Crystal Reports for 'NET Framework 2'0

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Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0

• Deployment Using Merge Modules

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Web Deployment

• Advantages
• Cost-effective
• Easy to replicate and duplicate
• Easy to maintain
• No special software browser-based
• Uses standard Microsoft tools (VS2005)

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Merge Module Deployment

• Crystal Reports Merge Modules
• Merge modules contain all of the supporting code
  that is needed to run an embedded application
  that may be included within the project.
• Merge modules must be included to enable standard
  deployment of Web or Windows applications.
• Web Sites or Windows Projects can be deployed in
  a Web Setup Project
• NOTEDeployment of Web Sites that use Crystal
  reports is available only if you have installed
  Crystal Reports Developer.

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Project Setup

• Create Web Site
• Prepare Web Form (VB OR C - w/Code Behind)
• Create Helper Method - ConfigureCrystalReport()
  
• Add Namespace References
• Call ConfigureCrystalReport() in Page_Init Event
• Create Crystal Report (using IDE)
• Add Crystal Report Viewer Control Link to
  Crystal Report
• View Report in Browser

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Web Site Pages / Deployment
WEB.CONFIG
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Source Code

• lt_at_ Page Language"C" AutoEventWireup"true"
  CodeFile"CrystalCS.aspx.cs" Inherits"CrystalCS"
  gt
• lt_at_ Register Assembly"CrystalDecisions.Web,
  Version10.2.3600.0, Cultureneutral,
  PublicKeyToken692fbea5521e1304"
• Namespace"CrystalDecisions.Web"
  TagPrefix"CR" gt
• lt!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
  Transitional//EN" "http//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD
  /xhtml1-transitional.dtd"gt
• lthtml xmlns"http//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" gt
• lthead runat"server"gt
• lttitlegtCrystal Reports - C Demolt/titlegt
• ltlink href"/aspnet_client/System_Web/2_0_5072
  7/CrystalReportWebFormViewer3/css/default.css"
• rel"stylesheet" type"text/css" /gt
• lt/headgt
• ltbodygt
• ltform id"form1" runat"server"gt
• ltdivgt
• ltCRCrystalReportViewer
  ID"CrystalReportViewer1" runat"server"
  AutoDataBind"true" /gt
• lt/divgt
• lt/formgt

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C Class

• using System
• using System.Data
• using System.Configuration
• using System.Collections
• using System.Web
• using System.Web.Security
• using System.Web.UI
• using System.Web.UI.WebControls
• using System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts
• using System.Web.UI.HtmlControls
• public partial class CrystalCS
  System.Web.UI.Page
• private void ConfigureCrystalReports()
• CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource
  Server.MapPath("Reports/CrystalReportCS.rpt")
• protected void Page_Load(object sender,
  EventArgs e)

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Visual Basic Class

• Partial Class CrystalVB
• Inherits System.Web.UI.Page
• Private Sub ConfigureCrystalReports()
• CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource
  Server.MapPath("Reports/CrystalReportVB.rpt")
• End Sub
• Protected Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As
  Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
  Me.Init
• ConfigureCrystalReports()
• End Sub
• End Class

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New Setup Project
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Setup File Requirements
Required Filesc\Program Files\Common
Files\Merge Modules Microsoft_VC80_ATL_X86.msmpo
licy_8_0_Microsoft_VC80_86.msm
Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 2.0
Redistribution Package Merge ModulesCrystalRepor
tsRedist2005_x86.msm(copy to c\Program
Files\Common Files\Merge Modules)
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Resources

• White PaperCrystal Reports for .NET Framework
  2.0 Deployment Using Merge Modules
• http//support.businessobjects.com/downloads/merg
  e_modules.asp07
• http//msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms225613.
  aspx
• Setting Up the Development Environment
• My Contact Info
• Charlie Parker
• PARKER Design Group, Inc.
• 1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
• Suite 600
• Washington, DC 20004
• [phone]
• charlie_at_homeshowcase.net