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VB.NET 2008 and Crystal Reports

Asked by: pcareWI

I'm writing a small app in vb.net 2008 Pro that executes a crystal report that was created in Crystal XI. This report has several subreports all of which use the same stored procedure that is used in the main report. I can run this report without issue through crystal but when trying to execute it through vb.net code, I receive the following error:

This field name is not known.
Error in File C:\..........
Error in formula <Record Selection>.
'({group_plan_renewals;1.PROD_CD} like '*' & 'Dental' & '*' or
'
This field name is not known


I can tell which subreport this is referring to, so I tried removing that subreport to see if it would then run, but it just goes on to the next report and lists the same error for the first line in the record selection formula. I'm stumped. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

I do not have any code to post because this error isn't triggered until after the the function to load the report is done... if there is code that you need to see that would help, please let me know. This really seems more like an issue with the report/subreport though.

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2009-08-25 at 06:21:16ID24679698
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by: mpeaden2Posted on 2009-08-25 at 07:00:32ID: 25177654

How exactly are you executing it?.. proc.start?
or loading it in a report document?.. If loading in a report document, try this

report.Load(ReportType, OpenReportMethod.OpenReportByTempCopy)

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-25 at 07:14:13ID: 25177799

I'm not sure I understand... I have a separate form in my application with the report viewer component on it. I just use the following code from my main form to load the report:

        objForm.ViewReport("\\atlas\d atlas\Dept\IT\Reporting\Crystal\11.0 Copied Designs\Health Plan Renewal.rpt", , "@Begin_dt=" & begin_dt & "&@End_dt=" & end_dt & "&acct_mgr=" & am & "&ben_anal=" & ba & "&Name=" & group)
        objForm.Show()
 
 
 
Here is the code behind the report viewer form:
 
<Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.DesignerGenerated()> _
Partial Class frmViewReport
    Inherits System.Windows.Forms.Form
 
    'Form overrides dispose to clean up the component list.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCode()> _
    Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(ByVal disposing As Boolean)
        Try
            If disposing AndAlso components IsNot Nothing Then
                components.Dispose()
            End If
        Finally
            MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
        End Try
    End Sub
 
    'Required by the Windows Form Designer
    Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer
 
    'NOTE: The following procedure is required by the Windows Form Designer
    'It can be modified using the Windows Form Designer.  
    'Do not modify it using the code editor.
    <System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThrough()> _
    Private Sub InitializeComponent()
        Me.rptViewer = New CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms.CrystalReportViewer
        Me.SuspendLayout()
        '
        'rptViewer
        '
        Me.rptViewer.ActiveViewIndex = -1
        Me.rptViewer.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.FixedSingle
        Me.rptViewer.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
        Me.rptViewer.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(0, 0)
        Me.rptViewer.Name = "rptViewer"
        Me.rptViewer.SelectionFormula = ""
        Me.rptViewer.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.rptViewer.TabIndex = 0
        Me.rptViewer.ViewTimeSelectionFormula = ""
        '
        'frmViewReport
        '
        Me.AutoScaleDimensions = New System.Drawing.SizeF(6.0!, 13.0!)
        Me.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font
        Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(292, 266)
        Me.Controls.Add(Me.rptViewer)
        Me.Name = "frmViewReport"
        Me.Text = "frmViewReport"
        Me.ResumeLayout(False)
 
    End Sub
    Friend WithEvents rptViewer As CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms.CrystalReportViewer
 
    Friend Function ViewReport(ByVal sReportName As String, _
Optional ByVal sSelectionFormula As String = "", _
Optional ByVal param As String = "") As Boolean
 
        'Declaring variablesables
 
        Dim intCounter As Integer
        Dim intCounter1 As Integer
 
        'Crystal Report's report document object
 
        Dim objReport As New  _
            CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument
 
        'object of table Log on info of Crystal report
 
        Dim ConInfo As New CrystalDecisions.Shared.TableLogOnInfo
 
        'Parameter value object of crystal report 
 
        ' parameters used for adding the value to parameter.
 
        Dim paraValue As New CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterDiscreteValue
 
        'Current parameter value object(collection) of crystal report parameters.
 
        Dim currValue As CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterValues
 
        'Sub report object of crystal report.
 
        Dim mySubReportObject As  _
            CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.SubreportObject
 
        'Sub report document of crystal report.
 
        Dim mySubRepDoc As New  _
            CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument
 
        Dim strParValPair() As String
        Dim strVal() As String
        Dim index As Integer
 
        Try
 
            'Load the report
 
            objReport.Load(sReportName)
 
            'Check if there are parameters or not in report.
 
            intCounter = objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.Count
 
            'As parameter fields collection also picks the selection 
 
            ' formula which is not the parameter
 
            ' so if total parameter count is 1 then we check whether 
 
            ' its a parameter or selection formula.
 
 
            If intCounter = 1 Then
                If InStr(objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(0).ParameterFieldName, ".", CompareMethod.Text) > 0 Then
                    intCounter = 0
                End If
            End If
 
            'If there are parameters in report and 
 
            'user has passed them then split the 
 
            'parameter string and Apply the values 
 
            'to their concurrent parameters.
 
 
            If intCounter > 0 And Trim(param) <> "" Then
                strParValPair = param.Split("&")
 
                For index = 0 To UBound(strParValPair)
                    If InStr(strParValPair(index), "=") > 0 Then
                        strVal = strParValPair(index).Split("=")
                        paraValue.Value = strVal(1)
                        currValue = _
                            objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(strVal(0)).CurrentValues
                        currValue.Add(paraValue)
                        objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(strVal(0)).ApplyCurrentValues(currValue)
                    End If
                Next
            End If
 
            'Set the connection information to ConInfo 
 
            'object so that we can apply the 
 
            'connection information on each table in the report
 
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.UserID = "sa"
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.Password = "rampart29"
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.ServerName = "Apollo"
            ConInfo.ConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = "Labyrinth"
 
            For intCounter = 0 To objReport.Database.Tables.Count - 1
                objReport.Database.Tables(intCounter).ApplyLogOnInfo(ConInfo)
            Next
 
            ' Loop through each section on the report then look 
 
            ' through each object in the section
 
            ' if the object is a subreport, then apply logon info 
 
            ' on each table of that sub report
 
 
            For index = 0 To objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections.Count - 1
                For intCounter = 0 To _
                    objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections(index).ReportObjects.Count - 1
                    With objReport.ReportDefinition.Sections(index)
                        If .ReportObjects(intCounter).Kind = _
                        CrystalDecisions.Shared.ReportObjectKind.SubreportObject Then
                            mySubReportObject = CType(.ReportObjects(intCounter),  _
                              CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.SubreportObject)
                            mySubRepDoc = _
                     mySubReportObject.OpenSubreport(mySubReportObject.SubreportName)
                            For intCounter1 = 0 To mySubRepDoc.Database.Tables.Count - 1
                                mySubRepDoc.Database.Tables(intCounter1).ApplyLogOnInfo(ConInfo)
                            Next
                        End If
                    End With
                Next
            Next
            'If there is a selection formula passed to this function then use that
 
            If sSelectionFormula.Length > 0 Then
                objReport.RecordSelectionFormula = sSelectionFormula
            End If
            'Re setting control 
 
            rptViewer.ReportSource = Nothing
 
            'Set the current report object to report.
 
            rptViewer.ReportSource = objReport
 
            'Show the report
 
            rptViewer.Show()
            Return True
        Catch ex As System.Exception
            MsgBox(ex.Message)
        End Try
    End Function
End Class
                                              
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by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-25 at 07:21:19ID: 25177870

Wait... I see what you mean. Unfortunately that didn't work. Here is the code that I used after your suggestion:

        Try

            objReport.Load(sReportName, CrystalDecisions.Shared.OpenReportMethod.OpenReportByTempCopy)

            intCounter = objReport.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.Count

 

by: mpeaden2Posted on 2009-08-25 at 07:27:05ID: 25177941

I ran into the same problem several years ago.. try this... it has always worked well for me.

Dim CR As New ReportDocument
        Dim strReportPath As String = "\\...."
        CR.Load(strReportPath)
        '
        ' Declare the parameter related objects.
        '
        Dim crParameterDiscreteValue As ParameterDiscreteValue
        Dim crParameterFieldDefinitions As ParameterFieldDefinitions
        Dim crParameterFieldLocation As ParameterFieldDefinition
        Dim crParameterValues As ParameterValues
        '
        ' Get the report's parameters collection.
        '
        crParameterFieldDefinitions = CR.DataDefinition.ParameterFields
        '
        ' Set the first parameter
        ' - Get the parameter, tell it to use the current values vs default value.
        ' - Tell it the parameter contains 1 discrete value vs multiple values.
        ' - Set the parameter's value.
        ' - Add it and apply it.
        ' - Repeat these statements for each parameter.
 
        crParameterFieldLocation = crParameterFieldDefinitions.Item(0)
        crParameterValues = crParameterFieldLocation.CurrentValues
        crParameterDiscreteValue = New CrystalDecisions.Shared.ParameterDiscreteValue
        crParameterDiscreteValue.Value = txtCpar.Text.Trim
        crParameterValues.Add(crParameterDiscreteValue)
        crParameterFieldLocation.ApplyCurrentValues(crParameterValues)
        'CR.PrintToPrinter(1, True, 0, 0)

                                              
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by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-25 at 09:08:20ID: 25179058

Where would I put the connection info for the report with this code?

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-25 at 09:15:32ID: 25179154

Please ignore my last comment. I figured it out... however, I'm back to receiving the same error as in my initial post. Any other ideas?

 

by: mpeaden2Posted on 2009-08-25 at 09:43:19ID: 25179457

I use integrated security...

see code snippet.
this also works for me.. may spark some new ideas for you


Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Load
        Dim myConnectionInfo As New ConnectionInfo()
 
        myConnectionInfo.DatabaseName = "XXXXX"
        myConnectionInfo.UserID = "XXXXX"
        myConnectionInfo.Password = "XXXXX"
        setDBLOGONforREPORT(myConnectionInfo)
    End Sub
 
    Private Sub setDBLOGONforREPORT(ByVal myconnectioninfo As ConnectionInfo)
        Dim mytableloginfos As New TableLogOnInfos()
        mytableloginfos = CrystalReportViewer1.LogOnInfo
        For Each myTableLogOnInfo As TableLogOnInfo In mytableloginfos
            myTableLogOnInfo.ConnectionInfo = myconnectioninfo
        Next
 
    End Sub

                                              
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by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-25 at 09:55:04ID: 25179587

Thank you. This is actually what I'm already using for the connection info. It doesn't seem like the error I'm receiving has anything to do with the connection. I could be wrong though. I'm open to trying anything at this point.

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2009-08-25 at 15:12:16ID: 25182812

Ar eyou using the CR XI dlls or the ones that come with VS 2008 for Crystal?

mlmcc

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-26 at 05:07:17ID: 25186623

I'm using what came with VS 2008. I'm wordering if I maybe add the existing crystal report to the project... if that will make a difference. I'm thinking that it won't but I suppose it's worth a try. It's just odd that it's saying the field doesn't exist and it's referring to just a normal field in the stored procedure in the sub-report... not a parameter or anything.

 

by: mpeaden2Posted on 2009-08-26 at 05:36:57ID: 25186851

If you haven't already tried.. I would create a simple test report without any stored procs and test stored proc with the code you are using and see if you get the same error. And build from there until you pinpoint the problem..

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-26 at 05:38:20ID: 25186861

Thanks... I'll try that. I have a feeling it has to do with the sub reports. I'm going to just try removing all of the sub reports first and see if just the main report runs. I'll post with the results.

Thanks.

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2009-08-26 at 09:02:08ID: 25189203

If you are using reports built with CR XI then you need to use the dlls from CR XI in the application.  The versioin of Crystal in VS2008 is based on an earlier version of Crystal (CR10) and they may not interpret a CR XI report correctly.

That or build the report in the versiion that comes with VS2008.

mlmcc

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-27 at 08:55:58ID: 25199680

How do I use the dlls from Crystal XI?

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-27 at 09:44:24ID: 31620136

Thanks for the help and quick responses!

 

by: mlmccPosted on 2009-08-27 at 10:20:22ID: 25200608

Did you resolve the second question?

mlmcc

 

by: pcareWIPosted on 2009-08-28 at 04:52:31ID: 25206562

I did... I got it all figured out now. Thank you for your assistance.

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