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		<title>The effect of dashes on the VAL() function</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All of my students learn how to use the VAL() function, which converts numeric characters into true numerics. The VAL() function works by starting at the left of the string, reading the digits, and stopping when it hits the first alpha character. It then converts the numeric characters it has found into numbers. However, if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/177</link>
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		<title>Microsoft Update, then v9 and v10 stop working?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I normally install multiple versions of Crystal Reports on my current machine. This allows me to test reports for clients who may be using older versions of Crystal. Currently I have versions 8.5 through 12 on my Vista laptop and have only had minor problems running them. But as of this week versions 9 and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/170</link>
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		<title>Using the Report Explorer</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think today was the first time I showed someone a practical use for the Report Explorer. I was shown a PDF export that had a short stray line along the left margin. The line didn&#8217;t appear in the preview mode or in the design mode of the report, but I have seen strange things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/84</link>
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		<title>Take my 3-day &#8220;Accelerated&#8221; class in September</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My public classes have always been offered as a 2-day Intro or a 2-day Advanced class. In September I am going to see how many students would be interested in taking a 3-day combined class.&#160; This 3-day class, which covers the same material as both of my 4-day public classes, is my most requested class [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/162</link>
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		<title>CR 2008 parameter features added to the &#8220;Experts Guide&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Crystal Reports 2008 (v12) has a handful of new features that affect parameters. There is now an Interactive parameters panel that allows the user to change parameter choices interactively, without requiring the user to refresh the data. There are also sort controls that allow the sorting and grouping order to be changed by the user [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/161</link>
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		<title>Temporarily ignoring the grid and guidelines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I probably use the &#8220;Guidelines&#8221; feature of Crystal Reports more than most people. Guidelines are the invisible (or visible) lines that project out from those tabs on the rulers. They are similar to &#8220;Snap to Grid&#8221; in that you can &#8217;snap&#8217; objects to these guidelines to keep rows and columns aligned. You can then slide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/160</link>
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		<title>Updates to Third Party Products</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As of March, Logicity 1.6 is available. Logicity is a combined viewer and scheduler. It now features CR 2008 compatibility. Logicity has a free version and a paid (supported) version.
As of July, DataLink Viewer 2008 is available.&#160; DataLink Viewer now features CR 2008 compatibility
CR Chart 3.5 is now available.&#160; CR Chart enhances the charting capabilities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/158</link>
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		<title>Crystal Reports Server 2008 (&#038; prices)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned last month, the promotional price of Crystal Reports Server XI was a clear indication that CR Server 2008 was about to be released. The official release of Crystal Reports Server 2008 came on 7/16 and there is a 30 day free trial now available on the Business Objects web site.
The main improvement [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/159</link>
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		<title>Adding Business Hours/Minutes to a Start DateTime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A customer recently asked me to adapt formula 17 on my site so that they could add business hours or minutes instead of just business days. In their example they wanted to add 90 minutes to a DateTime value when a case was opened. If the DateTime was within 90 minutes of the end of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/157</link>
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		<title>Crystal Reports Knowledge Base moved to SAP support</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are used to searching the Business objects KB for CR technical info you will need to look in a new place. SAP, the new owners of Business objects, has incorporated the BO Support information (including Crystal Reports) into the SAP Support system. All links to the old support pages are forwarded to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://kenhamady.com/cru/archives/156</link>
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