Multiple Columns In A Sub-Report
Here's how to create a sub-report within Crystal Reports containing multiple columns. This information applies to Crystal Reports version 9, but probably also applies to other versions.
Multiple Column Example
Instructions
Firstly, add your sub-report and select its data and grouping with the sub-report wizard as required. Place the sub-report in one of the sections on your report, then set its width to the required width. In the example above, I'm using about half the page width. Double-click to edit the sub-report. Right-click the detail section and choose "Section Expert".
Sub-report Section Expert
Tick "Format With Multiple Columns", and a new "Layout" tab appears. Click the "Layout" tab...
Layout Tab
In the layout tab, choose a detail "Width" appropriately. You can see in the example above that the sub-report has a width just over 10cm, so I'm choosing a detail width of 5cm to give me two columns. Press OK and Crystal Reports will repeat the detail width-wise across the screen. When the report is run, the records will be filled so that two records fit across width-wise.
Hey presto. Hope that was of some use to you.
