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mowgli
03-10-11, 10:00 AM
i am trying to access & edit a .rpt file.

can anyone point me towards a decent freeware type like program thing that won't attempt to fill my pc with viruses or simply annoy the hell out of me..


thankyou
Stuart
03-10-11, 10:04 AM
Try the demo from here
http://www.sap.com/solutions/sap-crystal-solutions/query-reporting-analysis/sapcrystalviewer/index.epx

They make the program that creates RPT files :)
mowgli
03-10-11, 10:22 AM
425mb and a registration that makes an indiana jones adventure look like a walk in the park.......my poor little work broadband can't cope with it...
Stuart
03-10-11, 10:35 AM
get whoever sent the RPT to send you a PDF instead then.
mowgli
03-10-11, 11:22 AM
if only it was that easy stu. the rpt file is an invoice template that needs a few alterations.. but the accounts program provider seems to think we should pay an enormous amount of coin to have it done..
Southie
03-10-11, 12:29 PM
Have you tried opening it in any other program, maybe excel.
mowgli
03-10-11, 12:49 PM
my pc doesn't like it. it is a simple template. but the pooter won't open it in a format i can read.
Stuart
03-10-11, 12:49 PM
You either need to hand over the cash to get the 'right' software or ask the supplier to send it as a word template or an editable PDF.
mowgli
03-10-11, 12:52 PM
and that is what i was afraid of.
Jack
03-10-11, 12:58 PM
Is this a report you requested them to amend for you originally? Or one they've pushed out to you and told you to use?

Looks like you need some form of Crystal Report editing software (as above, from SAP), or some websites seem to imply you can fudge through it using a visual basic editor with crystal plugin. Both would cost money for corporate use though, even those listed as free/share ware usually have caveats for business users requiring payment :(
mowgli
03-10-11, 01:17 PM
my predecessor organised this accounts/loads package...the invoice template they sent is the .rpt file. it should put load qty & order no. on the invoice, it does not.
even if i freeze the template & put the default on, it doesn't have the right info. it did before the upgrade we had to have.......