C++ And Crystal reports

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Post Author: Rene D

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Hi,

I've used Crystal reports for a long time in my C++ applications. At first with Crystal 7 I used the Crpe.dll. A year ago I rewrote al the software to make use of the new RDC com-sdk and Crystal 11.

Now I read that with Crystal 2008 RDC is deprecated. How can I still use C++ and the latest Crystal reports. It seems that the RAS SDK is only for C# and Java also.

Thanks in advance,

Rene

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Post Author: Ted Ueda

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The RAS SDK comes in two versions - .NET and Java. One possibility is using managed C+.Using unmanaged C+ with CR.NET isn't something that is tested by BusinessObjects. If you encounter problems, the issues would have to be reproduced in an entirely managed .NET environment for escalation.Sincerely,Ted Ueda

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Post Author: AndersG

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OK. I will keep this in mind for the future. Right now it appears that we will stick with CR9 for the forseeable future.

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Post Author: Ted Ueda

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With managed C++, you'd be using Crystal Reports for .NET (CR.NET) - with more modern versions (XI Release 2 Service Pack 2 or 2008), you have access to the inproc (not server) Report Application Server SDK that has report creation/modification functionality.It's a different API from the Report Designer Component (RDC) SDK you'd been using earlier.The CR 2008 .NET SDK docs are available either from the Home Page when you start CR 2008 Designer, or on-line here: http://diamond.businessobjects.com/developer/librarySincerely,Ted Ueda

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Post Author: AndersG

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Will there be any documentation how to use CR with managed C+? Preferably better that the extremely weak C+ docs we have today.I guess one option would be to build a wrapper in managed C++ and call that from regular C++.

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Post Author: Ted Ueda

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We fully support the Report Designer Component with Crystal Reports XI Release 2 and previous. RDC is being deprecated, since COM is being deprecated for new development. Going forward, Crystal Reports will support the .NET and Java SDKs. If managed C++ isn't amenable for your application, then yes, you'll require other alternatives.Sincerely,Ted Ueda

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Post Author: AndersG

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So what you are saying essentially is that you no longer support C++ development? That we should look for other alternatives to do our reporting?