Crystal Reports & PHP

Post Author: abarone
CA Forum: Other
Hi everybody,I would like to know if it's possible to use Crystal Reports with PHP.If it's possible, can you please provide me a sample code that shows how to pass parameters from the PHP page to my report.Thanks in advance.

Post Author: Ted Ueda
CA Forum: Other
There's no direct support for PHP. Crystal Reports XI Release 2 comes with three SDKs: Report Designer Component (RDC) COM-based, CR.NET .NET-based, and Java Reporting Component (JRC), Java-based.RDC has been deprecated, and the JRC is now part of Crystal Reports for Eclipse.Crystal Reports 2008 comes with CR.NET.The SDKs haven't been tested when invoked via PHP or COM/.NET/Java connectors from PHP.If you have BusinessObjects Enterprise or Crystal Reports Server, an alternative is URL reporting, which allow you to invoke reports via constructing a URL to BusinessObjects web application deployed on IIS or a Java Web Application Server.Sincerely,Ted Ueda

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Post Author: amyfletcher
CA Forum: General
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Post Author: halfer
CA Forum: General
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CA Forum: General
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CA Forum: General
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CA Forum: Data Connectivity and SQL
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