vb6 + xml + cr9

hi everyone. im having a problem making a report usig xml as the data source. i have a client-server application. the server stores the db so i need to send the data as an xml to the client. the client in turn then displays the xml in cr9. the problem is i do not know how to use cr9 with xml. i downloaded some articles and they say that it is necessary to create a dsn (in the control panel) using a driver. is it posibble to create this report without dsn? i would like it very much if only vb6 and cr9 are the only programs i will use to implement this. thanks very much.