CRAXDRT - RDC Browser utility

[vidru]

Stumbled upon this utitlity last week in the Crystal Knowledge Base. It's a help file for the RDC (CRAXDRT library) that lists and describes all of the objects, collections, methods, and properties in an Explorer-like hierarchy.

For Crystal 6, and 7:

http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/TechnicalPapers/rdc_browser.exe.asp

Crystal 8 and 8.5:

http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/TechnicalPapers/rdc8_browser.exe.asp

Crystal 9:

http://support.businessobjects.com/communityCS/TechnicalPapers/rdc9_browser.exe.asp

It's laid out much better (in my opinion) than the developer help files.

-dave

 

[levinll]

I'm trying to upgrade my VB application so that instead of calling Crystal Reports via the OCX, I'm trying to use the Crystal Report View Control (RDC).

I'm struggling with what references and components I need checked so I can do this. When I try to run my code I get an error message on the following lines:

Public CrystalApplication As New CRAXDRT.Application
Public CrystalReport As CRAXDRT.Report

The error message is "User defined type not specified".

Any help would be most appreciated.

 

[vidru]

You need a reference to the Crystal 8(x) Reports ActiveX Designer Runtime library (craxdrt.dll), and under components, add the Crystal Report Viewer Control (crviewer.dll).

-dave