Assign Datasource to crystal report at runtime

[Former Member]

Hi,

I am using crystal report for reporting. I want to achive following things..

1.Create Crystal report without using any database connection.

2.Create Datasource at runtime and assign it to report.

Is it possible in crystal report?How I can achive this?

Thanks in advance

Vaibhav

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

How will you deliver your reports to your users?

You MUST have a database connection to design the report - that's the only way that Crystal will know what the tables look like (field names, field types, etc.) However, if you are writing an application to deliver your report, the SDK will allow you to set the database location at runtime.

There also are a number of third-party viewers available that might let you do this. A good starting point to find something is at [http://www.kenhamady.com/bookmarks.html].

-Dell