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As far as I know there is no where to legally download CR8.<br />
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mlmcc
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As far as I know there is no where to legally download CR8.

mlmcc

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I've installed my &quot;old&quot; license of Version 8 and it seems to be working fine with CRXI....so I'm good to go....thanks for your input.
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I've installed my "old" license of Version 8 and it seems to be working fine with CRXI....so I'm good to go....thanks for your input.

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Experts,<br />
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I think I know the answer, but have to ask. I'm a consultant and I have a client that has an application that uses Crystal Reports 8 or 8.5 as the reporting version. I need to modify reports for this client but I only have CR XI operational at the moment. <br />
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Can I open the version 8 report in version XI, make slight TEXTUAL modifications and save BACK TO version 8? I think not right?<br />
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If not, ... do you know that IF I only make TEXTUAL / HEADING types of changes.... will their application be able to use the SAVED/MODIFIED report?<br />
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Finally, can version 8 or 8.5 run on the same machine as versoin XI? Is there a place to download version 8 for free...????<br />
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: )<br />
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Any input would be much appreciated.<br />
Thanks
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Experts,

I think I know the answer, but have to ask. I'm a consultant and I have a client that has an application that uses Crystal Reports 8 or 8.5 as the reporting version. I need to modify reports for this client but I only have CR XI operational at the moment. 

Can I open the version 8 report in version XI, make slight TEXTUAL modifications and save BACK TO version 8? I think not right?

If not, ... do you know that IF I only make TEXTUAL / HEADING types of changes.... will their application be able to use the SAVED/MODIFIED report?

Finally, can version 8 or 8.5 run on the same machine as versoin XI? Is there a place to download version 8 for free...????

: )

Any input would be much appreciated.
Thanks

Can a version 8 report be opened in XI, modified and saved back to Version 8?

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.