Winform to Crystal Report value changes - c#

Why does a value from a certain Winform change when passing to a report?
for example from a form I have a string 1311-0015 but when I pass it to a Formula Field it becomes 1,296.00
http://i.imgur.com/oeIwrAU.jpg
Passing it to a TextObject doesn't change the value it's still 1311-0015 but I can't use TextObjects in formulas in Crystal Report.
Would like to know why this is happening and how to remedy the problem.
this is the code from the winForm:
report.DataDefinition.FormulaFields["SOS"].Text = transactionId; ((TextObject)report.Section2.ReportObjects["Text3"]).Text = transactionId;
the value I was passing to the crystal report:
public string transactionId = "1311-0015";


You said you are passing the value to a formula field. If there is nothing in the formula, and you pass 1311 - 15 to the formula, it will evaluate it. Instead of a formula field, use a text box or modify the string so it doesn't come out like an equation. For your transactionID value try something like:
""1311" & "-" & "0015""
You may need to have two separate public string transactionId variables.


You can pass this string as parameter.
First, create a parameter field in you Crystal Reports editor. (Right button, New...)
Code something like this:
string transactionID = "1311-0015";
yourRpt.SetDatasource(youDataSource);
yourRpt.Parameters.SetParameterValue("transactionID", transactionID);
Now, you just need to drag and drop the parameter field into the report.


You should create a parameter and use its value inside the formula.
In order to avoid showing parameters dialog box make sure that the parameter value is set (you should do this in your code) and set:
yourReport.EnableParameterPrompting = false;

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Create a Parameter Field. This will allow you to be prompted by the report to input a value. So if you created a Parameter Field and name it "MyString", then you could do your comparison to your report field as:
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//Do something if true
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I have created one crystal report where I want to write a formula.
my formula:
IF {Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Job_Status} = 'Workshop'
THEN {Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Department_Name}
but, this formula doesn't returning a value.
i have edited my formula, now i'm getting as 'false' instead of Dept-name.
stringvar text := "";
IF {Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Job_Status} = "Workshop"
THEN text = "{Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Department_Name}"
In ReportFooter i have created one column for workshop where i want to display department name n unit name whose units are in workshop and i'm placing this formula field in ReportFooter where its returns only one value,
instead of each condition where its true &
why its returning 'false' i dont know, instead of dept name.
I want to select all those records whose jobstatus is workshop n display it in the reprotfooter.
Can anyone please help me...
Thanks

TROUBLE SHOOT
IF {Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Job_Status} = "Workshop"
THEN {Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Department_Name}
ELSE
{Sp_Get_DailyReport;1.Job_Status}
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Are you sure the Job_Status value contains "Workshop"
Check for Spaces as Well could try trimming Job_Status

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Check the below code:
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Yes i have used Record Selection Formula. The code I've written there is:
if ({?cat}="NAME")
then
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else
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then
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Here you go ... http://www.crystalreportsbook.com/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8823
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I have added a parameter to my report with the option "Allow Multiple Values" checked.
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What I tried to do for the multiple values was something like this:
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I haven't tried this, but I think that you should be able to add intOrderStatus to either a ParameterDiscreteValue or ParameterRangeValue and pass that into Parameter_OrderStatus.CurrentValues instead of intOrderStatus.

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report.SetParameterValue("#dtBegin", dtBegin.DateTime);
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report.SetDatasource(dataset);
The crystal report will refresh parameters before applying data source to report.
The below is the not popup discrete dialog box
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report.SetDatasource(dataset);
report.SetParameterValue("#dtBegin", dtBegin.DateTime);
report.SetParameterValue("#dtBegin2", dtBegin.DateTime1);

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Value Options:
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3) Use following code:
foreach (int intOrderStatus in intSelectedOrderStatuses)
{
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}

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