Using Crystal through another application

[susanLe]

Our application is written in Smalltalk and we want to view/print a form in Crystal Reports. In my research I found several places that it is mentioned that we need to be using VB in order to use the RDC Runtime Engine. Is this true? Is there something else I should be considering?

 

[synapsevampire]

Here's the sample applications, there are numerous ways to use it, perhaps you can use the Java interface:

http://support.businessobjects.com/fix/samplescr.asp?ref=default.asp_selectlist

-k

 

[susanLe]

Thanks....it looks like a good place to start the journey.

 

[Mike Lewis]

susanLe,

You definitely don't need to use VB in order to use the RDC. But you wouldn't know that when you read the RDC documentation or any of the otherwise-excellent books on CR. Most of them think that the term "programming" is synonymous with the term "Visual Basic".

In fact, you can use any language that is capable of instantiating a COM object. I don't know if your version of SmallTalk can do that. If it can, you're in business.

I have been happily using the RDC with Visual Foxpro for several years -- as have thousands of other Foxpro programmers. I don't even have VB installed on my computer.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

My Crystal Reports web site:

http://www.ml-crystal.com

 

[susanLe]

Thanks, that is what I needed to hear.

We do instantiate com objects in our application, so it is just a matter of getting that bit of a task completed to generate the reports our users need.