Scheduling Crystal Reports®

to Print to PDF-eXPLODE™

Scheduling a Crystal Reports report to print to PDF-eXPLODE requires additional software that can print a report according to a schedule. PDF-eXPLODE users are successfully using the two approaches described below.

Crystal Reports Server, available from Business Objects SA, provides this capability and more. With a starting price of $6,495 for 5 concurrent user licenses, it enables you to create, manage, and deliver reports over the web or embedded in enterprise applications. To learn more about Crystal Reports Server and download a free trial version, click the product image below.


If Crystal Reports Server does not fit your budget or requirements, a more affordable solution is HammerLaunch from Hammerman Associates, Inc. This $99 utility works in conjunction with Windows Task Scheduler to enable reports to be exploded, e-mailed and archived hands-free. To learn more about HammerLaunch and download a free trial version, click the HammerLaunch logo below.


Approach A: Using Crystal Reports Server

The general procedure for scheduling a report with Crystal Reports Server involves the following steps.

  1. Publish a report to Crystal Reports Server.
  2. Navigate to the report in the Central Management Console.
  3. On the Process tab, select the Printer Setup page.
  4. Select the Print checkbox and specify the PDFeXPLODE printer. (Note: there is no hyphen in the printer name "PDFeXPLODE".)
  5. Select the Schedule tab and enter a recurrence pattern.

Approach B: Using HammerLaunch

The general procedure for scheduling a report with HammerLaunch involves the following steps.

  1. Navigate to the Windows Scheduled Task folder. From the Start menu, select:
    • Accessories
    • System Tools
    • Scheduled Tasks
  2. Click Add Scheduled Task to use the Scheduled Task Wizard.
  3. Select HammerLaunch 3 and enter the schedule, user name and password.
  4. Before clicking Finish, select the checkbox labeled Open advanced properties.
  5. In the Run: box, enter a command line in the following format:
    6. HammerLaunch3.exe /Print /InFile Path to RPT /PrinterName printername
    For example (all on one line):
    "C:\Program Files\HAI_Apps\HammerLaunch 3\HammerLaunch3.exe" /Print /InFile C:\Program Files\PDF-eXPLODE\HammerLaunch\MyReport.rpt /PrinterName PDFeXPLODE

 

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