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Dec 09, 2011 at 04:36 PM

Failed to Load Database Information using Web Service as Data Source

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Hi all,

I am having a problem that I haven't been able to solve and am hoping for some help here. I will start by stating that I have read through this thread [CRDB_XML.DLL; and it provided some understanding but my situation is slightly different.

I have CR 2008 full version. My report was created there and uses a web service as the data source. When previewing the report in CR 2008 it works fine. Now, let's step over to VS 2010. When the report is run in VS 2010, on my development machine, I get the Failed to load database information error. It also complains about the crdb_xml.dll file missing. Copying this file to the CRVS2010 bin directory doesn't help, just as Ludek said it most certainly wouldn't (but I had to try).

Before I go to the expense of purchasing CR 2011, and hoping the dll from there will solve my problem, I wanted to know if there were any other options for me. I am assuming that using the ADO.NET (XML) driver isn't an option for a web service.

As an aside, I find it rather strange in today's world that CR doesn't support using a web service as a datasource in the VS environment.

Anyway, thanks for any suggestions.

David