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Gordon Hughes

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I generally use ODBC to connect to SQL Server.<br />
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mlmcc
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I generally use ODBC to connect to SQL Server.

mlmcc

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Hi Gordon Hughes,<br />
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You can use <b>Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server</b>.<br />
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Here is below two examples:<br />
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<b><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18354952/how-to-connect-crystal-report-in-vs-2012-to-sql-server-2008" rel="ugc">https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18354952/how-to-connect-crystal-report-in-vs-2012-to-sql-server-2008</a></b><br />
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<b><a href="http://csharp.net-informations.com/crystal-reports/csharp-crystal-reports-stepbystep.htm" rel="ugc">http://csharp.net-informations.com/crystal-reports/csharp-crystal-reports-stepbystep.htm</a></b><br />
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For SQL Server 2016:<br />
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you can Create New Connection, Please selected OLE DB (ADO). In OLE DB Provider, I selected Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. In the Connection Information, I entered ServerName\SQLEXPRESS, checked Integrated Security and selected Database.
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Hi Gordon Hughes,

You can use Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server.

Here is below two examples:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18354952/how-to-connect-crystal-report-in-vs-2012-to-sql-server-2008 [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18354952/how-to-connect-crystal-report-in-vs-2012-to-sql-server-2008]

http://csharp.net-informations.com/crystal-reports/csharp-crystal-reports-stepbystep.htm [http://csharp.net-informations.com/crystal-reports/csharp-crystal-reports-stepbystep.htm]


For SQL Server 2016:

you can Create New Connection, Please selected OLE DB (ADO). In OLE DB Provider, I selected Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server. In the Connection Information, I entered ServerName\SQLEXPRESS, checked Integrated Security and selected Database.

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Sorted<br />
Thanks for all the support
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What connection type to i use to connect Crystal Reports to an SQL express database?<br />
Gordon
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What connection type to i use to connect Crystal Reports to an SQL express database?
Gordon

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Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.

Databases

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.

Crystal Reports

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.