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vb.net login issues with crystal report

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stroyer74

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I have been using the VB.NET 2003 and CrystalReportViewer control to allow users to access a Crystal Report ver 8.5. The viewer has worked without a problem using this login process from my VB app:


Dim crReport As New ReportDocument
crReport.Load("c:\testv9.rpt")

Dim tbCurrent As Table
Dim tliCurrent As TableLogOnInfo

For Each tbCurrent In crReport.Database.Tables
tliCurrent = tbCurrent.LogOnInfo
With tliCurrent.ConnectionInfo
.ServerName = "TestServer"
.UserID = "sa"
.Password = "testing"
.DatabaseName = "TEST"
End With
tbCurrent.ApplyLogOnInfo(tliCurrent)
Next
CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = crReport


I recently found a need to upgrade the report to Crystal Reports 9 because of some additional functionality with blog fields (and since we already owned ver 9, why not?).

After I open and save the original report in Crystal Reports ver 9 (with out making any additional changes), and after successfully testing the report from within Crystal Reports, I find that my VB app can no long login to the report.

After a lot of trial and error, I think I have narrowed the problem down to SQL views. If I create a very simple new report in Crystal Reports ver 9 using tables "tableA" and "tableB", everything works fine both in Crystal Report and in my VB app. If I create a new view "viewB" that is simply "select * from tableB" and use it in the report instead of "tableB", it works fine in Crystal Reports, but gives me the login screen when using my VB app.

I have installed the latest service packs that I can download for both Visual Studio and Crystal Reports 9, but still get the same results. I've seen a number of messages online about login issues with Crystal Reports, but none that touch on the problem that I'm having. Anyone else have any ideas?

Thanks
Sheldon
 
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