Export report to Email via PDF using Crystal

[bigtwig]

Hi, I was brought in to write some ASP code to collect data for a customer. They use CR 8.5 to generate reports, which I 'think' I can use to generate reports. They want to be able to email directly from the Crystal Reports Viewer. They use Groupwise as their email client. Can this be done? Thanks!

 

[MJRBIM]

Crystal 8.5 is no longer supported by the vendor.

The Crystal Report XI Server can schedule you reports in PDF or XLS format directly to the GroupWise SMTP service.

http://www.businessobjects.com/products/reporting/crystalreports/server/default.asp

 

[bigtwig]

Crystal XI Server is $7500 for a 5-user license. I can't see the benefit of upgrading just for the sake of adding Email capability AND I'm sure there must be some way to do it, if everything is setup properly.

 

[bleuys]

There is no direct export to email from "Crystal Reports Viewer". Because of that BO has an enterprise system to do the delivery of reports troughout a whole company.

If you want it to be done only with CR Developer Ed., you can use RDC and write your own App which does the delivery of reports to e-mail clients.

But if this would be cheaper..... I don't think so..

 

[groggle]

Crystal Reports Professional comes with a free 5 Named User license version of Crystal Reports Server XI. Therefore the cost is well under $1K.