References VB6 + Crystal Reports 2008

Guten Tag,
folgendes zu den Spezifikationen:
VM:
Windows 7 x32 Ultimate (ohne SP)
Crystal Reports 2008
Visual Basic 6
Vorgeschichte + Problemschilderung:
Anfangs lief das Projekt noch auf einem Windos XP Computer und das auch problemlos. Nach dem Umstieg auf Windows 7 liess sich der Quellcode mit den Formen nicht oeffnen. Es erschien eine Fehlermeldung, obwohl die References richtig eingestellt sind.
Die Version von Crystal Reports war zu dem Zeitpunkt "9", wie bereits geschrieben, funktionierte es auf XP ohne Probleme, auf 7 nicht.
ZU VB 6
Unter der Registarkarte "Project" konnte man "References" oeffnen. Da wurde einem die Moeglichkeit dargeboten, die ensprechenden References auszuwaehlen. Damit wurde der Bezug auf Crystal Report gemacht. Diese Reference bei Crystal Report 9 hiess "Crystal Report Viewer Control 9". Nachdem ich Crystal Reports 2008 installierte, dacht ich, wuerde es aehnlich ausehen. Getaeuscht habe ich mich in dem Punkt. Leider finde ich nirgendes eine Art von "Crstal Report Viewer". Diese Referenc benoetige ich, da ich ansonsten nicht arbeiten kann.
Falls ihr noch weitere Informationen benoetigt, versuche ich euch gerne zur verfuegung zu stehen und euch diese zu liefern.
Danke fuer eure Hilfe
Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Roman

Hello,
I'm moving this thread to the Legacy Application Development SDKs forum because you're asking a development question.
The "runtime (craxdrt)" is part of the Report Designer Component, or RDC. The RDC is the collection of DLLs that are needed to view a report through VB6, or other COM languages.
The RDC was retired with the release of CR 2008. You won't be able to migrate your CR8.5 application to CR2008 with the RDC because of it's retirement.
The recommended migration path is to move to the Crystal Reports .NET SDK and the ReportDocument object model.
Sincerely,
Dan Kelleher

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Crystal Reports 7 ASP to Crystal Reports 2008

Hello,
Many many years ago my company wrote applications using ASP VB6, reporting was done using Crystal Reports version 7 and we used the Crystal.CRPE.Application object to generate and display crystal reports in our web applications.
Some of our customers are looking at purchasing the new version of Crystal Reports 2008, my question is, can we still use the current API? Does Crystal Reports 2008 only support .NET applications? We would like to do this without a complete re-write of reporting for these legacy applications, and after searching the net and trying out the trial versions of 2008, I cant seem to get anywhere!!
If anyone could shed some light on this it would be much appreciated.
Kind Regards
Andy Rayner

Hello Andy,
Direct CRPE API calls were retired long ago (with the release of v9 or v10). The Report Designer Component (RDC) was the last Crystal COM based development component that would work with VB6 and classic ASP. The RDC was retired with the release of CR2008.
The suggested migration path from classic ASP and VB6 is to move to the ReportDocument .NET object model. There is also the Crystal Reports for Java (CRJ) component.
There is quite a bit of information on the SAP website that will help you get started with Crystal Reports and Visual Studios .NET. Here are the links:
The [SAP SDN Network|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn]
The [Business Objects page on the SDN Network|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects]
The [SDK Developer Library|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/sdklibrary] - Under .NET SDK look for the "Crystal Reports .NET SDK" Developer Guide link and API Reference link.
[Code Samples|https://boc.sdn.sap.com/codesamples] - Look for the "Crystal Reports .NET SDK" link under .NET SDK's column.
[Additional Code Samples|http://www.businessobjects.com/global/doc/dev_zone/NET_SApps_q405.zip]
If you have specific questions about migrating to .NET please start a new thread for each question. If you need further clarification on the retirement information please reply to this thread.
Sincerely,
Dan Kelleher

Exporting Options in Crystal Reports 2008

I am using Crystal Reports 2008 to make my report for my users.   I am also programming a viewer in vb 2005 so the users can view the report without changing it. In the viewer I need to be able to export to excel or pdf or any other format. I want the user to be able to specify where and how to export the report. However when they press on the export button it is giving a save as dialog box, which, while it gives options to save as excel or pdf, it does not give the options such as to application, or to file, which are there in the full crystal report product.
My form gets the report name, sets up the data source and then displays it in a
CrystalReportViewer object.
CrystalViewer.ReportSource = MyReportDocument
        CrystalViewer.DisplayToolbar = True
        CrystalViewer.ShowRefreshButton = False
        CrystalViewer.DisplayStatusBar = True
        CrystalViewer.EnableDrillDown = True
        CrystalViewer.EnableRefresh = False
        CrystalViewer.EnableToolTips = True
        CrystalViewer.ShowExportButton = True
The export button is there, it just does not give all of the options that I would have expected. I see there are ways to programatically use the options, however the export dialog box that appears in crystal reports 2008 would be useful to the user here. Is there a way to make that box show up. Perhaps it should be and I am doing something wrong. I am very new to .net and crystal 2008, we used to use crystal 8.0 with vb6 for a viewer. In that version the export dialog box showed up correctly. Thank you for your help. Also, if i am posting this in the wrong forum area please let me know so i can post it where it should be.

You are doing things the correct way, unfortunately the export dialog is very basic. If you want this extra functionality, you will have to code it yourself.

Crystal Reports 2008 - Error setting new datasource location

Hi All,
We are experiencing an issue while trying to set datasource location for our RM 3.0 reports in Crystal Reports 2008 designer. As per guide "SAP BusinessObjects Process Control 3.0 and Risk Management 3.0 - How to build and Personalize Custom Crystal Reports" (step 11), after opening the desire report we go to DataBase-->Set DataSource Location and when selecting our RM system (which actually has the BI content addon installed on it), we got the following error message:
"Some tables could not be replaced, as no match was found in the new data source. Please verify the table required for any unmodified tables"
I'm new on this so I'm not sure if the table indicated in the original datasource should exist in my DB (new datasource) before doing this? If so, how those tables are imported or created in our DB?
Could you please help me on this issue?
Please let me know if any other detail or data is required.
Regards

Hi Don,
Thanks for the update.
Actually I've installed SAP Integration Kit and its Fixpack in both....BOE Server (which is the same as the SAP server) and in client pc. In all cases we have select a typical installation which supposes the required drivers are available. Also I've followed Ingo's documentation to activate and publish standard Risk Management reports (RM reports). Everything works ok with them. We are able to access reports through the application.
The issue appears when trying to customize one of these standard reports through CR Designer. For example if we select the "GRRM_Risk_by_Risk_Category" and try to customize it as indicated in the "SAP BusinessObjects Process Control 3.0 and Risk Management 3.0 - How to build and Personalize Custom Crystal Reports"...the table behind this report (table GRFN_CY_API_GRRM_R1) it's not in our RM System. My main concern or question is regarding this....Did I miss something while importing transports files, activating or publishing RM reports, etc....and thatu2019s the reason why this (and any other) table is not already in my system? I was not able to find where those tables are supposed to be or how they should be imported in my system. The odd thing is...that we are trying to customize and set the new data source for these reports to the same system from where they are being opened. Put in this way...RM reports have been activated in system A (RM System) and published to system B (BOE System). While customizing reports through CR Designer...we are actually opening reports from system A. These reports have as their original data source...a demo SAP system info (uxcir1p.wdf.sap.corp) and when we want to update this data source with our RM system....the error appears. The whole process is explained in the above mentioned guide for your reference.
Hope being clear enough..
Thanks for your help

Problem with keydecoder.dll in Crystal Reports 2008 Trial Version

Hello,
My company is interested in purchasing Crystal Reports 2008 and has asked me to download and try the trial version. However, I have been running into a keydecoder.dll problem. Setup was smooth and here are the details:
Problem message:
"Crystal Reports: Application Error Couldn't load keydecoder.dll"
I have Windows Vista and I have already configured all permissions and administrative rights to the problem to full control. I have also attempted to drag the keydecoder.dll application extension out of win32_x86 to the file folder crystal reports 2008. I have also already attempted to reinstall and making a new program file location named 'Crystal Reports 2008'.
I'm running out of ideas and would appreciate some help. Thank you

Hi Key,
I have found a business objects Note 1198801.
Please have a look to it.
We can find Business objects Note/KBase from here
[https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/advancedsearch?cat=sdn_ossnotes&query=&adv=true#]
For your reference have a look to content of that Note:-
1198801 - Error: "Crystal Reports: Application Error - Couldn't load the keydecoder.dll" when attempting to start Crystal Reports XI
Symptom
When attempting to start Crystal Reports XI, the following error message appears:
"Crystal Reports: Application Error - Couldn't load the keydecoder.dll".
Cause :
The error message occurs because the CommonFiles entry has the wrong path in the registry.
Resolution :
CAUTION The following resolution involves editing the registry. Using the Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall the Microsoft Windows operating system. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk. It is strongly recommended that you make a backup copy of the registry files before you edit the registry. For information on how to edit the registry key, view the 'Changing Keys And Values' online Help topic in the Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
To resolve the error message
Click Start > Run. The Run dialog box appears.
Type "regedit" in the Open: text field. Click OK. The Registry Editor appears.
Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCLAL_MACHINESOFTWAREBusiness ObjectsSuite 11.5Crystal Reports.
Double-click the CommonFiles string. The Edit String dialog box appears.
Ensure that the path points to the location of <installation directory>Common3.5 in.
For example, the default location is the following: C:Program FilesBusiness ObjectsCommon3.5 in.
Edit the path as necessary.
Click OK. Close the Registry Editor.
Crystal Reports starts successfully.
Hope that helps!!
Regards,
Shweta

Urgently required Crystal Reports 2008 FixPack_03 for SAP B1 8.8

Dear All,
I Urgently need Crystal Reports 2008 FixPack_03 for SAP B1 8.8. It is unavailable on the following link:
Crystal Reports 2008 Reference [original link is broken]
I have also searched it but unable to find it. If anyone has this, kindly share it.

Hi Iqbal,
There is a service pack in the following link
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessone?rid=/webcontent/uuid/807d22cb-cb1d-2b10-8794-fb76d7feca88 [original link is broken]
There is a fix pack 03 included in the folder, I don't know if this is relevant.
Cheers

Crystal Reports 2008 Some problems

I'm facing few problems with Crystal Reports 2008 :
1. When you desing a reports that have its page height greater than its width the reports force you to use a Landscape even if you select portrait. this cause problem on most dotmatrix printers as they prints Landscape pages Veritically.
2. When you design a reports with paper sise A4 and set it to Landscape you cannot drow a box or line that can be longer than the page width or even move it to the right edge or the report.
3. When you double click on a report to open it with Crystal reports 2008 it bacame busy and you have to Switch to Crystal reports 2 or 3 times before it open the report.
Thanks

Hi
This is with reference to your first query:
Printing issues usually depend on the printer drivers; so would suggest you to update the driver to the latest version; For more information related to the Printer.
http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/cr2008/en/xir3_cr_usergde_en.pdf.
The issue occurs when width(Horizontal) is greater than height(Vertical).
then it takes the page orientation as Landscape automatically however with Crystal Report Base version it gives the desired output.
Hope this informationis helful to you.
Regards
Asha.

Landscape Problems with Crystal Reports 2008 SP3

My initial install of Crystal Reports 2008 was SP2 (12.2.0.290). After installing SP3 and Fix Pack 3.3, I started to experience problems with reports in landscape orientation.
The reports are set up as 11x8.5 in landscape. They are loaded into a third party application that uses a Crystal Reports reviewer.
For some printers, the reports will reset to the 11x17 page size in portrait. For others the reports stay at 11x8.5 landscape.
The reports are typically set up with the "No Printer (optimize for screen display)" option active, but I tried a wide range of options including setting the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as the reference printer to activating the "Dissociate formatting Page Size and Printer Paper Size" option. None of this helped.
I backed out FP3.3 and that did not help. After I backed out SP3, the problem went away. It seems like something changed in the SP3 release that is causing this issue.
What's the best way to communicate this to SAP? I would like to see this fixed in a future patch.

My initial install of Crystal Reports 2008 was SP2 (12.2.0.290). After installing SP3 and Fix Pack 3.3, I started to experience problems with reports in landscape orientation.
The reports are set up as 11x8.5 in landscape. They are loaded into a third party application that uses a Crystal Reports reviewer.
For some printers, the reports will reset to the 11x17 page size in portrait. For others the reports stay at 11x8.5 landscape.
The reports are typically set up with the "No Printer (optimize for screen display)" option active, but I tried a wide range of options including setting the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer" as the reference printer to activating the "Dissociate formatting Page Size and Printer Paper Size" option. None of this helped.
I backed out FP3.3 and that did not help. After I backed out SP3, the problem went away. It seems like something changed in the SP3 release that is causing this issue.
What's the best way to communicate this to SAP? I would like to see this fixed in a future patch.

JRC Deployment Guide for Crystal Reports 2008

I just downloaded a trial version of Crystal Reports 2008 & was testing out the integration of this component into our Java web based application.
I found the "Crystal Reports XI Release 2 - Java Reporting Component Deployment Guide" PDF file, but I was wondering if there was a more recent version of this guide for Crystal Reports 2008. Maybe I'm a bit confused regarding the versions but this guide currently references JARs in a folder under ...\3.5\java\lib. However, when I looked in the same section of Crystal 2008, I noticed it was \4.0\java\lib & the JARs are different.
Is there a new JRC Depolyment Guide for Crystal Reports 2008?...If not, is there any documentation I can use to map between the 3.5 libraries and the 4.0 libraries?
Thanks

Hi,
There is no separate JRC has been launched for the CR 2008.
But SAP has launched the Crystal Reports 4 Eclipse 2.0 in which CR 2008 has been integraqted with backword compatibility.
To know more please check following link:
[Whats new in CR4E 2.0|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/go/portal/prtroot/docs/library/uuid/301717ef-3ad3-2b10-5aad-8d9b73a6e365]
Thanks,
Tej

Date Formatting in a Result Field: Crystal Reports 2008

I'm modifying a report at runtime in c# .Net using Crystal Reports 2008.
I'm having trouble modifying a date fields format. I have accessed the DateFieldFormat object, and modified the properties, but only the SystemDefaultType property seems to have any affect.
If the Date format is set in the Visual Report Designer I can see the details of the format in DateFieldObject, but editing these values doesn't have any affect on the report once displayed.
Here is a sample of the code i'm using:
public Form1()
     InitializeComponent();
     CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument reportDocument = new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument();
     ISCDReportClientDocument reportClientDocument;
     // Load Report
     reportDocument.Load(@"C:\myReport.rpt");
     reportClientDocument = reportDocument.ReportClientDocument;
     // Access Field
     FieldObject fieldObject = (FieldObject)reportClientDocument.ReportDefinition.DetailArea.Sections[0].ReportObjects["DateField1"];
     // These work, if I want to use one of the default formats
     // fieldObject.FieldFormat.DateFormat.SystemDefaultType = CrDateSystemDefaultTypeEnum.crDateSystemDefaultTypeUseLongDate;
     // fieldObject.FieldFormat.DateFormat.SystemDefaultType = CrDateSystemDefaultTypeEnum.crDateSystemDefaultTypeUseShortDate;
     // I don't want to use one of the defaults.
     fieldObject.FieldFormat.DateFormat.SystemDefaultType = CrDateSystemDefaultTypeEnum.crDateSystemDefaultTypeNotUsingDefaults;
     // I want to change the order of the values
     fieldObject.FieldFormat.DateFormat.DateOrder = CrDateOrderEnum.crDateOrderDayMonthYear;
     // Display the report in the viewer
     crystalViewer.ReportSource = rpt.rcd.ReportSource;
I'm assuming I'm missing something about the object model here, but I can't find any good reference to it. Can someone help me out?
Thanks!

Hello,
I find using the Object Browser in .NET IDE is very useful. Or look for the Developers help file
The API you are using is not the one to use. Try this one:
public virtual CrystalDecisions.Shared.DayFormat DayFormat { set; get; }
    Member of CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.DateFieldFormat
Thank you
Don

"Invalid export DLL or export format" with Crystal Reports 2008

I've included this sticky because we are seeing many posts in this forum regarding the error Invalid export DLL or export format when exporting to Excel and RTF in .NET applications using the Crystal Reports 2008 .NET SDK.
Issue
- Exporting a Crystal Report to Excel or RTF format
- .NET application using the Crystal Reports 2008 runtime (version 12.0)
- error Invalid export DLL or export format
We've been doing some testing in-house and haven't reproduced this behavior. In order to figure this issue out we will need your help. If you are getting this error please reply to this post with the following information:
- Server Operating System
- Version of the .NET Framework
- How did you deploy?
- If you deployed with CRRuntime_12_0_mlb.msi - what was the date of the file and its size?
- What is the file version of crpe32.dll on your server? You'll find this in the C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86 directory
- How many libpng10.dll files are on your system? List all instances.
- Any additional comments
What We Know
- The error invalid export DLL or export format may occur when exporting to Excel and RTF formats in .NET applications utilizing the Crystal Reports 2008 runtime (v 12.0)
- Other export formats like Adobe PDF, Crystal Reports, CSV all export with no error
- Some customers have resolved this by adding C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86 to their environment path variables. Note the system must be restarted after editing the path variable.
- This may have something to do with the file libpng10.dll. Both crxf_xls.dll and crxf_rtf.dll are dependent on it.
- libpng10.dll has changed versions from SP0 to SP1. In SP0 it was 1.0.30.0 and in SP1 it is 1.0.30.1
libpng10.dll dependencies
The dependencies have also been updated for libpng10.dll in service pack 1. This may have something to do with the export issue. If you've deployed your application with the latest merge modules or setup package for service pack 1 you'll want to make sure you have version 1.0.30.1 of libpng10.dll.
Version 1.0.30.0
- zlib.dll
- msvcr71.dll
- kernel32.dll
Version 1.0.30.1
- boezlib.dll
- msvcr80.dll
- kernel32.dll
Thanks in advance for your co-operation. We hope to figure out what is causing this issue soon.
Edited by: David Hilton on Jan 14, 2009 10:07 AM

Our company has also been experiencing this issue with deployed versions of our software, and during my examination of the error I have made the following discoveries:
For us the error has only been reproduced on Windows 2003 running Citrix
The error does not occur on Windows XP, Windows 2003 or Vista without Citrix
For installation of our application we use the CRRuntime_12_0.msm merge module (version 12.0.0.683, file size 46790KB)
As mentioned in the first post this error is related to the files crxf_rtf.dll and cfxf_xls.dll being unable to locate its reference to the file libpng10.dll during load.
I have run the application with ProcMon (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx) attached on both environments that work correctly and that does not work and iIve made these observations:
During load of dlls Windows searches for references in the following orders (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682586.aspx):
1. The directory from which the application loaded.
2. The system directory.
3. The 16-bit system directory.
4. The Windows directory.
5. The current directory.
6. The directories that are listed in the PATH environment variable.
Looking at the ProcMon log for the environment where it works correctly (Windows XP, no Citrix) it looks like this . Numbers represent the search order mentioned above:
Load Image     C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86\crxf_rtf.dll     SUCCESS     Image Base: 0x3e640000, Image Size: 0x79000
(1) QueryOpen     C:\Program Files\<our application name>\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(2) QueryOpen     C:\WINDOWS\system32\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(3) QueryOpen     C:\WINDOWS\system\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(4) QueryOpen     C:\WINDOWS\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(5) QueryOpen     C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86\libpng10.dll     SUCCESS      ...
So you can see it finds the file in the "current directory"
Now, from the environment where it does not work (Windows 2003 Server / Citrix):
Load Image     X:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86\crxf_rtf.dll     SUCCESS     Image Base: 0x3e640000, Image Size: 0x79000
(1) QueryOpen     X:\Program Files\<our application name>\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(2) QueryOpen     X:\WINDOWS\system32\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(3) QueryOpen     X:\WINDOWS\system\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(4) QueryOpen     X:\WINDOWS\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(5) QueryOpen     X:\Documents and Settings\<my user name>\WINDOWS\libpng10.dll     NAME NOT FOUND
(6) QueryOpen     ... loops trough all paths in the PATH variable, finding nothing
As you can see somehow the current directory is %USERPROFILE%\WINDOWS and not the Crystal Reports bin path in this environment at the time of loading the dll.
I have yet to discover why this is the case, but i tought i could share what I have found =)
The %USERPROFILE%\WINDOWS folder is not a standard Windows folder, and I think it is used by Citrix for some files (like win.ini)
This also shows why adding the bin folder to the PATH variable is a valid workaround for some, but for us this is not really a good solution as we need this to work out of our installer. We don't always have consultants do the installations for the customers and we cannot expect them to manually edit the PATH variable, and we don't want to add to the PATH variable in the installer unless this is the only way...
So, I hope this maybe can bring you closer to being able to reproduce it. I'm still looking into it, will post more if I find something else interesting

Deploying Crystal Reports 2008

Hi,
I have both Visual Studio 2008 and Crystal Reports 2008 installed on my development PC.   I'm having issues deploying my applications since I installed Crystal Reports 2008.
Installing on x86 PCs, customers are having to install both:
    CRRedist2008_x86.msi
    CRRuntime_12_0_mlb.msi
on 64-bit PCs, no matter what I try I can not get the reports to generate without an error of missing files or incorrect versions.
I've tried CRRedist2008_x64.msi, (and practically every other possible download of service packs, install MSI files, etc, etc.)
I also can't seem to get any version of merge modules working. I get all kinds of errors like:
"...Error merging 'CRRuntime_12_2.msm': Unable to merge data from the merge module because it conflicts with existing data in the package. MergeModule: table='Directory' row='DesktopFolder' Database: table='Directory' row='DesktopFolder'     C:\Projects\iEnergy\Setup\Setup.vdproj     Setup ..."
It seems having both Crystal Reports 2008 (version 12.x), and Visual Studio 2008 (version 10.x) has really messed things up. There must be a simple way to deploy this on x86 and 64-bit PCs.
Telling customers to install multiple exe/msi files doesn't fly either.
If someone could help clear all this up, I would be really grateful.
Thanks,
Glen.

Hi Glen,
Use the same Patch version of the redist packages as what you have installed on your DEV PC.
You should search here first also, lots of help on distributing which should answer all of your questions also.
First - CRRedist2008_x86.msi is for CR Basic for VS 2008. Not required.
Second - CRRuntime_12_0_mlb.msi is the original release of CR 2008 runtime.
Then your error indicates you are trying to install Service Pack 2.
Check your project, all of the References should be Version 12.x.x.x. The second x indicates the service pack level so this must match with your DEV PC is also using.
Second major change is in your Projects Properties change the CPU to x86 Only. CR 2008 does not have any 64 bit runtime, only 10.2 and 10.5 for VS but it's limited in what it can do in it's API list.
Again search for 64 bit in this forum and you'll find lots of links on how to....
Do not use the MSM's, if you do you also must also include the Windows C++ distribution packages.
Bottom line is search here and you'll find all of your answers.
Thank you
Don

Can not use crystal reports 2008

Hi All
I m not able to use crystal reports on windows server. I can use it everyehere bt not on the server i dnt know if the problem is bcoz it's a 64bit machine or not.
We are using .Net application.
Thanks in advance.
Anita

Hi Anita
Crystal Reports 2008 doesnu2019t have 64 bit support or runtime hence you are getting the attached error.
To run the application with Crystal reports there are two workarounds:
1. Run the IIS under 32 bit mode so that your application will use 32 bit Crystal Reports runtimes.
For this please do the steps mentioned below:
1.When compiling the application in Visual Studio .NET 2008 you will need to force it to 32 bit mode.
You can do this by right-clicking the project name in the Solution Explorer.
2.For VB.NET
Click Compile, then Advanced Compile Options. For the Target CPU drop down box, change it from "AnyCPU" to "x86" then click OK.
3.For C#.NET
Click Build and change the Platform Target option from "Any CPU" to "x86".
Now follow the steps mentioned in the Kbase article from below link:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894435
You should then be able to run the application on a 64 bit OS without error.
The second workaround is
To change the references in your web application to CR 10.5 i.e. Crystal Reports basic for Visual Studio 2008. Crystal Reports 10.5 has the runtime for 64 bit machine.
For this:
1. Uninstall Crystal Reports 2008 from your machine.
2. Run the set up file for Visual Studio 2008 (from CD or the installation source that you use).
3. Click on Repair.
4. From the list of components select Crystal Reports 10.5 and click on Next.
5. After the repair is done you should be able to use the application using Crystal Reports.
Hope this helps!!
                                                                                Regards,
Sourashree

Crystal Reports 2008 - CR Runtime 12 issue

We are developing our applications using VS 2008 and I also install the Crystal Reports 2008 developer edition. My project references all DLL's from Crystal Reports 2008 runtime (BusinessObjects\Common\4.0\Managed\dotnet2) to display CR reports in our GUI.
However, I run into following problems when we walk through the assembly dependencies (our code traverse the dependency tree):
- The dependency on BusinessObjects.Enterprise.Sdk, Version=12.0.1100.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304 cannot be found, which is referenced by CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Framework
- Some dll are reported to be using .NET 1.1 runtime (e.g. "BusinessObjects.Licensing.KeycodeDecoder.dll v1.1.4322").
Where could I find the missing dependencies?
We are targeting customer installing on .NET 2.0 framework. How could we get around those v1.1.4322 dependencies (through I believe that the Crystal Reports Runtime 12 might install those into our clients)
Thanks
Sai-Kit

First, I never DIRECTLY reference those .NET 1.1 DLL's in my project.
- understood and expected
The CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll however will try to load them as dependencies when my application is run. There is no way not to referencing CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll.
- no the CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll ; will not try to load those assemblies. You can remove those assemblies from GAC. Your app will work just fine. I recommend you try this once you have removed the assemblies from your project..
We need to deploy the application to our customer. If they only install .NET 2.0, they will ask why .NET 1.1 dll are installed into their computer (of course, as part of CR 12 runtime instead of our application). Also, why CR 10.5 is .NET 1.1 clean and CR 12 goes back to .NET 1.1??? My customer will have that concern after their upgrade.
- As I mentioned twice now. The CR runtime (msm and / or msi files) do not install those assemblies. So your customer will not even get them installed. I recommend you try the install on a clean computer to see what actually gets installed.
Ludek

How to view multiple reports using crystal reports 2008

Hi ,
I am working on vb6 project where in i am trying to generate reports using crystal reports 2008.
For this , i am making use of Interop Form Wrapper class in vb6.
I have a business requirement where in i need to view multiple reports on my screen.
please suggest me as to how this can be achieved.
Thanks in Advance
Regards,
Ramnath

Hi Ludek,
I am directly now using crystal report viewer control in my vb6 project.
As mentioned in previous mail, i have created a Interop Wrapper class over crystal report viewer control in .Net using visual studio 2008 and i am making use of wrapper class in my vb6 project.
I am able to access all the properties that have been defined in my Interop wrapper Class but the only stuff i need is to view multiple reports generated one after the another for a single button click Event.
Please find below the code that iam using to load and generate reports.
Note:
1. frm is the instance of my Interop Wrapper Class built over CR viewer control
2. All the user defined methods of Wrapper class that you see below will internally call the actual crystalreportviewer   properties defined in my Wrapper class
Say for e.g   frm.DisplayToolbar(True) will internally execute crystalreportViewer1.DisplayToolbar = True
frm.SetReportSource(strRptFilePath,0)
frm.SetSelectionFormula(strrecordSelectionFormula)
frm.DisplayToolbar(True)
frm.ShowExportOption(True)
frm.ShowPrintOption(True)
frm.ShowRefreshOption(True)
frm.ShowPAgeNavigateOption(True)
frm.ShowZoomOption(True)
frm.ShowParameterPanelOption(True)
frm.Show()
Thanks in Advance
Regards,
Ramnath

References VB6 + Crystal Reports 2008

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