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Compile into what?<br />
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If you're working in Visual Studio, just open Solution Explorer and right click on your project. &nbsp;Select Add Existing Item -&gt; Crystal Report then browse to the report you want added. &nbsp;Now click on the report itself in Solution Explorer (you'll see the .rpt file) and check the properties to make sure it is set to &quot;Embedded Resource&quot; (this is the default unless you've changed it). &nbsp;<br />
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This will compile a report created outside of Visual Studio into your .exe file. &nbsp;Is this what you're asking?
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Compile into what?

If you're working in Visual Studio, just open Solution Explorer and right click on your project.  Select Add Existing Item -> Crystal Report then browse to the report you want added.  Now click on the report itself in Solution Explorer (you'll see the .rpt file) and check the properties to make sure it is set to "Embedded Resource" (this is the default unless you've changed it).  

This will compile a report created outside of Visual Studio into your .exe file.  Is this what you're asking?

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What is your main objective? &nbsp;If it is to let users view reports without owning a Crystal license, consider one of the 3rd-party report viewers listed at: <a href="http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html" rel="ugc">http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html</a><br />
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If the objective is to protect your intelectual property so that users can't open the report in Crystal and see or change how the report was designed, then one report viewer listed there provides the functionality of converting rpt files to protected rpz files (that can only be viewed by that viewer).<br />
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hth,<br />
- Ido
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What is your main objective?  If it is to let users view reports without owning a Crystal license, consider one of the 3rd-party report viewers listed at: http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html [http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html]

If the objective is to protect your intelectual property so that users can't open the report in Crystal and see or change how the report was designed, then one report viewer listed there provides the functionality of converting rpt files to protected rpz files (that can only be viewed by that viewer).

hth,
- Ido

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Glad I could help<br />
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mlmcc
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hi, all,<br />
i wonder how to compile a crystal report which designed in CR9.0? <br />
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thanks<br />
viola
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hi, all,
i wonder how to compile a crystal report which designed in CR9.0? 

thanks
viola

How to compile crystal report?

Crystal Reports is a business intelligence application from SAP SE. It is used to graphically design data connections and report layouts from a wide range of data sources including Excel spreadsheets, Oracle, SQL Server databases and Access databases, BusinessObjects Enterprise business views, and local file-system information. Report designers can place fields from these sources on the report design surface, and can also deploy them in custom formulas (using either BASIC or Crystal's own syntax), which are then placed on the design surface. Crystal Reports also supports subreports, graphing, and a limited amount of GIS functionality.