Crystal Reports and Sharepoint Access Services Connectivity

How do I establish a connection between Crystal Reports and an access database hosted on a Sharepoint Access Services site? I've searched the forums but can't find any guidance.
Thanks in advance,
Angela

Hi Angela,
Through an ODBC connection is about the only way, how to configure it would be up to Share Points help file to describe if it supports it.
Don

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I checked the privileges point to point, even as he opened like to administration, but no response as to assign regular users, that is strange.
>I didn't undertstand these statement .What do you mean by point to point .There is only one place you have to specify was user has access to the group you have defined .As described , it is done in number 4 .(Please refer to that )
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Post Author: RichardP
CA Forum: General
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Server Error in '/WebApp5' Application.
Load report failed.
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: Load report failed.
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Line 56:         crConnectionInfo.UserID = crConnUserId
Line 57:         crConnectionInfo.Password = crConnPassword
Line 58:         crReport.Load("http://localhost/WebServ5/STDPOReportService.asmx")
Line 59:
Line 60:
Source File: c:\inetpub\wwwroot\WebApp5\WebForm1.aspx.vb    Line: 58
Stack Trace:
[LoadSaveReportException: Load report failed.]
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Hi,
I came across this and a hundred other problems when
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Post Author: Shahoo
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