User`s guide

When you embed the object, you can bind it to the report, but you may be able to bind to only a single

variable. You can bind to multiple values in a cross-tab, but you cannot automatically extract the values.

To bind to multiple values, you should use an SWF object that has been created with Xcelsius 2008.

When you link to an object, you will see a static representation of the data. If the SWF object that you

link to is updated, you must close and reopen your report to view the changes.

There are restrictions for SWFs created using the Crystal Reports data connection in Xcelsius 2008.

Those SWFs can be added to the following sections only:

• Report header

• Group header

• Group footer

• Report footer

Note:

• You must have Adobe Flash Player 9 installed on your machine to test the functionality of the Flash

object.

• To view a report that contains a Flash object, you need a viewer that supports Flash rendering such

as the .Net Webform or the Java DHTML viewers.

• Reports that are exported or printed will display the default image that you have set instead of the

SWF object.

The only format that will display SWF objects in exported reports is PDF. However, if the object

contains data binding to the report, the default image is displayed instead of the SWF.

14.7.1 Printing Shockwave Flash (SWF) objects

Crystal Reports 2008 allows you to print SWF objects in your report without the need to first export the

report to PDF. The "Print Flash Objects for Current Page" option in the "Print Setup" dialog allows you

to print the SWF object that you are currently viewing. The state that you set your SWF object to is the

state that it will be printed.

The printing option can print SWF objects that have data binding as well as SWF objects that do not

have data binding.

Note:

The Flash printing option only prints SWF objects on the page that you are currently viewing. If you

print the entire report, SWF objects on other pages of the report will print as SWF fallback images.

14.7.1.1 To print Shockwave Flash (SWF) objects

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