How to deploy a Crystal Reports report

[mngaetez]

Hi Guys, my question is pointing to the deploy of some reports. We have this situation: I created a couple of Reports using Crystal Reports Development Edition 10, with Visual Fox Pro 7. If I want to run the report in my computer runs great, but my problem is to know how to run that report in other computers without to install the hole full version of Crystal.

It should be a solution for a deploy of a report. I know there's a lots of DLLs to copy, but I can not find a right tool to create some kind of installer of all the files I need to run any report.

Thanks

MG

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
You could either:
Create a VB ( Or VC) application ( using Visual Studio, for instance) and use the RDC components to include a report ( check licensing limits)
or
Use Crystal Enterprise to web deploy the report.

You may have a 5 user edition of CE included in your CR Developer software set..

There is no supported method of distributing a run-time V10 Crystal Report to multiple users..( Like the v8 allowed you to do)

 

[mngaetez]

Fantastic, but how can I create the application in VB. When you talk about application you talk about some kind of wizard to install the correct files en every Client PC?.

How can I do that?

I'm completely new in this technology. I have Visual Studio 10 and I've being trying to create that wizard, but I really don't know the steps for that.

Thanks

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
No..Using Visual Studio you create a web application and place it on your web site ( assuming you have one).
Try these samples at Business Objects' Web Support site..

http://support.businessobjects.com/...pdates/cr_net_sdk_tutorial_samples_en.zip.asp

Hope it helps..

 

[dgillz]

Unless you have a burning desire to do more coding, I would just purchase a crystal report viewer for each workstation. There are a number of them reviewed on Ken Hamady's website:

http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html

Software Sales, Training, Implementation and Support for Exact Macola, eSynergy, and Crystal Reports
askdon@srhconsulting.com

http://www.srhconsulting.com

 

[Mike Lewis]

MG,

You mentioned that you are using Visual FoxPro 7.0. On the CD of that product, you will find a copy of InstallShield Express. You can use that to create an installation set for the Crystal Reports runtime. You will then be able to distribute the installation set to the users, who will run a setup program to install it.

When you get to the merge modules page of InstallShield, look for a merge module for your version of CR. If you cannot see it listed, you might have to download it. If you are using a recent version of CR, you can get the merge module from the Business Objects web site.

Mike

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