Crystal report 2008 on a 64 bits machine

My company would like to develop a new .Net application which produce and view
some rountine crystal report on a 64-bits machine.
At the same time, this machine will also install a stand alone full product crystal report
2008 which allow to develope some adhoc report.
I would like to ask whether the full product crystal report 2008 can install and
run perfectly on a 64 bits machine. Do I need to have any special configuration during
or after installation?
On the other hand, I observe that the crystal report 2008 with service pack 0 can
support 64 bits. Is it true that the evaluation copy of crystal report 2008
on official site is that version and I can evaluate it on a 64 bits machine ?
Ricky

Hi Ricky,
The full product Crystal Report 2008 can be installed and can run perfectly on a 64 bits machine.
Hardware Support
u2022 Crystal Reports® is supported running on 32-bit versions of Windows running on x86 and x64 CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
u2022 Crystal Reports® is supported running on 64-bit versions of Windows running on x64 CPUs made by AMD and Intel.
You can download the Crystal Report 2008 with Service Pack 0, evaluation copy from official site and can evaluate on a 64 bits machine.
http://resources.businessobjects.com/support/additional_downloads/service_packs/crystal_reports_en.asp#CR2008
Hope this resolves your issue.
Regards,
Abhijeet T

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Crystal report not working on 64 bit machine

Hello friends,
Hope everyone is doing good. I have an issue and you all are requested to help me out.
I have build an Application using VS 2008, i used Oracle 10g as database and Crystal report 2008 for reports. The Application and reports are working fine when i deploy it on 32 bit machine, but when I deploy it on a 64 bit machine, my Application works fine but reports are not displayed, when ever i run report it ask Db credential with the following message
"The report you requested requires further information."
then Server, user ID and password filed, I off course supplied credential but no results.
For resolving the issue i installed VS 2008 on 64 bit machine with redist CR Viewer and tried to verify database for the report thinking this might be an issue, but in CR designer it gives me following error when i tried to verify database or create new connection using OLEDB provider for Oracle
Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer
Logon failed.
Details: ADO Error Code: 0x
Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for Oracle
Description: Oracle client and networking components were not found. These components are supplied by Oracle Corporation and are part of the Oracle Version 7.3.3 or later client software installation.
Provider is unable to function until these components are installed.
OK
I tried the following fixes as well:
- Installed CR viewer for 64 bit machine
- Registering ORAOLEDB10.dll
- Reinstalling VS 2008
The Application works fine but Crystal reports are malfunctioning. Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Crystal Reports 2008 Redistribution on 64 Bit Server

I have a small application that uses Crystal Reports 2008 in not-integrated mode. Meaning that the .rpt files are seperate from the web application and the web application has to know the absolute path to the .rpt files before it can run them. My question is how do I deploy Crystal Reports 12 to a windows server 2003 x64 server? I have installed the redist.msi and the reports won't work I keep getting the following error:
Server Error in '/imacs' Application.
An error has occurred while attempting to load the Crystal Reports runtime. Either the Crystal Reports registry key permissions are insufficient, or the Crystal Reports runtime is not installed correctly. Please install the appropriate Crystal Reports redistributable (CRRedist*.msi) containing the correct version of the Crystal Reports runtime (x86, x64, or Itanium) required. Please go to http://www.businessobjects.com/support for more information.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.LoadSaveReportException: An error has occurred while attempting to load the Crystal Reports runtime. Either the Crystal Reports registry key permissions are insufficient, or the Crystal Reports runtime is not installed correctly. Please install the appropriate Crystal Reports redistributable (CRRedist*.msi) containing the correct version of the Crystal Reports runtime (x86, x64, or Itanium) required. Please go to http://www.businessobjects.com/support for more information.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[LoadSaveReportException: An error has occurred while attempting to load the Crystal Reports runtime. Either the Crystal Reports registry key permissions are insufficient, or the Crystal Reports runtime is not installed correctly. Please install the appropriate Crystal Reports redistributable (CRRedist*.msi) containing the correct version of the Crystal Reports runtime (x86, x64, or Itanium) required. Please go to http://www.businessobjects.com/support for more information.]
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My only guess is that there is some configuration I am not doing on the server. Can someone help me?

I think the frustration is coming more from the combination of lack of support for x64 (quite surprising for such an established product) combined with a site that's very difficult to navigate and use (the BusinessObjects site).
We ourselves have also just invested a great deal of time in building some Crystal Reports for a pilot system for a large US Insurance Company and cannot choose to avoid a 64-bit target server. We deploy at the end of next week and though we can compile deliberately for 32 bit as outlined in your post, this causes all sorts of other issues with other assemblies we are using that are not binary compiled for a specific platform and that we cannot ourselves recompile.
To be concise, your posted solution is not really a solution unless a number of other assumptions are true that we all know in practical terms to be unrealistic for anything but the simplest of apps.
For us, pulling Crystal at this point is embarassing for the customer (they specifically requested that we use it) and for Business Objects, and creates a deadline crunch in our project plan as we convert to Telerik or some other x64 solution.
We will certainly follow up with phone support to see if there are other choices (doubtful), but given that you offer a trial version of Crystal 2008 I think it's remiss that there are no clear guidelines in a publicly-reachable forum that discuss in detail how to deploy completely to x64 including ensuring that other related issues to using a 32-bit compilation on x64 are mentioned/covered. I certainly can see that even an advanced developer would continue to hold out hope that there is some configuration option combination that will work.
Finally, can you provide any guidance on when Crystal Reports will catch up to Windows 2000, 2003 and 2008 and provide a 64-bit runtime?

Getting an error trying to install Crystal Reports 2008 on a 64 bit Windows

reformatted my computer and now I'm trying to install Crystal Reports 2008 on 64 bit windows 7 box. When the "Registering modules" portion of the install comes up, I get a message that a dll has failed to register. I saw something about not having the Microsoft Visual c++ 2005 redistributable pack (x86) installed but that was not it either.
The cd label say Crystal Reports to Crystal Reports 2008 Upgrade, but it does not seem like I have to have the older version of Crystal insatlled.
Any ideas how to fix this ?

Hello together,
i've had the same problem. Tried to install CR SP 2 "cr2008win_sp2.exe" onto an existing CR 2008 SP1 installation, and got the above error. After extracting the cr2008win_sp2.exe to an folder using Winzip (or just start Installation, the source would be extracted to "c:\temp" ), navigate to the subfolder "\package" and execute the CrystalReports.msp (in my case: c:\temp\package\CrystalReports.msp). This start's the Installation of SP 2. If you get an version mismatch, use parameter SKIP_PATCH_VERSION_CHECK=1 by typing command in an dos prompt "c:\temp\package\CrystalReports.msp SKIP_PATCH_VERSION_CHECK=1" but remember, you need to have an SP1 installed (somebody said, SP's are incremental).
Reboot and apply then the CR 2008 SP2 FixPack 7 "cr2008fp27.exe". Use this Link to Download CR and Xcelsius Stuff:
[https://service.sap.com/sap/bc/bsp/spn/bobj_download/main.htm]
I would suggest you not to use IE for downloading, use an alternative browser. I got only bad downloads (IE8 on Win7).
This is the way i did and this works pretty good.
Good Luck
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Crystal Reports 2008 Runtime for 64 bit iis

I have just finished developing several reports on my 32 bit developer machine. My application is an asp.net web application using DotNetNuke. I am not trying to use the Crystal Report Viewer. I am exporting the report document to a pdf. On the developer machine everything works as expected.
I moved the project to production which is a 64 bit windows server running iis 7.*
I quickly found the issue of the cr runtime not being compatible with 64 bit compilation. I changed the application pool to run in 32 bit mode.
Now I am getting the following error:
An unhandled exception occurred and the process was terminated.
Application ID: DefaultDomain
Process ID: 3152
Exception: System.Runtime.Serialization.SerializationException
Message: Type 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.LoadSaveReportException' in Assembly 'CrystalDecisions.Shared, Version=12.0.1100.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' is not marked as serializable.
StackTrace:    at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.WriteObjectInfo.InitSerialize(Object obj, ISurrogateSelector surrogateSelector, StreamingContext context, SerObjectInfoInit serObjectInfoInit, IFormatterConverter converter, ObjectWriter objectWriter)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectWriter.Write(WriteObjectInfo objectInfo, NameInfo memberNameInfo, NameInfo typeNameInfo)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.ObjectWriter.Serialize(Object graph, Header[] inHeaders, __BinaryWriter serWriter, Boolean fCheck)
   at System.Runtime.Serialization.Formatters.Binary.BinaryFormatter.Serialize(Stream serializationStream, Object graph, Header[] headers, Boolean fCheck)
   at System.Runtime.Remoting.Channels.CrossAppDomainSerializer.SerializeObject(Object obj, MemoryStream stm)
   at System.AppDomain.Serialize(Object o)
   at System.AppDomain.MarshalObject(Object o)
Any help would be appreciated as I am to demonstrate the reports to my board next week.

I'm going to guess you are trying to store the ReportDocument in session, and your IIS server is setup to save session objects on a state server, or something other than the default of inProc which requires objects to be serializable, unfortunately most objects within the Crystal Reports SDK are not serializable.

Can not use crystal reports 2008

Hi All
I m not able to use crystal reports on windows server. I can use it everyehere bt not on the server i dnt know if the problem is bcoz it's a 64bit machine or not.
We are using .Net application.
Thanks in advance.
Anita

Hi Anita
Crystal Reports 2008 doesnu2019t have 64 bit support or runtime hence you are getting the attached error.
To run the application with Crystal reports there are two workarounds:
1. Run the IIS under 32 bit mode so that your application will use 32 bit Crystal Reports runtimes.
For this please do the steps mentioned below:
1.When compiling the application in Visual Studio .NET 2008 you will need to force it to 32 bit mode.
You can do this by right-clicking the project name in the Solution Explorer.
2.For VB.NET
Click Compile, then Advanced Compile Options. For the Target CPU drop down box, change it from "AnyCPU" to "x86" then click OK.
3.For C#.NET
Click Build and change the Platform Target option from "Any CPU" to "x86".
Now follow the steps mentioned in the Kbase article from below link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435
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The second workaround is
To change the references in your web application to CR 10.5 i.e. Crystal Reports basic for Visual Studio 2008. Crystal Reports 10.5 has the runtime for 64 bit machine.
For this:
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4. From the list of components select Crystal Reports 10.5 and click on Next.
5. After the repair is done you should be able to use the application using Crystal Reports.
Hope this helps!!
                                                                                Regards,
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ASP Crystal Report 2008 (12) Oracle 9 and Visual Basic!

Hi All,
I'm mainting an old application and I need to simulate the same client environment in my machine.
I have a VB application (with COM+ server components) that's creates a report object with parameters. But the only thing that this application does it's call an ASP page that contains all the logic to call a .rpt file, connect to Oracle 9i and then show the crystal report inside a MS webbrowser component (activeX) in the VB form.
I already setup the IIS, and the site there, I put all the .rpt files in the site and if you try to access without calling from VB you can run the asp pages, but the reports still doesn't appears.
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Script Error Number: -21471922153
File could not be opened because the library "P2sora7.dll" cannot be found.
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I already check the database connection and it is working fine using ODBC, and the application works fine with the database.
The file p2sora.dll is in C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32, I already copied from another machine, and I have installed Crystal Report 2008 (12) in my server machine with Windows 2003 server, that's the application and web server where report should be run. I know that the old application was executed with Crystal 7, but I cannot found this version to buy.
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On Error Resume Next
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Crystal Reports 2008 from 32 to 64 bit

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We searched internet for answer, but found none.
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Hi;
You may have better luck posting to the right forum. Repost to the .NET development forum, found here:
SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio
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Hi Guys,
here i'm again.
Well I'm developing on a 32-Bit OS with Crystal Reports 2008. I've deployed my solution to SharePoint, but when i try to call a report in the aspx-Website i get the following error:
Exception Details: CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.LoadSaveReportException: An error has occurred while attempting to load the Crystal Reports runtime. Either the Crystal Reports registry key permissions are insufficient, or the Crystal Reports runtime is not installed correctly. Please install the appropriate Crystal Reports redistributable (CRRedist*.msi) containing the correct version of the Crystal Reports runtime (x86, x64, or Itanium) required. Please go to http://www.businessobjects.com/support for more information.
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I've read, that there isn't a 64-Bit runtime version of CR2008. Then i tryed the two following suggestions i found in this forum:
1. Try to run the IIS-Application-Pool in 32-Bit-Mode -> This don't work, because SharePoint then throws a "Internal Server Error - Code 500" (no SharePoint Sites are available).
2. Try to compile the Visual Studio Project as 32-Bit -> This don't work, because SharePoint could not load the assembly
Well, are there any other hints, suggestions or experiences how i could get this to work?
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Hi,
I Have a Doubt Similarly which is related to the above post.....
I had created a asp.net website with sql db, Its running fine in my PC, But when i host it in my server It shows an Error like..
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Description: An error occurred during the processing of a configuration file required to service this request. Please review the specific error details below and modify your configuration file appropriately.
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I am also attaching the screenshot of the error.
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Crystal Reports 2008 - Blank page on server only
My report is developed in the Crystal Reports 2008 Report Designer 12.0.0.683.
I have a .NET application that takes the report file, an ODBC connection and exports the resulting report to PDF. This application is deployed as an MSI and includes the Crystal Reports .msm merge module. The report uses multiple views and tables from a single database to create invoices in PDF format.
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I have installed the application locally on my Windows Vista Business x86 system and the generated PDF does NOT contain the blank page at the end.
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-Grp1 footer F (Contains sub report(suppressed when blank). Keep together. Suppress blank section.)
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Edited by: alibaabaa on Oct 12, 2009 12:45 PM

Thanks for responding, Jonathan.
Is the same runtime installed on the 64 bit system? I notice from your version number that you do not have any service packs installed on the dev system. SP 2 is out and may help.
I have installed SP1 and SP2 this morning, resaved the report file and tried again but the same problem remains.
I'm not sure how to answer your runtime question. I am using the same application built with the same merge modules on both the dev machine and the production server. Of course, the dev machine has the additional complication of having Crystal Reports 2008 installed. Perhaps this is causing the difference?
Compare the printer settings between the two systems. Try installing the same printer driver on the 64 bit system.
Perhaps I am misinterpreting your suggestion, but I am not printing the invoices. I am only exporting them to PDF. It is the PDF that has the extra page. Is there a 'print to PDF' driver of some sort that I need?
Also, was the .NET application compiled as 32 bit, or Any CPU? Whichever it was, try switching it then recompiling to see if that helps.
I tried switching to Any CPU but this caused the Crystal Reports module not to load at all on the 64bit Windows server.
Thank you for your suggestions, but my problem remains. Is it worth trying with the redistributable msi rather than using the merge modules? If so, could you recommend which one I should use? I am using Visual Studio 2008 Professional.

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I have searched and post questions about the problems with the fact that thera are no great support for 64 bit. And still no solution. Why? Why? Why?
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Does this means that I cannot run my webapp and Sharepoint Services on the same machine just because you havent find any solution to the 64-bit problem? What to do???
/R

Raymond,
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It sounds like you are out of luck if you want to use Crystal Reports XI R2 or Crystal Reports 2008 because there are no plans to release native 64 bit assemblies in those versions.

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I have just spent a very challenging few days getting Crystal Reports 2008 Developer (advanced version) working with a mySQL data source. I fell into several pits and narrowly escaped being eaten by monsters. I thought I'd share my experience to spare others the same trouble. All the stuff I'm writing about here applies to the runtime as well as the Developer UI.
I'm working on Windows Server 2008 R2, 64 bit, standard edition. The mySQL server is 5.1.42. The mySQL ODBC connector is version 5.1.6. You need the 32-bit version of this connector, even if you're on a 64-bit machine.
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1. JDBC connectivity in Crystal Reports doesn't work correctly. It consumes excessive memory when a report requires lots of rows from a data base. Don't even think about using it.
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Good morning,
I was wondering if I may ask some additional help...
We're on version 14.0.4.738 RTM and we are having the same issue.... need to enter the alias as table name with a backslash, ie serparate_work_orders\ for login credential reasons, but all the regedits listed seem to refer to locations in the registry that dont exist.
Version 14 have two "database locations" from what i can see called...
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP BusinessObjects\Suite XI 4.0\Crystal Reports\DatabaseOptions
and
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SAP BusinessObjects\Suite XI 4.0\Crystal Reports\DatabaseServer
I've applied the patch to both these locations and still no joy, same error message!
Any ideas?

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I am trying to load Crystal Reports 2008 on a Vista machine (32 bit). I keep getting an error message and set-up will not continue. Details show APPCRASH.
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Hi Debbie
We would like to know the following information:
- From which source (CD or Website) are you installing the product?
- The link from where you have downloaded the product.
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- Is the download saved on your local drive?
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Poonam

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But we also want reports with Crystal Report.
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T______T

Hi Paul,
I hope I read your question right!
Yes, It is possible to run XIR2 and 3.1 on the same server although it's not recommended by BO. You will need to make sure they are both pointing to different CMS databases and different FRS repositories, like you already mentioned you will need to specify different ports for the CMS db and Tomcat.
Why not uninstall Business Objects XI R2 in your BO development environment or a spare server (if you have one), and do a clean install of XI 3.1 SP3.
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