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Feb 17, 2011 at 08:01 PM

Error when embedding a formula field in a text box in a subreport

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I am rewriting an application that merges data from a .net application into a Crystal Report template and displays it in the application. In VS2003, I have had no problems with the reports as they are written. In VS2010, I get an unusual error on some reports with subreports.

In one report I have multiple subreports. In those subreports, I have formula fields. If I take one of those formula fields and embed it into a Text Box and attempt to generate the report through the application, I get the following error:

This field name is not known.

Details: errorKind

Error in File Confirm {20564DCB-5CA4-4832-8931-DF1CC6C54784}.rpt:

Error in formula optionStrike:

'{Command.OPTIONSTRIKETIME}'

This field name is not known.

Details: errorKind

If I take the very same field out of the text box and put it directly on the report, the report will generate without error.

In the case above, OPTIONSTRIKETIME is a string field. This rules out any conversion errors from a date/number/etc to string for the text box.

Has anyone else encountered this error? If so, what can be done to avoid it?