Using UFL's in RCP application

Question

<p>We are trying to use UFL functions in a RCP client that we downloaded from this site (BaileyRCPDemo).  </p><p> We built the UFL based on &#39;Crystal Reports for Exclipse - Using User Function Libraries to Internationalize Reports&#39;. This part went fine and we are able to jar the UFL library and use it in a sample .rpt and everything looks fine.</p><p>But when we change the .rpt file in the BaileyRCPDemo to use the same UFL we get the following exception:. We tried Specifying the jar file for the UFL functions in the classpath for the runtime. When this did not help we created a plugin project off the UFL jar and listed that as a dependency in the plugin for the BailyeRCPDemo. But, we are still getting the same exception listed below.</p><p>Is there anything else required to use the UFL functions in a RCP application? Looking forward to any approaches, suggestions for this problem.</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>--</p><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><p align="left">Caused by: com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.c: Exception in formula &#39;{@LocalizeIdColName}&#39; at &#39;get_localized_string("idColName", "Messages", "en_US")</p></font><font size="2" color="#ff0000"><p align="left">&#39;:</p><p align="left">UFL &#39;com.iex.tv.InternationalizationLibrary&#39; that implements this function is missing.</p><p align="left">at com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.objectformatter.bv.<init>(Unknown Source)</p><p align="left">at com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.objectformatter.bv.if(Unknown Source)</p><p align="left">at com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.e.l.<init>(Unknown Source)</p><p align="left">at com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.e.p.<init>(Unknown Source)</p><p align="left">at com.crystaldecisions.reports.formatter.formatter.e.p.a(Unknown Source)</p><p>... 62 more</p><p>--
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Answer 1

Hi,
  Additional to ensuring that the UFL jar file is on the classpath you will also need to ensure that the CRConfig.xml file is added to your RCP project and modified with the appropriate tags for your UFL. You can read my response here to find out exactly how to do this:
<a href="http://diamond.businessobjects.com/node/1214#comment-1140">http://diamond.businessobjects.com/node/1214#comment-1140</a>
We don't have any tooling right now to automatically ad the CRConfig.xml file to an RCP application so you may find it easier to grab the file from a blank Crystal Reports Web Application.
Let me know if you have further questions.
Regards,<br />Sean Johnson (CR4E Product Manager) <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.eclipseplugincentral.com/Web_Links-index-req-ratelink-lid-639.html">Rate this plugin @ Eclipse Plugin Central</a>