Using Viewer and Printer Setup in CR8 for reports written in CR6.

[atlrdk]

I would like to use the new features of CR8, printer setup and the new viewer.&nbsp;&nbsp;All indications seem to point to the fact that I need to convert these reports to ADO to take advantage of the Printer Setup and the new Viewer.&nbsp;&nbsp;This would be a gigantic task and do not have the timeframe and money for this.&nbsp;&nbsp;Has anyone attached that the New printer setup and/or viewer from CR8 to work with CR6 reports?&nbsp;&nbsp;By the way, the reports are called from VB and are in RPT format.<br><br>Thanks.

 

[MalcolmW]

To use VB and CR8, you are going to have to change how the reports are called from VB.&nbsp;&nbsp;Depending on how your VB app is structured, this could be simple or you might have to make the changes in a lot of places.&nbsp;&nbsp;This doesn't answer your question, but it is another factor in considering the upgrade.<br> <p>Malcolm Wynden<br><a href=mailto:wynden@island.dot.net>wynden@island.dot.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[atlrdk]

Thanks for the reply to the Crystal 6 to 8 question.&nbsp;&nbsp;Was wondering if you<br>could comment<br>on the following code for what would change when going from 6 to 8?<br><br> ' Open the Crystal application.<br> Set crystalApp = CreateObject( &quot;Crystal.CRPE.Application&quot; )<br><br> Set objReport = crystalApp.OpenReport( filePath )<br><br> objReport.ParameterPromptingEnabled = False<br><br> If printPreview Then<br><br> Call objReport.Preview( )<br> Else<br><br> Call objReport.PrintOut( )<br> End If<br><br><br>What I am trying to accomplish is to be able to change printers from a list<br>box and the newer preview function seems to be faster. This was the only<br>reason I had to purchase version 8, but it seems to be a very big headache.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Bob Kindelberger<br><A HREF="mailto:bobk@powerbond.com">bobk@powerbond.com</A><br><br>

 

[MalcolmW]

rather than possibly lead you astray (I work with ASP not VB - similar enough to be dangerous) check this out.<br><A HREF="

http://support.seagatesoftware.com/communityCS/FilesAndUpdates/vb532ole.zip.asp"

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http://support.seagatesoftware.com/communityCS/FilesAndUpdates/vb532ole.zip.asp</A><br>as

well as viewerruntimeoptions.zip<br><br> <p>Malcolm Wynden<br><a href=mailto:wynden@island.dot.net>wynden@island.dot.net</a><br><a href= > </a><br>