Update for Crystal Reports 2008 Now available

Post Author: JonathanP
CA Forum: .NET
It adds integration with Visual Studio .NET 2008.
http://support.businessobjects.com/downloads/service_packs/crystal_reports_en.asp

Post Author: mraetsen
CA Forum: .NET
The problem is that the redistributable version posted on the web site contains assembly versions 12.0.1100.0 and if you are using Crystal 2008 SP0, the version referenced in a Visual Studio 2008 project is 12.0.2000.0. You receive the following error when running on a client with runtime referenced above installed.
"System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms, Version=12.0.2000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.File name: 'CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms, Version=12.0.2000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304'"

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     at com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.ReportClientDocument.new(Unknown Source)
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     at com.ibm._jsp._MessageStatusRpt.jbInit(_MessageStatusRpt.java:196)
     at com.ibm._jsp._MessageStatusRpt._jspService(_MessageStatusRpt.java:313)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1146)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:592)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:524)
     at com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper.handleRequest(GenericServletWrapper.java:122)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.handleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:232)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3548)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:269)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:818)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:125)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:267)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:196)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:751)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:881)
     at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)
[1/15/10 17:37:40:703 IST] 00000026 ServletWrappe E   SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception thrown in one of the service methods of the servlet: /reports/jsps/MessageStatusRpt.jsp. Exception thrown : java.lang.NullPointerException
     at com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.ReportClientDocument.f(Unknown Source)
     at com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.ReportClientDocument.getReportSource(Unknown Source)
     at com.ibm._jsp._MessageStatusRpt._jspService(_MessageStatusRpt.java:314)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1146)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:592)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:524)
     at com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper.handleRequest(GenericServletWrapper.java:122)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.handleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:232)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3548)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:269)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:818)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:125)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:267)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:196)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:751)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:881)
     at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)
[1/15/10 17:37:40:703 IST] 00000026 WebApp        E   [Servlet Error]-[/reports/jsps/MessageStatusRpt.jsp]: java.lang.NullPointerException
     at com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.ReportClientDocument.f(Unknown Source)
     at com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.ReportClientDocument.getReportSource(Unknown Source)
     at com.ibm._jsp._MessageStatusRpt._jspService(_MessageStatusRpt.java:314)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:87)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:856)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWrapper.java:1146)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:592)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.handleRequest(ServletWrapper.java:524)
     at com.ibm.wsspi.webcontainer.servlet.GenericServletWrapper.handleRequest(GenericServletWrapper.java:122)
     at com.ibm.ws.jsp.webcontainerext.AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.handleRequest(AbstractJSPExtensionServletWrapper.java:232)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebApp.handleRequest(WebApp.java:3548)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.webapp.WebGroup.handleRequest(WebGroup.java:269)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:818)
     at com.ibm.ws.wswebcontainer.WebContainer.handleRequest(WebContainer.java:1478)
     at com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.channel.WCChannelLink.ready(WCChannelLink.java:125)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleDiscrimination(HttpInboundLink.java:458)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.handleNewInformation(HttpInboundLink.java:387)
     at com.ibm.ws.http.channel.inbound.impl.HttpInboundLink.ready(HttpInboundLink.java:267)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.sendToDiscriminators(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:214)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.complete(NewConnectionInitialReadCallback.java:113)
     at com.ibm.ws.tcp.channel.impl.AioReadCompletionListener.futureCompleted(AioReadCompletionListener.java:165)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AbstractAsyncFuture.invokeCallback(AbstractAsyncFuture.java:217)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncChannelFuture.fireCompletionActions(AsyncChannelFuture.java:161)
     at com.ibm.io.async.AsyncFuture.completed(AsyncFuture.java:136)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.complete(ResultHandler.java:196)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler.runEventProcessingLoop(ResultHandler.java:751)
     at com.ibm.io.async.ResultHandler$2.run(ResultHandler.java:881)
     at com.ibm.ws.util.ThreadPool$Worker.run(ThreadPool.java:1497)

Hello Ted,
As per the samples in the link provided by you I identified that the following statement was missing.
reportClientDocument.setReportAppServer(ReportClientDocument.inprocConnectionString);
After adding this statement the jsp was not able to compile, it gave me an error:
ReportClientDocument.inprocConnectionString cannot be resolved
Now my queries are:
1. What is Report Application server(RAS)?
2. Is it required to set Report application server in JSP page? It was not required in Crystal Reports XI. If YES, then how to configure RAS inside our applications WAR file?
3. I am using WebSphere Application Server for deploying the WEB Archive file (WAR file). The Crystal Reports 2008 library (JARS) are embedded inside the WEB-INF/lib folder. How to specify the RAS server inside thhe WAR file? Is it some XML configuration file which we have to keep at WEB-INF level? Or we have to modify the existing CRConfig.xml file?
4. I would like to mention here that we have bundled crystalreportviewers12/ folder in our WAR file at the same level where reports JSP pages exits.
Thanks in advance.

How to configure Crystal Reports 2008 and IIS7 and Windows Server 2008?

I have downloaded and installed the trial for Crystal Reports 2008 on our Windows 2008 server. I can open Crystal Reports on the server just fine, but I get HTTP 500 errors when I attempt to view a report hosted on that server via the web.
As far as I can tell, the handler mappings in IIS7 are not configured properly, although I confirmed that the Crystal Reports 2008 install did add several handlers. I read that I must configure the application pool to enable 32-bit applications. I did that and am still getting the same error. Documentation seems sparse and I've spent the better part of the day searching the forum here with no luck. What am I missing?

Don,
Thank you for the quick response!
We will ultimately be using ASPX/C#, but this simple case has a very basic report with no databind, just a single text label that reads "test succeeded" and I'm attempting to access it by direct URL (i.e. "http://192.168.99.21/crystalreportviewers12/test.rpt"). This works on our Windows 2000 server running Crystal Reports 8.
I've also tested with a simple test.aspx file with only the line "Response.Write(System.DateTime.Now.ToString())" and that works just fine. This file is in the same folder as the test.rpt file.
If I leave the Application Pool set for the "Integrated" managed pipeline mode, I continue to get a rather generic "500 - Internal server error". If I switch it to "Classic", I get the following error:
Failed to Execute URL.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Web.HttpException: Failed to Execute URL.
Source Error:
An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
Stack Trace:
[HttpException (0x80004005): Failed to Execute URL.]
   System.Web.Hosting.ISAPIWorkerRequestInProcForIIS6.BeginExecuteUrl(String url, String method, String childHeaders, Boolean sendHeaders, Boolean addUserIndo, IntPtr token, String name, String authType, Byte[] entity, AsyncCallback cb, Object state) +2004965
   System.Web.HttpResponse.BeginExecuteUrlForEntireResponse(String pathOverride, NameValueCollection requestHeaders, AsyncCallback cb, Object state) +390
   System.Web.DefaultHttpHandler.BeginProcessRequest(HttpContext context, AsyncCallback callback, Object state) +223
   System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +8674594
   System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +155

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