Compiling Reports 1

[bbecker]

I have developed several crystal reports that I'd like to compile and put on workstations that do not have access to crystal reports. I'm having a problem doing it, and I cant seem to find any detailed instructions on how to do it. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[virgo]

There is a menu choice to compile the reports. Pick that. The appropriate dlls from the system will added.<br>
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However, depending on the workstation, what it is and what is runs, you may or may not be able to run the compiled report.<br>
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We are dealing with some 8 and 16 bit data. Seagate has some software called CrysAscii that must be installed on the individual workstation in order to run the compiled reports that access that 'legacy' data.

 

[MichaelD]

You might consider putting the reports on a web server instead and allow the workstations to access them with a web browser. That way you only have to deal with configuring the server instead of each workstation.<br>
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If you want to try this approach, check out

http://www.recrystallize.com.

 

[databarn]

If you go the route suggested by MichaelD, check out Crystal Info. Seagate is giving away 50-seat licenses and a free CD with both Crystal Info and Crystal Analysis. Free is a hard price to beat, and Info provides some added capabilities that make Crystal a lot more useful.<br>
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Make a good day . . .<br>
. . . barn<br>

 

[rotti]

If you do not wish to use the Web features you can distribute the report. I use SCR 7 , Click on Report and "Choose Report distribution Expert." This will add all the dlls to an installer for the report. However, I've found that if you use UFL(User Function Libraries) you have to add the UFL dlls to the setup. After installing you may have to put the dlls in the C:\windows\Crystal folder. If your report is based on a ODBC connection make sure that the workstations have the correct DNS and ODBC drivers. <br>
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I hope this helps , maybe to much info eh<br>
Good luck

 

[MARTINRODDY]

COULD SOMEONE PLEASE CLARIFY THE DIFFERENCE OF COMPILING AND DISTRIBUTING A REPORT IN CRYSTAL V7.

I WISH TO HAVE A STAND-ALONE FILE TO PLACE ON A PUBLIC DRIVE FOR ALL TO SEE.

THE STEPS I AM TAKING ARE:

1: Report>Compile Report. I filled out the name of the compiled report
2: Then I go through the Report Distribution Expert Filling out thedestination etc.
3: I then build the report
4: When I go to open the compiled report on the network the following print engine error appears &quot;Invalid Filename&quot;

I would be gratful if someone could shed somelight on this.

Martin
martin.j.roddy@seagate.com

 

[nagraj]

from whereever you run this report, that machine should have
some of the crystal report dlls, to have them there,
you need to run the the setup.exe file which is generated after the compiling and distribution process.
from the network, you can run this setup.exe on any machine
remotely. i do it that way.