Crystal Reports for Rational Application Developer Designer Guide

Create a new formula called Formula2.

Select the Formula tab in the Crystal Reports Designer and type the following formula:

If ToText({customer,CUSTOMER ID}) [1] = "6" Then
     "TRUE"
Else
     "FALSE"

There is an X in the margin. When you move the pointer over the X, you will see the following error message:

This field name is not known.

Correct the formula by replacing the comma (,) in the field name with a period (.).

When the formula is correct, the X will no longer be displayed.

Place the formula beside the @Formula1 field.

Click the Preview tab.

Check the values in the report and compare the fields to see if the field values returned by @Formula2 are correct.

You should see "TRUE" next to all customer numbers that begin with 6 and "FALSE" next to all customer numbers that do not begin with 6.