Crystal Reports for Rational Application Developer Designer Guide
Inserting a date
To insert a date into the letter, expand Special Fields in the Palette dialog box and scroll until you find Print Date.
Click Print Date and drag the placement frame into the text object and place it at the edge of the report page.
Note: To change the way the date is formatted in the letter, in the report, select the Print Date field. In the Properties view, click Date Format and select an option from the list.
Press Enter twice to insert some white space between the date and the inside address and to move the insertion point down within the text object.
Tip: You might have to resize the Body section and the text object if you have not selected the Can Grow option for the text object in the Properties view.