XML in Crystal reports...

[pavankiran]

What support does Crystal reports give to XML?

[david_cohoon]

I can use crystal to provide xml from my report, but I haven't figured out how to have it load from a xml document. Currently we automate crystal and feed it data from our xmldocuments with vb.

[pavankiran]

But if the data to be displayed is large, xml files can be huge and can affect the performance. I already had a problem accessing 'Access Database' of huge data.
Instead can i use some text files to provide the data to crystal reports? If yes, how can i do that.

Even a pointer to that is of great help!!

Thanks.

[pavankiran]

Ok, This is what I found, any other information is of great help.

Create a File DSN specifying any text driver[eg: Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)]

While creating the report in Crystal report use this File DSN. The format of the text file needs to be configured in the File DSN.

I could generate a basic report.

I wanted to know, where can i get information about the file formats,so that i can generate advanced reports.

A sample can be the best help.

Thanks.