I'm developing a VB6 program that will print crystal report documents using Crystal 8 not through the Crystal Report Control 4.6 that's included with VB. This program will be distributed to machines that do not have VB or Crystal reports installed on them. I'm having a difficult time trying to find the list of DLLs needed for the reports to be processed and printed. I'm also having a problem understanding how to get this on all the users machines........I have a bad feeling that you're going to tell me that these DLL's (once I can get a list of all the ones I need) have to be installed on EVERY machine. The program does work on machines that have Crystal Reports installed, so i'm assuming that DLLs are to blame. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to find the necessary DLL files? Thanks for any help or insight anyone can give me.
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VB - Crystal DLL's How to find
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petermeachem
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I gave up trying to work out what was needed and installed the whole lot from the Crystal directory. (This was from a pukka version of Crystal 7 or 8). There were someting over 60 files!
Peter Meachem
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Peter Meachem
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Well,
If you create a setup package using the Package and Deployment Wizard that comes with Visual Studio then it should correctly package all of the DLL's with it.. the only exception that I've had is Implode.dll. Make sure you EXPLICTLY ADD THAT to the setup package.. for some stupid reason, Crystal Reports Designer REQUIRES it.
Otherwise, Crystal Reports usually creates a directory under the windows directory called "Crystal" with the required DLL's. Also MAKE SURE you have craxdrt.dll if you're using the Report Design Component.
--Michael P. Gerety
If you create a setup package using the Package and Deployment Wizard that comes with Visual Studio then it should correctly package all of the DLL's with it.. the only exception that I've had is Implode.dll. Make sure you EXPLICTLY ADD THAT to the setup package.. for some stupid reason, Crystal Reports Designer REQUIRES it.
Otherwise, Crystal Reports usually creates a directory under the windows directory called "Crystal" with the required DLL's. Also MAKE SURE you have craxdrt.dll if you're using the Report Design Component.
--Michael P. Gerety
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