Figured out how to do this incase anyone is interested. 1) Add a Text object to your report by right-clicking on the report and selecting Insert->Text Object 2) Set the Name of the object in the Properties window 3) Note the Page Header Section the object resides in 4) CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.TextObject myObject = (CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.TextObject)theReportClassInstance.theSectionNumber.ReportObjects[ "theObjectName" ]; myObject.Text ="whatever i want"; cheers

Hey all. I am new to Crystal Reports and was wondering of someone could give me a hand involving adding single data fields to a report. What I mean by this is, I have a DataSet that contains all the fields I want per row, however, I also want a generic field that does not pertain to the row. For example, I have a DataSet whose Table name is "Person" and contains the entities, Name, Age, Sex, etc... What I want to add to the report, aside from the rows containing Name, Age, and Sex, is a data field at the top that is user-defined. Perhaps I want to put "Goo goo ga ga" at the top of the report. Instead of having to add an entity to the DataSet, can I define a field in the report, place the field on the report somewhere, and edit it via my code? I hope you understand what I mean. Thanks! -Josh

Thanks for the response. Interesting that you can't modify 0,0. Perhaps they should mention that somewhere. Anyway, I tried using different Cell coords, however, no data appeared, but I am not that concerned since I didn't receive an error. I ended up using this to modify cell contents: Excel.Range r = currentSheet.get_Range( "C1", Type.Missing ); r.Value2 = "Some Text"; r = currentSheet.get_Range( "D1", Type.Missing ); r.Value2 = "Some Text"; This seems to work fine. Thanks!

Hey all. I have been fooling around with Excel and can create Worksheets, files, etc, however, when I try to modify the contents of a cell, I get the following exception: An unhandled exception of type 'System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException' occurred in mscorlib.dll Additional information: Exception from HRESULT: 0x800A03EC. The code is: Excel.Application excel = new Excel.ApplicationClass(); Excel.Workbook workbook = null; Excel.Sheets sheets = null; Excel.Worksheet currentSheet = null; workbook = excel.Workbooks.Add( Excel.XlWBATemplate.xlWBATWorksheet ); sheets = workbook.Worksheets; currentSheet = (Excel.Worksheet)sheets[ 1 ]; ((Excel.Range)currentSheet.Cells[ 0, 0 ]).Value2 = "text"; I have researched this on the net but to no avail. My code seemed to have worked before, but it doesn't now and it's ticking me off. I have tried several variations to modify the contents of the cell, but nada. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Josh

I am having trouble finding what you are referring to. I am searching for "rich text box arbitrary link" but it does not yield any appropriate results, nor does "richtextbox arbitrary link." Can you please elaborate or provide a link? Edit: I found the page you are referring to. It's http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/RichTextBoxLinks.asp Thanks, Josh -- modified at 23:32 Sunday 16th July, 2006

Hello all. I know that it's possible to show URLs in a RichTextBox, however, I cannot find a way to hide the href tag. For example, Google. Is it possible to hide the link reference () and allow the user to select "Google" instead? Thanks, Josh

Thanks for the help Will. It works great. -Josh

Is there any way to read the file that a .lnk (shortcut) refers to? Opening the file in Notepad shows that it is not plain text (such as Adobe Gamma Loader.lnk which loads Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Calibration\Adobe Gamma Loader.exe). I am wondering if there is any way to read a .lnk file's location using some sort of library. Thanks, Josh

ahh right, the static instance of Cursor. I also found that Control.MousePosition works as well. Thanks for the help.

Hey all. I am currently using a low level mousehook to retrieve the mouse position. I would like to know if there is a function in .NET 1.1 that will allow me to retrieve the mouse coordinates when a Form is created or the program starts. I don't think I can use mouse events unless I can programatically call an event (such as mouse move). I am new to C# so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Josh

I believe this is exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the help.

Hello all. I am interested in hiding a ListView Control underneath a TabControl. The ListView Control will contain say, 5 columns. When the user selects 1 of the tabs, I want to show the ListView and 3 columns (the other 2 will be hidden). When the user selects the other tab, I want to show the other 2 columns of the ListView. Is there a way to do this without creating two ListViews (1 for each Tab)? I have tried using all the Focus, Selected, and Show functionalities to the hidden ListView, but it will not appear over the TabControl. Thanks for the help.