Unable to fill datatable to use as datasource for Crystal Report

Question

Hello again kind folks of the Crystal Reports forums. I beseech you for a little assistance yet again. I am writing a program that does some very simple stuff, yet is giving me very complicated problems. I used the code I wrote from a working program and everything is fine, except the fact I can't get data on my report.  I have created a dataset    to get the data from my SQL Server database. The connection string I have works, and the query I use works. In my other program I when I look at the dataset.xsd I see a filled datatable and that was how I got my fields for the report. In this one, I don't know how to prefill the datatable so that I can use that as a datasource in my report. I would be glad to get you code if anyone would like it. If someone could explain to me how to fill the datatable so I can use it as the crystal datasource, I would be so appreciative.
Thanks again for all your help.
Jami Benson

Answer 1

Thanks for posting a reply Amit. I am confused about a couple things. The XML file. Is that something that I have to create myself? In my last program I got around using XML files somehow and for the life of me I can't remember how I did it. Is there another way you know of to fill besides this? Also I dont' have access on my computer. The boss never say a need since no one uses it. Is there a way to use my code, which I'm gonna include, and do it??
Many thanks again Amit!
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine;
using CrystalDecisions.Shared;
namespace SeriesPublishedToWeb
   public partial class Form1 : Form
      #region Configurable Settings
      private string connectionString = "Data Source =SQLSERVER; User ID=NightOps; Password=BTSB; Initial Catalog =BTSB";
      #endregion
      public Form1()
         InitializeComponent();
      private void runReport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         CrystalReport1 crReportDocument = new CrystalReport1();
         BTSBDataSet dataSet = new BTSBDataSet();
         using (SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
            try
               conn.Open();
            catch (SqlException Ex)
               if (conn != null)
                  conn.Dispose();
               string ErrorMessage = "A error has occured while trying to connect to the server.";
               ErrorMessage += Environment.NewLine;
               ErrorMessage += Environment.NewLine;
               ErrorMessage += Ex.Message;
               MessageBox.Show(this, ErrorMessage, "Connection Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
               return;
            string SQLSTATEMENT = "select t.titleno, title, season_code, series, field " +
                                  "from btsblog b JOIN TMASTER t on b.selectionid = t.titleno JOIN TMASTEREXT e  on e.titleno = t.titleno " +
                                  "where timestamp >= '3/1/09' " +
                                  "and timestamp <= '4/3/09' " +
                                  "and field = 'Publishtoweb' " +
                                  "and datawas = 'N' " +
                                  "and datais = 'Y' " +
                                  "and season_code = 'B'  " +
                                  "and series <> ' '";                                                                               
using (SqlDataAdapter SQLDataAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(SQLSTATEMENT, conn))
               // this is the dataset that will fill the data adapter
               SQLDataAdapter.Fill(dataSet.Tables["BTSBDataTable"]);
            //this should launch the crystal on form 2
            crReportDocument.SetDataSource(dataSet);
            //show the crystal
            frmCrystal reportViewer = new frmCrystal(crReportDocument);
            reportViewer.Refresh();
            reportViewer.ShowDialog();