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Hello people, I am new to crystal report. Normally, I would insert columns in the crystal report viewer and then look at the records at the Main Report Viewer. All the rows/records in that particular columns of that table will be shown.

And then I found out about this SQL Command Query which can be used in the Database Expert of VS 2008. Now I can have a table that selects rows in my own choosing. Example, I can select records of people who have inactive accounts on the system.

SELECT * FROM PeopleTBL WHERE Status = 'Inactive'

All the records who have a Status = 'Inactive' will be populated.

Is there any way that this can be simply done through coding? Like creating an SQL Command Query in a single click of a button?

The problem that I have is with the Date Time Picker. As soon as I have selected the specific date, I want to see a crystal report based on that very date specified. Can I SELECT statments on my own preferences through coding?

I am sorry if you did not get it clearly. I am willing to elaborate more and maybe post pictures if possible.

thank you.

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Member Avatar for Ancient Dragon

Of course you can do it in your program, there are lots of tutorials thatg show how to connect to a database and run sql commands. Here is a small list of them.

In the case of the DateTime picker, there should be an OnClick event in which you put the code to query the database.

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You can also specify parameters on CR and filter your results with that, directly in the report.

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