Crystal Reports in VB6

[Perilous1]

My understanding is that VB6 comes stock with a control for Crystal Reports (Crystl32.OCX). I cannot seem to find it in mine. Could someone please post specifics as to the adding of it to a project?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Andrzejek]

I don't think VB 6 comes with CrystalReports. You need to purchase it and install it in order to use it in VB 6.

Crystal Reports is part of VB.NET

Have fun.

---- Andy

 

[Perilous1]

I do have Crystal Reports. It just needed to be installed as a Reference and not as a Component.

 

[TLowder]

I have a reference to crviewer.oca and a component of crviewer.dll. And a few other references craxddt.dll, craxdrt.dll, craxdui.dll. Mine are for crystal 8.

Tom

 

[yamyam]

Crystal Report was included with VB6 professional. It was installed from disk 3. The OCX etc is available on that disk it also exists in visual studio\common files\ etc.

 

[strongm]

>I don't think VB 6 comes with CrystalReports

The Pro version shipped with (parts of) Crystal Reports 4.6

 

[docjohn52]

Crystal Reports indeed shipped with the "Pro" versions of VB5.
Just add a reference to it. It's not a component. I think it was available earlier.

You need to look up the VB reference commands.

It's not the full version, but it does most of what you need. Don't get too crazy with SQL.

It's also included in VB.NET. And it now does way more stuff for the "included version".

Ever since they included a database in VB, "Access" support, it's been available. Um, version 4?

But I always talk my clients into EXCEL reports.

Way more useful.