Embed flash(Xcelsius) into crystal report 2008 while using Visual Studio

I am having some deep trouble with Crystal Reports 2008 and Visual studio. I have created a dashboard using Xcelsius 2008, embedded it in a report (along with flashvars) using Crystal Reports 2008.Then, I have added the .rpt file in a windows project in Visual Studio 2005. But the embedded swf file does not show in report designer in visual studio. And when I run the application the flash content is not displayed. However, when I export the report from the crystal report viewer toolbar to pdf format, I can see the flash content in the generated pdf file. Can anyone pls tell me how did you import the report file into visual studio so that the flash content shows up in the crystal report viewer.
Thanks in advance.

Hello,
It's not clear what viewing mode you tested in?
So to expand on AG's first line, the problem is in .NET IDE it uses the old CRViewer.dll for previewing reports from the Preview tab in .NET development IDE. This version of the viewer is for simple viewing only as it is old technology and does not support Flash files.
Second the ActiveX viewer will not support Flash files, you must use the CrystalDecisions.windows.Forms viewer or HTML and you need to be on SP1, any version before SP1 did have issues.
Compile and run your app in Release mode to verify if you can see the report as in CR Designer.
Thank you
Don
Edited by: Don Williams on May 26, 2009 2:32 PM

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