Using Crystal reports to generate ID card dynamically

i want to generate an ID card for various group members belonging to different section. Each has a different format depending on what user selects e.g

What i also want is the photo portion should be adjustable in the area where the user wants to amd also the ph开发者_JAVA技巧oto that comes from database should be able to crop as per the user requirements.

Is this possible doing using Crystal Reports.Any tutorials and guidelines will be helpful as i am absolutely new to using Crystal Reports. If not using=Crystal Reports,what is the other best option.

Please help me to get the ID card to be generated dynamically.

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If you wanted to narrow it down to just one report you could something similar to what MD-Tech suggested but use sections that are hidden or shown depending on the user selection.

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There are three options:

1. two reports - like what MD-Tech is suggesting. two reports, on average, are more difficult to maintain.
2. one report/two sections - like what BUkHix suggests. you create the desired formatting in two separate sections, then use a parameter to hide/show the desired section
3. one report/two sub-reports - this gives you the most, finely-grained control over the formatting. the sub-reports display can also be controlled by a parameter.

In any case, you can control the image's X (distance from left margin) in v 11.0 using a conditional formula. In v 12.0, you can also control the Width property with a conditional formula. A conditional formula can reference a parameter field, so the positioning can make use of a user-supplied value.

You will also need to experiment with the image types, as Crystal Reports supports a limited set (JPG and BMP for sure).

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Splitting this into 2 answers so much info incoming; firstly loading separate reports:

it is possible to select which reports are loaded at runtime by conditionally calling the Load() function of the document class. An example of this would be (in c++):

ReportDocument myDocument = gcnew myDocument();
if(wideIDcard)
{
   myDocument->Load("wideIDCard.rpt");
}
else
{
   myDocument->Load("narrowIDCard.rpt");
}

where the boolean wideIDCard is set from a dropdown box etc. from a front end. The ReportDocument myDocument can then be sent to the report viewer to view that report.

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The quickest way to do this whould be to have 2 separate reports and then have the code Load() the correct one dependent on the user selection, which would come from a separate windows form. It is possible (though difficult) to create this form in such a way as to use it to set all the parameters for the report if you need it to be a single entry form.