8.5 vs 8.0: report format 1

[Hubajube]

I have Crystal Reports 8.5.0.217 installed on my computer now. I'm starting a new project where they use CR8.0. Since CR8.5 has no "Save as Crystal Reports 8.0" option, am I correct in assuming that reports saved in 8.5 are fully compatible with CR8.0?

 

[Scooby29]

I recently created a report in Crystal Reports 8.5 and then ran the same report in Crystal Reports 8. The Alerts that I created in 8.5 did not work in 8. Version 8 does not support "Alerts". I hope that this little bit of info helps you out a bit.

 

[Hubajube]

Great! Thanks for the input.

 

[kenhamady]

Yes, they are fully compatible, as long as you don't rely on any features that are strictly v8.5 - and there are only a few.

V9, however, does not allow you to go backwards at all. Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
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http://www.kenhamady.com/

tek@kenhamady.com

 

[RobertKaiserIII]

Here's a minor undocumented feature that doesn't make the transition from 8.5 to 8:
If you have an 8.5 report that has a pie chart with the labels set to be displayed on the sides, the labels will lose their positions when you save to ver. 8.

Minor, but very annoying as the labels will overlap each other in v.8.