Connection to Embeded Database from Crystal Reports XI

Question

I am writing an application that uses a SQL Server Mobile Database.  I have not been able to determine how to connect to this database through Crystal Reports.
1.  Is it possible?
2.  How do I provide the connection string that uses only 2 parameters?
Gene

Answer 1

When you create a DSN the ODBC string expects information for Server, Database, Username, and Password.  When you are working with an Embedded Database, typically you have a filename and a password (which can be null).  I was not able to create a DSN for this connection.
What I have been able to get working is the following:
1.  Create an ADO DataSet Object within the application.
2,  Create the CR attaching ot the DataSet Object.
3.  In the application code where you are attaching the CR to a viewer you must
      a.  Define a Data Adaptor for the DataSet.
      b.  Define a Data Table and load the table from the DataSet GetData() method.
      c.  Define the full path to the report file.
      d.  Define a ReportDocument Object
      e.  Load the report path in the the ReportDocument Object
      f.  Define the DataTable as the Data Source to the ReportDocument Object
      g. Define the Viewer ReportSource as the ReportDocument Object.
I have been able to use this approach on 3 separate reports and returned the correct data.  A lot of steps, but it is working.
GFKerls