Hello, I have a quick question.

I am currently using VB.NET Express. I need to use Crystal Reports (Crystal
Report Viewer, etc.) in the application I am working on.

The only issue - since I am using Express Edition, I am assuming that
Crystal Reports is not included.

So my question - can I purchase it? Or, do I need to acquire a retail box
of Visual Studio. If so, which versions has it?

Thank you
PM

"PM" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hello, I have a quick question.
>
> I am currently using VB.NET Express. I need to use Crystal Reports
> (Crystal
> Report Viewer, etc.) in the application I am working on.
>
> The only issue - since I am using Express Edition, I am assuming that
> Crystal Reports is not included.
>
> So my question - can I purchase it? Or, do I need to acquire a retail box
> of Visual Studio. If so, which versions has it?
>
> Thank you
> PM

You can et Crystal Reports in Visual Studio 2008 Professional or better, or
you can purchase Crystal reports as an independent tool:

http://www.crystalreports.com/jump/g..._ID=p287113338

You should also be aware that SAP has only a *beta* version of Crystal
Reports available for Visual Studio 2010 at this writing, an issue that has
many CR users more than a little frustrated.

http://forums.sdn.sap.com/search.jsp...ual+Studo+2010

why, oh why would anyone actually choose Crystal Reports?

You should use SQL Server Reporting Services dude




On May 21, 12:32*pm, PM <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> Hello, I have a quick question.
>
> I am currently using VB.NET Express. *I need to use Crystal Reports (Crystal
> Report Viewer, etc.) in the application I am working on.
>
> The only issue - since I am using Express Edition, I am assuming that
> Crystal Reports is not included.
>
> So my question - can I purchase it? *Or, do I need to acquire a retail box
> of Visual Studio. *If so, which versions has it?
>
> Thank you
> PM

An alternate to this is www.devexpress.com .

Support is great and its a dll copy install.

I switched to this after headaches with crystal reports.

Simple and it works.

Cheers'

Miro

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> why, oh why would anyone actually choose Crystal Reports?
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> You should use SQL Server Reporting Services dude
>
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> On May 21, 12:32 pm, PM <P...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>> Hello, I have a quick question.
>>
>> I am currently using VB.NET Express. I need to use Crystal Reports
>> (Crystal
>> Report Viewer, etc.) in the application I am working on.
>>
>> The only issue - since I am using Express Edition, I am assuming that
>> Crystal Reports is not included.
>>
>> So my question - can I purchase it? Or, do I need to acquire a retail
>> box
>> of Visual Studio. If so, which versions has it?
>>
>> Thank you
>> PM
>