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Convert Crystal Reports 8.5 to Ver 12(Crystal 2008)

Ok so, I have to update 1000's of crystal reports from version 8.5 to version 12.

What is going on when the .rpt file is updated?

Is there a way I can accoplish this through C#? I've already used the CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine and CrystalDecisions.Shared in a previous project and they have been a tremendous help in getting .rpt data.

Does anyone know if I can use these are another API offered by Crystal to update my reports to Crystal Reports 2008 ?

(Note: I do not have crystal server)

Thank you for your help!

Casey

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Kurt Reinhardt

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That's a great idea, to check each report and see if we can leverage any new functionality. But in this case I just need to get these done so they will work with a new product that requires them to be in 2008.
There is a vast quantity of them.

I will let the people that built the reports update them at their leisure. Asking them to open all their reports and resave them in the Crystal is a lot to ask since deployment of the new product is underway.

Not the best set of circumstances :(

If I can code a way that would be optimal.

Thank you for your quick and knowledgable response!

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Yeah, that is what I think I need to do, "load" the report in my code, and then save to a new location.

Thank you both for your help.

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THANK YOU!!!