crystal report design - display pdf

[Former Member]

i am trying to display a pdf in the report without having to click on it for hyperlinking. for example, i have multiple invoices that each require documentation that are scanned as a pdf. i have created hyperlinking but the user does not want to click on the link. the image should just display for every invoice it belowgs to; i am able to do tiff and jpeg. i have a file path set in the picture settings for location. why does pdf not display without clicking?

[Former Member]

Hello Kim,

A pdf file is not really the same as a jpg or tiff file. Have you tried inserting the PDF as an OLE Object? If you insert it as an OLE Object then the PDF should display. This approach won't show more than one page without clicking on the object.

In Crystal Reports go to the Insert menu, and then choose the OLE Object... option. Choose the Create from File radio button option and then browse to the PDF file. Click OK and you should see the first page of the PDF displayed in the report.

I hope this helps.

Sincerely,

Dan Kelleher

[ido_millet]

Would producing a single pdf file that merges all the content (each invoice followed by its documentation from the related pdf file) into a single pdf file be an acceptable solution?

[Former Member]

dan,

we have tried the OLE. It continues to display the first file. so pdf1 displays but pdf2 and 3 should follow the invoice and it does not. we are trying to avoid clicking. since we can not get it to work, i am not sure if multiple pages will work either.

It appears only images work (tiff, jpeg, etc.) there should be a solution. any suggestions will help. Thanks