Report File conversion 8.5 to XI

Is there a way to programatically convert 8.5 report file to 9 or XI ?
I have tried this (8.5->9 conversion) but the file is still in 8.5 :
(Quick and dirty code)
Dim rptDoc As New ReportDocument
        Dim fio As FileInfo
        For Each fic As String In Directory.GetFiles(".\etats8.5\")
            fio = New FileInfo(fic)
            rptDoc.Load(fio.FullName)
            rptDoc.SaveAs(".\etats9\" & fio.Name, CrystalDecisions.Shared.ReportFileFormat.VSNetFileFormat)
        Next
Any suggestion, idea ?
Thanks
Edited by: Yoann DAVID on Jan 5, 2009 3:19 PM

Curious, how are you verifying the reprots are still in 8.5 format?
In the old days we simply copied the file but in .NET we should be updating the format and saving it in the new version. A quick test if you still have CR 8.5 is to try to open the newly saved report. If it fails with an invalid TLV error or any other error it's be updated.
Other option is to export the report to RPT ( Crystal Reports ) format and then open the new report and discard the saved data.
I have not tested this, I don't have 8.5 installed any more. I did confirm using XI R2 and opening a version 10 report and saving it it does update the file version.
Thank you
Don
Edited by: Don Williams on Jan 21, 2009 2:39 PM

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