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Connecting a SQL ODBC to an Oracle ODBC in Crystal XI
Posted on 2011-09-20
I have 2 datasources. The main DSN is a File DSN and connects as PK1_RO. It is an ODBC for Oracle. The second DSN connects to a SQL ODBC that I created as a System DSN as PICKPRO.
I connect table1 (IM) of type Oracle to table 2 (Map) of type SQL on a part number. They do not have the same name (Oracle's field is IM_KEY and and SQL's field is ITEM_NUM).
The report contains the PK1_RO.dbo.IM.IM_Key and runs. When I add the PICKPRO.dbo.Map_ITEM_NUM field to the Details are (or any field from the MAP table) Crystal blows up and gives me a CRE EXE fatal error.
They are both ODBC's so they should connect. What am I doing wrong?
I connect table1 (IM) of type Oracle to table 2 (Map) of type SQL on a part number. They do not have the same name (Oracle's field is IM_KEY and and SQL's field is ITEM_NUM).
The report contains the PK1_RO.dbo.IM.IM_Key and runs. When I add the PICKPRO.dbo.Map_ITEM_NUM field to the Details are (or any field from the MAP table) Crystal blows up and gives me a CRE EXE fatal error.
They are both ODBC's so they should connect. What am I doing wrong?
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CR XI does not support using 2 data sources that are different databases. It may work or as in your case it may not work.
Can you use a subreport for one of the sources?
mlmcc
Can you use a subreport for one of the sources?
mlmcc
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It might help if you post the exact error message that you're getting, but mlmcc may very well be correct and this may be one combination that just won't work.
If you're using MS SQL, then one option might be to create a linked server in MS SQL for your Oracle db. I haven't used Oracle, so I don't know if that's possible, but if it is, then you could theoretically just have the report connect to the MS SQL server, and then connect to the Oracle db via the linked server.
James
If you're using MS SQL, then one option might be to create a linked server in MS SQL for your Oracle db. I haven't used Oracle, so I don't know if that's possible, but if it is, then you could theoretically just have the report connect to the MS SQL server, and then connect to the Oracle db via the linked server.
James
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Just had another thought. If you create a new report that uses just the PICKPRO connection, does it work? That would confirm that the PICKPRO connection is working.
James
James
James0628 idea of using a linked server on the SQL server is a good one, I use this all of the time with pass through queries to bring data from multiple data sources.
If you don't have access to teh SQL server to do this an alternative would be use linked tables in an MS Access database, you can then use th MS db as your data source.
The reality is that CR has never handled mutliple data sources very well, so your best trying to get them into a single data source and let that handle the connections.
HTH
If you don't have access to teh SQL server to do this an alternative would be use linked tables in an MS Access database, you can then use th MS db as your data source.
The reality is that CR has never handled mutliple data sources very well, so your best trying to get them into a single data source and let that handle the connections.
HTH
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