You are right -my version of crystal reports is 9 - so the reference for you should be 8.5.
I just did a quick test and this should point out your problem.
start a new vb EXE project.
From the menu at the top called project -- drop down and choose Add Crystal Reports 8.5 -- choose the - As...
If you are using a crystal designer you will see it listed under the designers tab of the components pop-up. Is it possible that the version of the designer doesn't match Crystal 8.5 version that you have installed?
Another thing to look at is the references--
From the project menu item...
I used Crystal Designer in VB and added code to load text into an unbound field and load pictures to an ole object. If my Crystal report (v9.0) detail section contained only unbound fields and ole objects the report worked. When I added database fields in the same detail section I got an error...
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