When a database file is moved or renamed,
Crystal Reports will not be
able to find the data the next time the report is printed. On other occasions,
a report may be created on one machine where all of the database data is stored
in a certain directory, then the report is copied or moved to another machine
that stores the same data in a different directory. In any of these events, you
need to verify the location of the database files accessed by the report and
reset the alias pointers to the new database location or name.
The Verify Database command on the
Crystal Reports menu checks
the alias pointers stored in a report file to verify that the database files
expected are located in the indicated directories. If the databases are not
found in the specified location, the program notifies you of the discrepancies.
Use the Set Datasource Location command on
the
Crystal Reports menu to change
the alias pointers stored by
Crystal Reports. The Set
Datasource Location command provides a simple way to indicate the new name or
location of database files. In addition, the Set Datasource Location command
automatically converts your database driver to the data source you have chosen.
For example, you can automatically convert a direct access data source to an
ODBC data source using the Set Datasource Location command.