Crystal Reports or .Net Version difference?

[GWHicks]

Is there a Crystal Reports interface for .Net? I know about adding a form to my project and all that. What I am confused about is the messages I see people talk about using the menus and such for CR. But from in VS.Net I only have my normal menu options. Am I missing something or is that all there is? How do you get to the "guts" of a CR form so you can change coding/SQL statements, that sort of thing. I am sure playing with it some more will get me some of these answers, just thought someone might be able to nudge me in a direction!
Greg Hicks
VB.Net (Newbie) Programmer

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[smsinger3]

I'm not sure if this answers your questions, but the menu's are mostly there, just not at the top of the page. You need to right click on the report to find them. I've just started using it, too; and it is pretty strange to me. For some things, I've actually gone to the Crystal IDE, made my change, then ran the report back in VS.Net.

Hope this helps.

 

[smsinger3]

I forgot to mention... It's very tricky to find the &quot;Field Explorer&quot; to show your database fields, parameters, etc... Here's what yo do: Click View/OtherWindows/DocumentOutline in the VS.Net IDE. Or you can click <ctrl><alt>t

I haven't figured out if you can use the new Repository or not within VS.Net, but I have an email to Crystal asking that.

 

[GWHicks]

The Crystal IDE? What exactly are you referring to here? Thanks for the input so far, it has pointed me a little more in the right direction. I have found the Icon Toolbar that loads when I select my report, and there is an icon for the Field Explorer (man I looked for that thing for ever!) Along with a couple other items, it looks pretty powerful, but with that power comes added complexity. This looks like one of those tools however that at some point the light will click on and it will suddenly become 100% easier to deal with.
Greg Hicks Greg Hicks
VB.Net (Newbie) Programmer

http://www.ajlb2.com

 

[smsinger3]

I should have called the &quot;Crystal IDE&quot; the &quot;Crystal Development Environment&quot;. (I.e. When you open up Crystal Reports from Start/Programs/Crystal Reports 9).

I've worked with Crystal 8.0 and now Crystal 9.0. Instead of a light clicking on in my head, I apparently have a very low dimmer.

Happy Reporting.

 

[GWHicks]

Actually that gets to the heart of my confusion. I have no links to run Crystal Reports from anywhere but from inside VS.Net. Is there another install I need to run to enable it on its own? Or is it just not available because I don't have the full version, but just the version that is packaged in VS.Net. If there is another install what disc would I find it on? Thanks again for all the help, and the little light you are referring to is actually over my head! But you are helping me figure out how to crank up this dimmer switch!!
Greg Hicks Greg Hicks
VB.Net (Newbie) Programmer

http://www.ajlb2.com

 

[smsinger3]

Actually, we bought the full version of CR 9.0.