Distribution problems VB6 Crystal 8.5

[wDanHoward]

I have a program written in Visual Basic 6, accessing an Access 97 database using aODBC connection. The program originally used a Crystal 7 report for output. We upgraded from CR7 to 8.5.

We added a Crystal report viewer and Crystal 8.5 to the Visual Basic program and I am trying to repackage and re-deploy the program.

When I try to install the program on the user’s machine I receive error messages stating that there were errors in regretting files.

Crystl32.ocx
Craxddrt.dll

The installer says that the installation was complete, however I receive run-time error "3706" Unable to find provider. When I try to run the program.

I did make sure the IMPLODE.DLL was installed in the system path and not the application path. Any ideas?

 

[kenhamady]

When you upgraded did you change integration methods, or are you still using the OCX? Craxddrt.dll is not used at all in the OCX. Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Guide to using Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

tek@kenhamady.com

 

[wDanHoward]

On our computers we had version 7 and bought the upgrade to 8 then 8.5. We I installed it on my machines that is the way I had to install it to get 8.5 to work. I do not know if all of the CR7 files were replaced or not.

Also the programmer who was working on this project before me left the CR 7 in the project. I at first tried to repackage the program with both 7 and 8.5 references. I have since removed the CR7 report controls off of the form and removed the CR7 references from the project.

The only references I am using is the CR 8.5 ActiveX Designer Design and Runtime Library.

Do you think that, the packaging program is adding the Craxddrt.dll because the project was packaged when it still had CR7?

 

[kenhamady]

I still am not sure which integration method you are using. Which components and references were used in the V7 application? Ken Hamady, On-site Custom Crystal Reports Training & Consulting
Public classes and individual training.
Guide to using Crystal in VB

http://www.kenhamady.com/

tek@kenhamady.com