Upgrading Crystal Reports

[rtshort]

I am working with a program built with VB, Access 97, and Crystal Reports 6.0. I am trying to reorganize the information on the reports in ascending order by date with Crystal Reports 8.0. I can reorganize the form to do what I want and I save them to the new format, but when I try to print the new report, I get an error message. (Error printing 20534. Error detected by database DLL.) If I change the report back to the original report, it prints OK. I think the problem is a new DLL in CR 8.0, but have no idea which one. I need to know which DLL is causing the problem, if that's what it is, or another reason I'm getting the error. Every day above ground is a GOOD DAY!!!

 

[MalcolmW]

Microsoft has a free, useful utility for sniffing out such problems. It is available many places - the home site is

http://www.dependencywalker.com

Malcolm

 

[rtshort]

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Every day above ground is a GOOD DAY!!!

 

[EarlGray]

You might also look at the P2BDAO, P2CTDAO, P2IRDAO and P2BBND. These DLLS are in the \system folder (normally). [if you're in Win 2K, make sure of the folder - it might want \system32]. Also, check the DAOxx0.dll in the Program Files\common files\Microsoft Shared\DAO folder. Although the current versions are 'probably' OK, you might want to check the Crystal Decisions website Knowledge Base. search on DAO350.DLL...

 

[kenhamady]

If the application is designed to run a CR6 report, and you modify it with CR8, the application will no longer be able to run the report. You either need to modify the report with CR6, or you need to modify the components/references of the application to use the new runtime dlls for CR8. You will need CR8-developer edition to upgrade the app with new dlls. Ken Hamady

http://www.kenhamady.com/

Crystal Reports Training/Consulting and a
Quick Reference Guide to VB/Crystal (including ADO)

 

[rtshort]

I do have the Developer Edition of CR8. How would I go about changing the .dll's without going in VB and changing the reference or OCX. There is only one report out of about 5 that need changing. What needs changing on it is the order of the date on the report. When new information is added to the form and printed out the dates need to be in ascending order. The original report has items grouped by two other ways but won't let me remove them. I just need to change the report to get the date in ascending order and not the two other categories that are grouped now. Every day above ground is a GOOD DAY!!!

 

[kenhamady]

I started doing VB with V8, so I can't speak confidently about upgrading. (Maybe someone else can contribute here.) However, I would think that you would have to recompile the project after adding the new components and references. My guess is that the new DLLs will have an easier time running the older reports, then the old DLLs will have with the new ones. I wish I could speak with more authority here. Ken Hamady

http://www.kenhamady.com/

Crystal Reports Training/Consulting and a
Quick Reference Guide to VB/Crystal (including ADO)