can I program directly into crystal reports or do I need visual studio?

Can i use vb or c# in crystal reports? Or do I need visual studio + plugin? It seems crystal reports only ha开发者_如何学运维s a math function window.

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One way would be to use a full version of Crystal Reports Designer and then you can load the report from the hard drive using a fully qualified path on the open/load statement. This way any change/updates or enhancements can be sent to the users PC's for use by simply copying or pasting the new report in that folder.

The only coding you can do from within Crystal Reports Designer is using their proprietary Crystal syntax, Basic syntax, or directly writing SQL in expressions or commands. You cannot create an entire report with code, but with the Designer, you wouldn't want to. There's no VB or C# supported in any way from within the Designer.