Crystal Reports RDC install download
I'm trying to find a download for the CR RDC componets. I have a client that has an old Access app (which I help support but didn't write) that uses the RDC to display reports within a form in Access.
They are trying to move the application to a new server, but we can't seem to locate any type of installer for the RDC part (the app itself just needs to be copied; there is no installer package for it).
The app has references set for:
crviewer.dll
craxdrt.dll
craxddrt.dll
I tried copying and manually registering the DLL's, but apparently there are dependent DLL's that are required, as the last two won't register.
From digging around on the net, I see that RDC is no longer part of CR, and it seems there are many that are in the same boat with old VB6 programs.
A link with a download for the install would be fantastic, but it's not clear if this is something that can be freely distributed or not. It seems at one point it was given away freely and available for download, but I'm not 100% positive on that.
If not a direct download, I'm looking for any direction/comments that might help. I have located a copy of the merge modules and could possibly create my own install.
My goal is to simply get the application running on the new box.
Jim.
They are trying to move the application to a new server, but we can't seem to locate any type of installer for the RDC part (the app itself just needs to be copied; there is no installer package for it).
The app has references set for:
crviewer.dll
craxdrt.dll
craxddrt.dll
I tried copying and manually registering the DLL's, but apparently there are dependent DLL's that are required, as the last two won't register.
From digging around on the net, I see that RDC is no longer part of CR, and it seems there are many that are in the same boat with old VB6 programs.
A link with a download for the install would be fantastic, but it's not clear if this is something that can be freely distributed or not. It seems at one point it was given away freely and available for download, but I'm not 100% positive on that.
If not a direct download, I'm looking for any direction/comments that might help. I have located a copy of the merge modules and could possibly create my own install.
My goal is to simply get the application running on the new box.
Jim.
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The references are for verion 11.0. They are located in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0\Bin on the current server.
They have a Developers Edition of 2008, which I believe is version 12.0 and no longer contains the RDC. I know I've used that version to maintain the reports, but I don't believe that version was there when the app was originally written and installed.
Jim.
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0\Bin on the current server.
They have a Developers Edition of 2008, which I believe is version 12.0 and no longer contains the RDC. I know I've used that version to maintain the reports, but I don't believe that version was there when the app was originally written and installed.
Jim.
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Already have the merge modules, but I can't seem to generate an install that works.
I'll try the set you pointed out however.
Thanks,
Jim.
I'll try the set you pointed out however.
Thanks,
Jim.
Does you application use the XI R2 RDC?
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<<Does you application use the XI R2 RDC? >>
I don't know. As I said, the references read as version "11.0" and are found in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0
on the current server.
I can update the references in the app, so if I end up with a later version of the RDC, that would not be a problem. Depending on the reports, I might even be able to use an earlier version.
This clients IT budget is next to nothing, so I'd really like to try and get the existing app to run as is. It kills me that all their trying to do is move to a new server and can't do it.
It's not like their trying make changes or gain something they don't have already. They just want to get the existing app to run as is.
Jim.
I don't know. As I said, the references read as version "11.0" and are found in:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Business Objects\3.0
on the current server.
I can update the references in the app, so if I end up with a later version of the RDC, that would not be a problem. Depending on the reports, I might even be able to use an earlier version.
This clients IT budget is next to nothing, so I'd really like to try and get the existing app to run as is. It kills me that all their trying to do is move to a new server and can't do it.
It's not like their trying make changes or gain something they don't have already. They just want to get the existing app to run as is.
Jim.
There will not be any later versions of the RDC, SAP/Crystal dropped it with CR 2008
http://scn.sap.com/community/crystal-reports-for-visual-studio/blog/2008/10/20/report-designer-component--past-present-future
YOu need to know the exact version to SP level to get the correct version of the Crystal runtimes.
Who wrote the application?
If this is a commercial product they may have to contact the developers.
If it was an in house development
What version of Crystal did they have?
Do they still have the CDs?
Having a developer edition of CR2008 does NOT include a license to use or distribute the RDC. They need a developer license of Crystal for the version the application was developed with.
mlmcc
http://scn.sap.com/community/crystal-reports-for-visual-studio/blog/2008/10/20/report-designer-component--past-present-future
YOu need to know the exact version to SP level to get the correct version of the Crystal runtimes.
Who wrote the application?
If this is a commercial product they may have to contact the developers.
If it was an in house development
What version of Crystal did they have?
Do they still have the CDs?
Having a developer edition of CR2008 does NOT include a license to use or distribute the RDC. They need a developer license of Crystal for the version the application was developed with.
mlmcc
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Jim, instead of rewriting the reports, consider simply getting one of the free of inexpensive 3rd-party Crystal Reports viewers. This would allow your users to run the reports you already have.
See list of these viewers at: http://kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html
At least one of these viewers also has a full command line API, so your application can trigger the viewing of a specified report.
See list of these viewers at: http://kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html
At least one of these viewers also has a full command line API, so your application can trigger the viewing of a specified report.
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IdoMillet,
Thanks for posting that. Unfortunately, it may still be a re-write because one of the things the app does is slightly modify the report when executing. It will alternatively point the report to a local set of data built up in a table rather then the database itself.
That's the reason they use the designer componet and not just the straight viewer.
But I'm not sure if they use that feature or not anymore. If not, then this is something I will definitely look at.
Thanks,
Jim.
Thanks for posting that. Unfortunately, it may still be a re-write because one of the things the app does is slightly modify the report when executing. It will alternatively point the report to a local set of data built up in a table rather then the database itself.
That's the reason they use the designer componet and not just the straight viewer.
But I'm not sure if they use that feature or not anymore. If not, then this is something I will definitely look at.
Thanks,
Jim.
What version of Crystal are the reports written in?
mlmcc