Database or Query directly on to the Structure, Right-Click on the FIELD....and go to the Paragraph settings...

In CR-2013, you can set the Text Interpretation on the Field-Element when it is inside or outside of a Text box.

In CR4E, you have to make the settings outside of the Text Box, and then drag it into the Text Box (*Ugly - but functional - Workaround).

Anybody know if this is Fixed in SP5 - or the upcoming SP6...?

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

We upgraded to SP5 recently and this is exactly how it behaves in this version too.

-Abhilash

[former_member183781 · Accepted solution]

OK, thanks..that is kind of what I expected.

I'm at SAPPHIRE next week, so I will chase it with some of the Product Managers for Crystal Reports 201(5).

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

Did you get a chance to speak with any of the managers? How did it go?

-Abhilash

[former_member183781 · Accepted solution]

No, but I have consolidated a bunch of the HTML Text issues into a single IDEA PLACE suggestion, please review and VOTE for it here...https://ideas.sap.com/D29931

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Voted up!

-Abhilash