Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the AppName value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.AppName);

SummaryInfo Author property

Declaration

property Author: TCrSummaryString;

Type

TCrSummaryString = string[128];

Description

The Author property specifies the author of the current Report.

Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Author value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Author);

SummaryInfo Comments property

Declaration

property Comments: TCrpeString;

Type

TCrpeString = class(TStringList)

Description

The Comments property specifies any comments for the current Report. The Comment strings should not be longer than 512 characters, or an error will be generated (this is a Print Engine limitation at the moment).

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Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Comments value in a Memo:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'C:\Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

Memo1.Lines.Assign(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Comments);

SummaryInfo Keywords property

Declaration

property Keywords: TCrSummaryString;

Type

TCrSummaryString = string[128];

Description

The Keywords property specifies the keywords included for the current report.

Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Keywords value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Keywords);

SummaryInfo Subject property

Declaration

property Subject: TCrSummaryString;

Type

TCrSummaryString = string[128];

Description

The Subject property specifies the subject of the current report.

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Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Subject value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Subject);

SummaryInfo Template property

Declaration

property Template: TCrSummaryString;

Type

TCrSummaryString = string[128];

Description

The Template property specifies the ReportTemplate for the current report.

Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Template value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Template);

SummaryInfo Title property

Declaration

property Title: TCrSummaryString;

Type

TCrSummaryString = string[128];

Description

The Title property specifies the Report Title of the current Report, and holds the same information as the ReportTitle property, or the Report Title field in Crystal Reports Designer.

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Example

This code sample retrieves the SummaryInfo from a Report and displays the Title value:

Crpe1.ReportName := 'Company.rpt';

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Retrieve;

ShowMessage(Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Title);

SummaryInfo Methods

SummaryInfo Clear method

Declaration

procedure Clear;

Description

This method can be used to set the SummaryInfo properties to their default values:

AppName := '';

Title := '';

Subject := '';

Author := '';

Keywords := '';

Comments.Clear;

Template := '';

It is called automatically if the Clear method is called for the main component, but may be called in code as needed.

Example

This line of code clears the SummaryInfo properties:

Crpe1.SummaryInfo.Clear;

SummaryInfo CopyFrom method

Declaration

function CopyFrom(Source: TCrpeSummaryInfo): boolean;

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