Combination Problem SQL Express, Crystal Reports, VB.NET
Mar 9, 2007
I do not know where to post this strange problem.
I have a perfectly working application, accessing a SQL Express database, displaying data and images.
Now I am trying to add a Crystal Report. I add a new connection (OLE DB (ADO)) The connection points to my .MDF database. I drag the fields I want to print to the report, including an image. Now I click the Report Preview. I get a message saying "The database table "Table-Name" can not be found, Proceed to remove this table from the report?" Yes/No. I select NO, and the preview shows up correctly.
Happily I continue to execute the program in debug mode. At startup I get errors saying that login failed. To get around this error, I have to close down Visual Studio and then open it up again, running the program without touching the Crystal Report Design. Now the program starts up normaly without problems.
Now comes the real strange behavior. I click on my link to request the Crystal report and I get a request to login to the database. I try to login but nothing is accepted. I again close down Visual Studio and open up SQL Server Management Studio Express. I connect to SQL Express and expand "Databases" MY .MDF file is listed but the + sign in front of it is missing and I have to delete the database and attach it again to get it back.
Where is this problem occuring????? I have no idea. Please help.
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May 3, 2007
Hi,
i have a strange problem ..., with crystal reports for Visual Studio 2005.
With same report i have this problem.
i make an upgrade from MSDE to Express and with the same app i have this beaver
The report is faster with data insert with MSDE (5 to 10 sec)
The report is very slow with data insert with Express (1,30 min to 2:20 min)
The same app, the same server the same report ...
This is strange ...
Any ideas
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Mar 28, 2007
Hi, Simple question really - Can I use Crystal Reports v8.5 to attach to databases in SQL Server Express and generate reports? I have done a lot of searches in these forums and using Google and I believe it is possible but if someone could confirm this it would help a lot - I'm in the specification stage of a project and would like to use SQL Sever Express for it.
Thanks
Pete Thompson, UK.
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Nov 5, 2007
Hello SQL Server Experts, Data Analysts, and Report Writers et al:
re: Reporting Options with SQL Server
I wanted to propose an offshoot to the pryor thread:
Would anyone take a stab at comparing Access Reports, Crystal Reports,
Cognos or other options to all the Reporting Services and its components offered as part ofSQL Server, especially as to extracting data from SQL Server into a report format?
I guess this is a far as capabilites, ease of use, limitations, and especially formatting
or presentation of the end report product?
Thank you to all, and I hope this is a beneficial discussion to others.
Hal1490
Hal9000
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Mar 27, 2008
My issue is with converting multi-value parameters:
In Crystal Reports, you can set a parameter to accept multiple vales (Discrete, Range or Discrete and Range).
As an example:
I have a database table with a column called ID.
I can create a parameter called param_id and set the options of the parameter to "Allow multiple range values".
With this setup, I can limit the result set of the report by comparing the param_id parameter to the ID column in the database. Because param_id is a multi-value range parameter, I can pass it the following data:
1 - 50
60 - 80
150 - 127
This will only return results within those ranges.
Does anyone know if SSRS provides this kind of functionality?
Thanks,
Patrick Conway
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May 28, 2014
I would like to build a report with nice functionalities like filter, sorting, drill-down, something like a PowerPivot Table, but with some layout/design/format capabilities. I would also want to publish the report, refresh it let´s say once a week, notify users when a new version is available, etc.
If I use PowerPivot, then I am not able to customized the report or to mix data from different sources in one table.
If I convert the cells of the PowerPivot table to workbook formulas I lose the filter, sorting, etc functionalities.
I still have to try using Reporting Services, but I think that always something is missing.
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May 3, 2001
A long shot but someone may have experienced same problem. We are using Crystal Info to run reports against a SQL 7 database. Reports that usually take 1 or 2 minutes to run are taking up to 15 minutes to run. The database is fine ie you run the query through the query analyser and it runs in 1 or 2 minutes. Any ideas... I've spoken to Seagate but not making much progress.
Thanks in advance..
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Can any one tell me where can I find good online help for Crystal Reports for learning?
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Apr 19, 2006
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How can I transfer this functionality using a stored procedure?
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Mar 6, 2006
Hi,
I am new to crystal reports.
I need to change the database connection in the reports to different sql server database and use the same report layout.
Any help is appreciated.
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Mar 20, 2007
I'm new to SQL but have quite happily been using Crystal Reports without it until now.
I am creating a letter template and it has the name at the top then the address
<name>
<address1>
<address2>
<address3>
<address4>
There is always an address 1, but maybe not a 3 or a 4, and aparently we dont want any line gaps to show, so I figured i should use an isnull to eliminate the line and to move the other address line up?
Not sure what to put though, any ideas?
Thanks in advance for any help :o)
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Mar 14, 2008
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Feb 2, 2006
Hi,
I'm very new to SQL Server, I'm coming from an Oracle background.
I've set up a server with windows authentication but I'm having no luck connectiong to it with Crystal Reports XI.
Can anybody go through the basics with me?
Regards
Sean
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Jul 23, 2005
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Jul 23, 2005
Has anyone had any luck getting Crystal Reports 8.5 to work with theSql Server 2000?I keep getting a "Unable to open Database" error. I've tried openingwith either the .Connect property and the LogOnServer method and getthe same message from either approach.I am using the OCX control.Does this version work with Ms Sql?Any thoughts and suggestions would be most appreciated.Thanks.-Dave
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Apr 19, 2007
Hi
Im new to reporting services but experianced in crystal reports
Im trying to convert some crystal reports into sql 2005 reporting services.
I have this formula in crystal reports which I cannot seem to replicate in Reporting services
if {TABLE1.TYPEID} = 1 then (0 - (
if {TABLE2.CURRENCYDESC} <> 'GBP' then {TABLE3.TOTALVALUE} / {TABLE4.EXCHANGERATE} else
({TABLE3.TOTALVALUE})-{@line total}))
else
if {TABLE2.CURRENCYDESC} <> 'GBP' then
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I have already created the formulas for @line total and @gross profit
Can any one please put me into the right direction
Thanks for your help
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Feb 19, 2008
Hello all ...
I want to know which would be the best for reporting in either of the above two. I am working on with SSRS but don't have any idea about crystal reports. So you all please suggest the best one would be for me espcially for web based reporting.
Regards,
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Jul 13, 2007
Hi, all. Does Microsoft provide a document comparing SSRS against Crystal Reports? Thanks.
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Feb 21, 2007
I showed my boss the functionality of ad hoc reporting in SRSS and he likes it. He asked me if we could completely move away from Crystal Reports (CR) to SRSS.
Does anyone have any issues with SRSS that didnt exist in CR.
One question i have is programmability capabilities. Some time back i had to make a very complex report in CR. I create a table in the dataset. Designed the report to pull data from that table and the table was being populated through some VB.NET code. So the users will open a GUI and hit RUN, which is when i will populate the table and show the report. You can assume that populating the table required complex programming and couldnt have been done through user defined functions in a report.
I dont suppose stuff like this can be done in SRSS?
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Oct 12, 2007
Hello
i have a problem in crystal report, i want to dispaly data from MYSql data base to crystal report through my application
I have'nt work on crystall report before this
please help me.....
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Can anyone tell me if MS Reporting Services can import/read a Crystal Reports file as it can an Access report file?
I've seen a few posts out on other boards that there are some companies charging fees for converting Crystal Reports over to MS Reporting Services.
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Perhaps Microsoft should produce such a tool for converting...
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All,
I have been tapped to help with fixing a reporting tool. We have a Sql Server database/crystal reports(10) setup. I havent had the chance to look at the tables in the DB yet, but I was told that aggregate tables were used. In my past experience with crystal reports, we used database views to feed crystal reports (in Oracle). I was thinking that I could somehow use views instead of tables and then try to re-index the base tables and compile satitics (if theres such a thing with Sql Server). I was also going to look into bottlenecking and locking (table locking as opposed to row or page locking for the lookup tables...to reduce overhead on the main tables) but, I'm not sure if it'll make a difference since this is just a demo server with no major traffic hitting it yet.
The question is, does anyone have any experience with crystal reports running slow with Sql Server, what should I look out for??
'Wale
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Hi guys!
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THANKS!!
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Hi all,
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regards
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I have been evaluating the Microsoft SQL Server Everywhere Edition and have been trying to create a Crystal Report from it. When creating the connection from Crystal I have selected the OLE DB provider supplied by Microsoft with the product and then been presented with the 'Data Source' screen. On entering the path to my .sdf file I get an error reading :-
Opening a database as read only requires a temp path to be specified. [,,,Db name,,]
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