Crystal Reports 8.5 Export to PDF

Hi,
I am using 8.5 SP 3, crystl32.ocx, VC++ 6.0.
Here is the sample code:
CCrystalCtrl     m_RPT;
int iFileType=0;
    m_RPT.SetDestination(2); //print directly to file
    m_RPT.SetPrintFileName("C:
SAMPLE.PDF");
    m_RPT.SetPrintFileType(iFileType);
    m_RPT.PrintReport();
iFileType is only valid from 0 to 17 where 17 is the MS WORD format.
I can't get it export to PDF file.
Edited by: Al Koh on Jan 18, 2009 8:39 AM

Hello Al,
The OCX (crystl32.ocx) is quite old, and was last updated in version 6. The OCX does not support exporting to PDF in code. You can only export from the preview window when viewing the Crystal Report.
I found a Note that was migrated from an old Crystal Kbase article. Here's the content of the Note:
+++++++++++++++++++++
Symptom
An application uses the Crystal Reports ActiveX (OCX) control (crystl32.ocx) as the reporting development tool.
Is it possible (through code) to export to Portable Document Format (PDF) when using the OCX?
Resolution
Exporting to PDF (through code) is not supported with the OCX because:
· The OCX does not contain an export constant for PDF
· The OCX has not been updated since Crystal Reports 6
· Functionality to export to PDF was not fully supported until Crystal Reports 8.5
====================
NOTE:
You can export to PDF using the export button in the OCX preview window. The OCX preview window is able to detect and use the PDF export DLL (CRXF_PDF.dll).
====================
+++++++++++++++++++++
If you need to export to PDF in code you'll need to migrate to the Report Designer Component (RDC), which was available in CR 8.5. You should note that the RDC itself has been retired with the release of CR2008 (v12). If you migrate to the RDC with CR8.5 you won't be able to update your Crystal Reports past CR XI R2 (v11.5) if you migrate to the RDC.
Sincerely,
Dan Kelleher

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