How to deploy crystal reports in Windows Azure

[Former Member]

I have developed a web application using VS 2008 and also developed some crystal reports for the appliation, now my task is to migrate the web application to windows azure and to migrate to Windows Azure we have to convert the application to VS 2010 but in VS 2010 there is no inbuilt Crystal reports now my question is how should i migrate my crystal reports to windows Azure, kindly help me.

Thanks in Advance

Ramakrishna Reddy

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Two links that will get you started:

http://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/crystalreports-dotnet

And like Don said, use the search box in the top right corner of this web page. It will return tons of info on CRVS2010; KBases, blogs (look for my "training on CRVS2010" blogs), sample demos, forum threads and more...

Ludek

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Dear Ludek,

I have upload the MSI into blob storage using the Azure storage explorer, now my doubt is how to download the MSI from blob storage to the inside the Application_Start() event in Global.asax

Thanks in advance

Ramakrishna Reddy

[former_member188030 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Installing [CR for VS 2010 |http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_13_0.exe]on top of visual studio 2010 will give you a bundled crystal designer available inside visual studio 2010 IDE. Apply [SP2 on CR for VS 2010 |http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_13_0_2.exe]Upgrade the reports in the bundled designer and compile / build your application.

Take a look at the Deployment section of [CR for VS 2010 Developer guide |http://help.sap.com/businessobject/product_guides/sapCRVS2010/en/crnet_dg_2010_en.zip]for recommendded deployment procedures.

The [MSI (Redistributable runtimes)|http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_redist_install_32bit_13_0_2.zip] is meant to install manually on the app server / client machine.

Search the forum for 'cr for vs 2010 deployment' you will find many useful threads, kbases, wikis.

Hope this helps,

Bhushan.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Dear Bhushan

I want to know how should we deploy crystal reports on to windows azure.

Thanks in Advance

Ramakrishna Reddy

[former_member188030 · Accepted solution]

As I have mentioned earlier, MSI's are meant to be installed manually on the target machine.

It depends on your custom logic to somehow invoke that exe on windows azure.

One thing can be tried is to copy the dlls in the application bin folder and publish that bin folder with the application.

note that neither windows azure nor the deployment by copying the dlls in the bin folder are supported by SAP.

-Bhushan.

[former_member11696]

Moved to .NET SDK forum.

Search here, lots of info on how to. Use CR for VS 2010 and deploy the runtime for that version after updating your references to the same.

Don