Crystal report Error "Failed to open the connection."

I have an ASP.NET application that access a database through ODBC. There is a problem when I run Crystal Report " Failed to open the connection. Failed to open the connection". Can someone tell me how can i overcome ths problem.

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Getting Error:Failed to open the connection while calling crystal report

I am getting the below error while calling the crystal report from dot net app. I am using OLEDB to connect to database. It is working perfectly in our DEV environment but as soon as I move it to production information after changing the logon information in the report it start giving the below error.
Failed to open the connection.C:\WINDOWS\TEMP{C2FD97D9-2ADE-41BB-88FF-23A4DF20BC6F}.rpt
Details: [Database Vendor Code: 17 ]

Are you able to connect to the database from the production machine using a UDL file?
If you haven't tried this, here's how to do it. Take these steps on the machine that is hosting the application. Create a new text file on the desktop. Change the file extension to ".udl" (without the quotes). Double-click on this to bring up the OLEDB connection test: start on the Provider tab and select the appropriate provider. Click "Next" and on the following tab enter your connection information. Click the "Test Connection" button to test the connection. Does it connect to the database successfully?
If you click on "OK" to close the dialog and then open the UDL file with Notepad, you should see an OLEDB connection string. In this string should be the same property values for server, database, user id and password which you are providing through your application. If they are not the same, modify your application to use these values.
If testing your connection information with the UDL file works but your application is still failing when using the same credentials, try profiling or tracing the database. Do you see connection attempts from the application? Are there any errors?
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Error: Failed to open the connection when opening Crystal Report in CMC or

Hello all,
I am getting theError: Failed to open the connection when opening Crystal Report in CMC or Infoview
with access database as the datasource which is in the network drive.

Hi Sonali,
This is because Crystal Reports does not recognize database connection from share drive
1. Save the database locally on server machine
2. Create a new database on server and link the new database with the database on Network.
Steps to link the database.
1.Create a new test database on server.
2. Go to File --> Get External Data --> Link tables | Select the database on Network Drive.
3. Select all the tables from the database.
4. Save the Database e.g. Test.mdb.
5. Create an ODBC Connection on server machine, with the same name as on client machine using test.mdb database.
Note: Click on Advanced button, enter the default user id and password for the odbc connection, it is not mandatory to give Login Name and Password, only if the user id and password are given then we need to provide the same user id and password in the CMC database configuration.
6. Create a report using this ODBC connection, and save the report to Enterprise.
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Infoviewer Error - Failed to open the connection.

Hi,
I get the below error when tring to view a report from infoviewer?
Failed to open the connection. Products.rpt Details: [Database Vendor Code: 12154 ]
Also where can i find the log files for CMC and infoviewer?
Thanks in advance

Hi! I'm getting a similar error.
Re: 08004:oracleodbcoraora-12154: TNS: could not resolve the connect ....
Posted: Aug 22, 2011 5:56 PM in response to: John Fleming
Edit Reply
I am receiving a similar error.
Failed to open the connection.
Details: 08004:OracleODBCOraORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified Database Vendor Code: 12154
I've seen all sorts of discussion on the intertubes about possible fixes however, none stated are practical or they do not address my error specifically. I've exhausted resources on the net as well as those available to me.
I'm currently running SAP Crystal Reports 2011 on WIN7 64bit and using Oracle in OraClient 10g_home1.
Please let me know what insight you have. I cannot roll back to previous versions of Windows nor less encryption.
Thank you for your time.
Thank you, again, for your time.
Jeff Embree.

Error: Failed to open the connection

Hi all,
I have use Crystal Report 2008 to construct a report which access mySQL via ODBC. HOwever, I am fail to publish it to InfoView.
It always display the following error:
ERROR [PublishingService:HandlerPool-14] BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminErrorLog_Instance_2467 - [Publication ID # 2467] - Document job "Report2a.rpt" (id 2,475) scheduling failed: Failed to open the connection. ~tmp1356563301f0e10.rpt. (FBE60502)
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Can anyone help to identify the problem? Or any procedure can be provided to publish the crystal report to InfoView.
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Hi all,
I have use Crystal Report 2008 to construct a report which access mySQL via ODBC. HOwever, I am fail to publish it to InfoView.
It always display the following error:
ERROR [PublishingService:HandlerPool-14] BusinessObjects_PublicationAdminErrorLog_Instance_2467 - [Publication ID # 2467] - Document job "Report2a.rpt" (id 2,475) scheduling failed: Failed to open the connection. ~tmp1356563301f0e10.rpt. (FBE60502)
My BOE(XI 3.0) is installed in SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 x86 and have tested the ODBC connection via isql and it can be connected.
Can anyone help to identify the problem? Or any procedure can be provided to publish the crystal report to InfoView.
Thank you so much.

Crystal Server 2011 "Failed to open the connection" with 32 & 64 bit drivers are loaded

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and still problems running the reports If I Save Data with the reports, I can click View to see the data, but they will not refresh.
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Yes, Designer and CRS are on the same machine.
Good catch with the 5.1 driver. I loaded up the mysql-connector-odbc-5.1.13-win32 driver and used that. It alone failed when I made the ODBC connection with it. I see on the CRS 2011 Feature Pack 3 .pdf file that it says "Only 64-bit database connector middleware is supported" ... I downloaded the other mysql-connector-odbc-5.1.13-winx64 64bit file, but teh .msi and .zip versions failed on the load. Do I need that if it says that or should the first one be enough?
I've been trying to use a normal User DSN, no? Apparently I don't have access as a machine Administrator to do it as I get "You are logged on with non-Administrative privileges. System DSNs could not be created or modified." Having our server guys get that straightened out and we'll see. Had not heard of that actually but will give it a go.
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Error"Failed to open the connection" - Named Instance of SQL Server 2005

"Failed to open the connection" error, when connecting to the Named Instance of SQL Server 2005
The report is throwing error, when changing the logon information dynamically through C#.
Code
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Thanks in Advance
Edited by: pugalendran p on Feb 2, 2009 10:32 AM
Edited by: pugalendran p on Feb 2, 2009 10:43 AM

Hi,
Following solution might help you to resolve the issue.
Solution1:
Issue happens because universe connection to the Database is not responding and the Data Source Name is not configured to write SQL Server 2005 database.
Resolution
Created new DSN connection under SYSTEM DSN to SQL Server 2005 Database.
Import the universe from the designer.
Go to File->Parameters.
Edit Connection.
On the Database Middleware Page expand SQl Server 2005->Select SQL Server 2005 driver.
Change the DSN to new DSN connection
Test the connection.
Save the Universe and Export it to the repository.
Solution2:
I am taking Oracle as an example over here.
This can be caused when the SQLNET.ora is located in a remote location using mapped drives.
Resolution
To resolve,
check the registry [HKLM\SOFTWARE\ORACLE] you should see a folder called HOME0
look for any paths that contain a mapped drive partition
Change the mapped drive letter to a UNC path (
server\folder)
Open a command prompt and do a tnsping using the tnsname and verify the location of the SQLNET.ora or TNSNAMES.ora
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Failed to open the connection. ReportName

Post Author: mhortman
CA Forum: General
I just installed CR Server, and am trying to run my first report, and this is the error message that comes up when I try to preview it:In the Crystal report Viewer:Failed to open the connection.
Yesterday Sales
Unable to retrieve Object.Failed to open the connection.
Yesterday Sales The report is named Yesterday Sales. The documentation says something about removing the duplicate ODBC connection, but the ODBC on the machine I developed the report, and on the server are different. Any Help????Thanks

Post Author: GraemeG
CA Forum: General
mhortman:
The documentation says something about removing the duplicate ODBC connection, but the ODBC on the machine I developed the report, and on the server are different.
That might be your problem - the report is expecting to find the odbc conector it has been assigned and can't so it fails. Not knowing the version you're using, I suggest you defined an odbc driver on the development machine the same as the one on the server (or vice versa depending on which is less distruptive). Make sure your report is using that connection and republish it. It should work fine.
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Failed to open the connection: Error Code 17

Here's an odd one.
Environment:
VB.NET Winform
Visual Studio 2008
.NET framework 2.0
Crystal Reports 2008
ODBC connection
I have three reports, living in the same directory. They are essentially identical, except for the grouping. All three run successfully within Crystal reports.
From a report viewer Winform in VS, two of the three run. As I am dealing with a small data set, the reports render quickly. On the third report, There is a long pause when the report viewer form opens, then I finally get an error:
"Failed to open the connection.
Details: [Database Vendor Code: 17]
Failed to open the connection.
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Details:[Database Vendor Code: 17]
I was initially getting similar errors on all three reports, before changing the datasource location to my ODBC connection. I have double-checked the location, verified the database, etc.
What am I doing wrong? I can provide the VB code if requested, but since the other two reports work properly, I doubt it's code. I do know that I am passing the report name and path correctly to the report viewer form.
As I am about to kick my monitor through the window and become a street denizen, I would greatly appreciate any help that would be offered.
Thanks,
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Thanks for the reply. This code works...two of the three reports work.
Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
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    Dim m_datEndDate As Date
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    Dim m_strReportName As String
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                .DatabaseName = "CallWhereData"
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Failed to open the connection. Details: [Database Vendor Code: 12154].

I have installed Crystal reports server 2008 VI on a Windows 2008 64bit OS. I have added SQL server and Oracle reports through CMC. I then installed Oracle 10g client 32bit on the server and created and tested the required DSNs using ODBC 32bit. All the testings are successfull.
Now when I try to run my Oracle report through CMC it prompts for the parameters and when I enter them and click ok, gives me the following error:
Failed to open the connection. Details: [Database Vendor Code: 12154].
I have the same exact setup on a different server which has a 32 bit windows 2008 server OS and could run the same reports through CMC.
Is there away to fix this in the 64 bit OS?
I did a yahoo search and someone had a similar problem with Crystal RAS and Oracle.
And there is mentions that this is an issue with 32 bit ODBC drivers on 64bit wondows OS.The parentheses in the default file location, C:\Program Files (x86), causes problems with the ODBC driver and the workarouns in re-installing Crystal RAS on a different folder.
Full description is at (http://www.tririga.info/)
Is this the case with Crystal report server 2008 VI? I already got users using the InfoView to run SQL reports and doing this will have to put the application offline atlease for a say.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Vasana,
Resolution: Failed to Open the Connection.
First:
If the Crystal Report is using 32-bit version of Microsoft ODBC then the Window 2008 server must also have 32-bit version of Microsoft ODBC. The 32- bit version of Odbcad32.exe is located in the %systemdrive%\Windows\SysWoW64 folder.
On the Windows 2008 server, execute Odbcad32.exe by clicking start and run and entering the following: C:\Window\SysWow64\ODBC32.exe.
Then:
The Windows 2008 server ODBC Data Source Administrator must have the same System Data Source Server and Database Names that is used to run the Crystal Report.
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Failed to open the connection after changing the connection in CMC

Hi
Below are our environment details:
BOXI 3.1 SP3
Solaris Sparc 10
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Weblogic 11g
Our team is facing the problem as described below:
We have created Crystal Reports using JDBC connection and it works fine
in an environment(SIT).
When we migrate these reports to the another environment(UAT) we get
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Login Information in CMC.
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had to perform Set DataLocation after which
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Now when we are migrating reports to Production we have the same issue.
We cannot install Crystal Reports on Production this time and hence we
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Hi Meenal,
I am not 100% sure I understood the workaround of having Crystal Designer on the server. Can you connect from UAT designer to production and perform the same operation?
Check this KBA that describes this problem and a solution:
https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1445067
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Hi Guys,
I'm having a minor issue.
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Lot of important info missing here:
1) What version of CR?
2) What CR updates have you applied?
3) What version of .NET?
4) Is this on your dev box or after you deploy?
5) Have you looked up error code 53 for your database? (This is the error code CR engine is simply passing through from the db client)
6) What is the database?
7) What connection method are you using?
8) Depending on the version of CR, can you run this report in the CR designer?
9) Copy and paste the code used to run the report.
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Post Author: Gadow
CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
System specifics:
Web environment using ASP.Net 2.0 (from Visual Studio 2005 Professional)
Crystal Reports 2008, v. 12.0.0.549, Full
We have set up the following method for displaying reports via our website:
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The page is rendered and the user gets the filtered report.
We currently have seven reports. Five reports work fine and display the correctly filtered data with no error messages. Two reports generate a Failed to open the connection error and do not display. I have verified that the queries being sent to DisplayReport.aspx are valid, and as I said the connection information itself is hard-coded in the one page that displays the reports and this is identical to all reports.
The five reports that do work all have a single data table, either an actual database table or a single view. The two reports that do not work all have multiple tables. As far as I can tell, this is the only difference between the sets; all seven reports are based on the same DSN and I have verified the database on all of the reports. All of the reports were written using Crystal Reports 8, and all of the reports display fine in a Windows app I wrote some years ago using Crystal Reports 8. Again, the only difference between those reports that do work and those that do not is the number of tables used in the report: one table or view in the reports that display, more than one table (tables only, none use views) in the reports that do not display.
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Does this approach not work with reports containing multiple tables, or is there something I'm missing? Any meaningful suggestions would be much appreciated.

Dear Dixit,
Please refer to the Crystal report landing page to get the details
information about the support for crystal report issues.
Please use the following thread to post your questions related to
crystal report.
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