exporting cr to a file - will app work with different crystal versions

[yoink]

Hi guys,

I'm thinking of writing an application in visual basic 6 to export a crystal report into html (already got one written in borland builder but it just doesn't work). I'm thinking of doing this with the "crystal report control" from crystl32.ocx which I assume comes with crystal reports 7 (as that's what's installed on the machine I'm doing this on).

If I create this program, will it also work for crystal reports that were created with version 8.5 of crystal? Or do I need to create a new application with different controls for a crystal 8.5 report?

Regards,

Andrew

 

[chelseatech]

The Crystl32.OCX changed between CR7 and 8 so you won't be able to run newer reports.

And I've found the RDC vastly superior to the OCX for exporting to html, dhtml, etc, and use that in cViewMANAGER, my own report scheduler/emailer/exporter.

The coding approach is quite different with the RDC. You will need to rewrite large parts of your App. Editor and Publisher of Crystal Clear

http://www.chelseatech.co.nz/pubs.htm