Unable to view crystalreport.rpt file in vs 2010

[Former Member]

Hi,

I have developed a web application in VS 2010, there are some reports to be developed for the application now my issue is to create a .rpt file i have added a new item from the solution file but the .rpt file doesn't get opened instead it shows the following:

Choose and download an installation package:

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Standard

Standard EXE installation package which installs the software into the Visual Studio IDE.

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Click Once

Click once installation package used to create self-updating Windows-based applications which can be installed and run with minimal user interaction.

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Click Once (32 Bit)

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Click Once (64 Bit)

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Merge Modules

Merge modules installation package used to install components which are shared by multiple applications.

SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4 (32-bit)

SAP Crystal Reports runtime engine for .NET Framework 4 (64-bit)

But i have installed the below installation package and when ever i open my visual studio again the above content which is in italics is being displayed

SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio 2010 - Standard

Standard EXE installation package which installs the software into the Visual Studio IDE.

Kindly help me out to solve this issue.

Thanks in advance

Ramakrishna Reddy

[former_member11696 · Accepted solution]

moved to .NET SDK forum.

Search here first, lots of install help for you.

CR does not work in VS Express since it doesn't support plug-ins.

Go to this page and download the and instal the "Complete Package (EXE)":

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

Once it's installed then it should work for you.

Don