Backward Compatibility: CR 8.5 to CR 10? 3

[DaBuggs]

Hi,

Are Crystal Reports 8.5 usable in v10? I've see information regarding moving from 9 to 10, but nothing about 8.5 to 10.


I'm using both CE 8.5 and CR 8.5. More than likely I will be upgrading towards summertime and wanted to know what I'm likely to face.
Thanks for any help you can offer.

Melissa

 

[synapsevampire]

You should be fine.

The problems I've experienced and heard about are connectivity related, and not many of those.

-k

 

[DaBuggs]

Thanks I just don't want to have to re-write hundreds of custom reports . . .

Melissa

 

[Mike Lewis]

Melissa,

You were right to ask, but you don't need to be concerned. If we were unable to use old reports in a new version, none of us would ever buy a new version. (Moving reports created n a new version back to an old version is another matter.)

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

My Crystal Reports web site:

http://www.ml-crystal.com

 

[DaBuggs]

Thanks for the great news! What about CE v10 - can I migrate my users, previous instances, etc. to v10 or do I need to start fresh there?

Melissa

 

[Mike Lewis]

Melissa,

It's the same story with CR 10. You should have no problem in migrating your users.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

My Visual Foxpro web site:

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

My Crystal Reports web site:

http://www.ml-crystal.com

 

[Wallie12]

Everything will be fine, just some data direct drivers have changed or not longer available..


Wallie12

 

[IdoMillet]

What is your data source? In the move from CR 8.5 to 9, support for some data sources has been dropped. For example, Crystal 9 doesn't work with Oracle versions
below Oracle 7.3.4

hth,
- Ido

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[DaBuggs]

These are the drivers for my data sources:

Oracle Drivers are 8.01.07.00
SQL Drivers are 2000.85.1025.00
Microsoft ODBC for Oracle 2.575.1022.00
Microsoft Access Driver 4.00.6019.00

Thanks All for your help

Melissa

 

[IdoMillet]

No problems; You are good to go... )

Cheers,
- Ido

CUT, Visual CUT, and DataLink Viewer:
view, e-mail, export, burst, distribute, and schedule Crystal Reports.

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