deploy VS C# 2015 & CR2020 reports to a client workstation

[former_member725566]

Hello,

I am getting the dreaded Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms' V13.0.3500.0 on the client computer,

I have installed the CR2020 runtime on the client machine and tried everything else I have seen on the web and still get this error. I have tried changing the App.config file in every other way I can think of. I have went thru all the comments and tried installing different runtimes and still to no avail.

Not sure if maybe it is how the application was designed to begin with or if this is some sort of CR issue. I even purchased CR2020 to make sure all my reports were created using the latest and greatest version of CR.

I have also went thru and tried all the support answers from the SAP community and none of them seem to work.

CR13SP29

The VS c# app is compiled and set for 32bit and 32bit runtime is installed on the client machine.

Any thoughts would be great.

Nick

[former_member11696 · Accepted solution]

Hi Nick,

SP 29 uses CR assemblies version 13.0.4000.0 and not 3500.

See the download WIKI for more info:

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads

And my blog to help you to upgrade your project:

https://blogs.sap.com/2020/10/30/upgrading-a-visual-studio-2008-2019-.net-project-with-the-latest-cr...

Don

[former_member725566 · Accepted solution]

Thanks Don, your blog link was the best. I had to totally uninstall everything to do with CR on both my development machine and the client machine as you recommended.

Took everything to 13.0.4000 on the dev machine. Had to delete and re-add in all my references in the project, which then changed them all to 4000. Made sure the 32bit platform build was selected and that the .net version target framework was as you recommended.

The most important thing that changed I was having a problem with was I had the 4000 references, but when you looked the properties of each of the references the very last line version still showed 3500. I recommend following the blog to the letter and in the specific order you have laid out.

Did nothing on the client, but install SP29 version msi.

[former_member11696]

Hi Nick,

Great I could help resolve the issues....

Once you deploy the runtime it should work fine on the Desktops...

Don