Crystal 8.5 API works, but not for Crystal 10

[tc3596]

I am opening a Crystal 8.5 report via Print Engine API calls. The code does not work with Crystal 10. Has anyone run into this issue. What is the work around or new way of doing things.

Thanks,
Tim

 

[hilfy]

What do you mean by "does not work with Crystal 10"?

If you mean that you can't open a Crystal 10 report with the 8.5 print engine, that's because the report file structure massively changed with version 9 so 8.5 won't read any reports created in later versions.

If you mean that you can't use the same commands for the 10 print engine, here again, the report structure changed which means that some of the methods of accessing properties of the report have changed. You'll have to look at the developer documentation to see exactly what the changes are.

-Dell

A computer only does what you actually told it to do - not what you thought you told it to do.

 

[tc3596]

Your question...

"What do you mean by "does not work with Crystal 10"?

If you mean that you can't open a Crystal 10 report with the 8.5 print engine, that's because the report file structure massively changed with version 9 so 8.5 won't read any reports created in later versions."

I said I was making Print Engine API calls to open the report, so that should resolve your question.

I solved it by going back to good ole craxdrt