Programmatically Creating A Report Using .NET 2.0

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Post Author: turz

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Is it possible to programmatically create a report using the crystal reports api? I am currently trying to figure out which reporting solution to go with and I will need the ability to create and manipulate a report from code. I thought I read somewhere that Crystal Reports Developer XI was capable of doing this, but I have not seen any forum posts or samples of this throughout my surfing. I am currently using Visual Studio 2005 to create an ASP.NET website in C#. I guess I am in need of some more information about Crystal Reports Developer XI and the Report Application Server. Thanks Chris

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Post Author: Ted Ueda

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I think KBase5074668 would be a good starting point.

Sincerely,

Ted Ueda

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Post Author: turz

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Thanks for the help, this was exactly what I needed. I have posted the KBase article in case anyone else searches here. If anyone knows where I could download a trial version of Crystal Reports XI Developer R2 SP2, please let me know. Thanks again, Chris KBase Article ID:5074668Article refers to:

Crystal Reports .NET

Symptom

Prior to the release of Crystal Reports XI R2 Service Pack 2,

report modification was only possible using the RAS (Report

Application Server) SDK with a RAS server or by using In-Process

RAS with the purchase of additional licensing.

Cause

As of the release of Service Pack 2 for Crystal Reports XI R2,

the RAS SDK is available to developers without the need for a RAS

server to process the reports without additional licensing. Report

modification such as changing/adding/removing database providers,

adding/removing/creating report objects, parameters, formulas,

sections etc. can be achieved by accessing the RAS SDK through the

Crystal Reports .NET SDK.

NOTE

Additional licensing is still required for the RDC report

creation API, and to use the out-of-process RAS Server (Crystal

Reports Server Embedded).

Resolution

Using Crystal Reports XI R2 Service Pack 2 and higher,

you can now access the report modification APIs without any

additional licensing by using the inprocess-RAS engine through the

Crystal Reports .NET SDK. An example of accessing the RAS SDK

through the Crystal Reports .NET SDK is as follows:

ReportDocument rpt = new ReportDocument(); rpt.Load(Request.PhysicalApplicationPath + "blankreport.rpt"); //get a reportclientdocument object from a reportdocument object ISCDReportClientDocument rcd; rcd = rpt.ReportClientDocument; //Use the ISCDReportClientdocument object to modify the report ModifyMyReport(rcd); //view the report CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = rpt;

Where the u201CModifyMyReport(rcd)u201D is a custom function or

routine that makes changes to the report using RAS APIs.

Known

Limitations

A report cannot be created using ReportClientDocument.New().

At the very least, a blank template report must be loaded by the

ReportDocument object.

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Post Author: turz

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The link provided next to it threw a Java RMI error...When I searched the KBase for that ID I got the same Java RMI error. Is there some other way I can view that thread? Thanks