Crystal Reports and Windows Server 2003 R2

Question

Having huge issues with Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET 2010 Beta 2. I downloaded both the runtime and software as provided and restarted the pc. No matter what I do, I can not use it
I get these errors in my IDE:
Error 2 Custom tool error: "Code generator 'ReportCodeGenerator' failed. Exception stack = CrystalDecisions.Shared.CrystalReportsException: Load report failed. ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: The system cannot find the path specified.
at CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc.ReportClientDocumentClass.Open(Object& DocumentPath, Int32 Options)
at CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportClientDocumentWrapper.Open(Object& DocumentPath, Int32 Options)
at CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportClientDocumentWrapper.EnsureDocumentIsOpened()
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ReportClientDocumentWrapper.EnsureDocumentIsOpened()
at CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument.Load(String filename, OpenReportMethod openMethod, Int16 parentJob)
at CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument.Load(String filename)
at CrystalDecisions.VSDesigner.CodeGen.ReportClassWriter..ctor(String filePath)
at CrystalDecisions.VSDesigner.CodeGen.ReportClassWriter..ctor(String filePath, String resourceNamespace)
at CrystalDecisions.VSDesigner.CodeGen.ReportCodeGenerator.GenerateCode(String inputFileName, String inputFileContent)" F:\Code\CrystalReportsApplication1\CrystalReportsApplication1\CrystalReport1.rpt 1 1 CrystalReportsApplication1
Error #2:
Warning 1 The designer cannot process the code at line 20:
Me.CrystalReport11 = New CrystalReport1
The code within the method 'InitializeComponent' is generated by the designer and should not be manually modified. Please remove any changes and try opening the designer again. F:\Code\CrystalReportsApplication1\CrystalReportsApplication1\Form1.Designer.vb 21 0
Error #3:
Error 3 Type 'CrystalReport1' is not defined. F:\Code\CrystalReportsApplication1\CrystalReportsApplication1\Form1.Designer.vb 21 34 CrystalReportsApplication1
I tried a repair and even reinstalled VS.NET with no luck. This is runnig on a Windows 2003 Server R2. What do I do?

Answer 1

Hi Dan!
First at all, I think that you created this thread in the wrong SDN forum; I'd rather search whether under the [Business Intelligence (including SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Crystal Solutions)|http://forums.sdn.sap.com/index.jspa?categoryID=1#45] or the [Business Intelligence SDK Application Development (SAP BusinessObjects and SAP Crystal Solutions)|http://forums.sdn.sap.com/index.jspa?categoryID=1#46] categories and, if nothing found, create a new thread on the category that better fits your question.
Let me also warn you that Windows Server 2008 R2 is a completely different operating system from Windows Server 2008, and it is not generally released for SAP NetWeaver; check [SAP note 1383873|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1383873] ("Windows Server 2008 R2 Support"). I don't know if it is supported for Crystal Reports specifically; please check it.
However, and just to provide you some Windows tricks to trace bad or lacking modules (.exe, .dll, .ocx, .sys, etc.), you can generally use the free tool "Dependency Walker". Get it at [www.dependencywalker.com|http://www.dependencywalker.com]. Read [note 1212310|https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/1212310] for further reference.
Cheers!