documentation of the Crystal Reports 2008 Print Engine

[Former Member]

Hallo,

where can I find a documentation of the Crystal Reports 2008 Print Engine (Crpe32.dll).

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Using CRPE32.dll to write code using direct API calls (e.g. PEOpenEngine, PEOpenPrintJob, etc.) was retired after Crystal Reports 10. The [Crystal Reports XI Developer Library|http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXI/en/devlib.htm] lists the [Retired Developer APIs|http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXI/en/en/RDC_SDK/rdc_com_dg_doc/doc/rdcsdk_com_doc/Deprecated_Reference2.html] - including CRPE32.dll.

This information is also available in the [CR XI R2 Developer Library Guide|http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2SP2/en/devsuite.htm] - [Retired Developer APIs|http://devlibrary.businessobjects.com/BusinessObjectsXIR2SP2/en/en/RDC_SDK/rdc_com_dg_doc/doc/rdcsdk_com_doc/Deprecated_Reference2.html].

With CR2008 and Service Pack 0 you can develop windows or web applications using the Crystal Reports .NET SDK.

Sincerely,

Dan Kelleher

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

But, it work. I have try to launch a report from Visual Basic with the API "crpe32.dll" of the version 11.5 and it work. The problem become when want launch it in a computer that haven´t installed Crystal Report. Can´t open the report the API.

Edited by: Inaki Gonzalez on Sep 3, 2008 6:07 PM

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Inaki, what you are trying to do is so unsupported and at this time, essentially a hack. We can provide "best effort support", but no guarantees that we will get this to work...

Since this works on your dev computer and not on a deployed computer, the 1st question is; have you deployed any CR runtime to that client computer? If not, see if running this MSI:

https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100005985862008E/cr120_redist_install.zip

on the client computer installs the neccessary runtime. I have no idea if this will be enough, never tried this with CRPE APIs and never want to. But it is the minimum you will have to do. Let me know how things go once you have run the MSI on the client. If there are errors, please document those accurately.

Ludek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I have buied the version XI sp2 what is the 11.5, but I don´t find the file redist of that version.

With my version 11.5 for work with aplications Vb 32 bits (COM), which the solution is optime? RDC?

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Inaki, why are you asking the same question on two different threads? I have answered your question in this thread:

Please do not post the same question to two different threads.

Ludek