Import CRS XI R2 to BIAR file

Post Author: Vlad.Bondar
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Hello. I have Crystal Reports Server XI R2 installed on a Win2k3 box. When i try import reports to BIAR file i get error "System.FormatException: Входная строка имела неверный формат. в System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal) в System.Number.ParseDouble(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt) в System.Double.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info) в System.Double.Parse(String s) в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.OcaFramework.WireOb3Unpacker.get_Current() в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Lib.Properties.PropertyBag.merge(IBagUnpacker unpacker) в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Lib.Properties.PropertyBag.unpack(IBagUnpacker unpacker) в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Biar.XMLGenerator.SerializeFromInfoObjectProperties() в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Biar.XMLGenerator.Generate(PluginObjectMetaDataInfo objMetaDataInfo) в BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Biar.XMLExporter.RealExportCollection(InfoObjects infoObjects, Hashtable idLogMsgTable, Set ids, Set dependencies)" Can anyone help me with this issue ? Best Regards, Vladimir Bondar

Hi,
We now have an old server that we have installed CRS XI R2 on for testing and would like to test installing CRS 2008 on it and then if it works, we are going to do the same to our productions server.
On the test server, we are planning to uninstall CRS XI R2 and the old MySql and Tomcat. Then install CRS 2008 along with the MySql and Tomcat that comes with that version and import the reports from the production server over to the test server and test if they work. If that method works, then we were going uninstall CRS XI R2 and the old MySql and Tomcat from the production server and install CRS 2008 and import the reports from the test server back over .
I wanted to uninstall the old Tomcat and MySql because I don't recall what the username and passwords were when they were initially set up as well. I figured it would be more straightfoward just to uninstall and install the versions that get installed when installing CRS 2008.
Thanks,
Kim
Edited by: Kim Cherry on Apr 13, 2011 8:32 AM

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