c# windows form cyrstal reports

[Jason Huang]

Hi,

In my ASPNet C# Windows Form, how do I open a Crystal Report without using a
Crystal Report Viewer? And in this situation, how do I pass parameter
value?
Thanks for help.

Jason

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Jason,

Do you mean you want to open it in the same window that you are showing
from your ASP.NET page, or you don't want to use the Crystal Report Viewer
at all? If it is the former, then you can just embed the Crystal Report
control (I believe there is one) in the form. If it is the latter, then I
don't think you can do it, as you need the viewer to view the reports.

Also, if it is the former, you will have to have the crystal report dlls
installed on the local client machine.

Hope this helps.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I do not quite understand what you want, first you have a asp.net or a
windows app?

You do need a viewer , at least AFAIK. what you can do is make it not
visible. but then, what is the point of doing this?

I do the above when I want to export a report ( to .pdf, etc ), is this your
case?

cheers,

 

[Jason Huang]

Thanks Nicholas.
I want my MyCrystalReport to be shown indepently, like a big windows form,
not like within a frame in a Windows Form.
Cuz now the MyCrystalReport looks like a fram in MyWinForm, and that report
is restricted to the size of MyWinForm,
this is not convient.

Jason,

Do you mean you want to open it in the same window that you are showing
from your ASP.NET page, or you don't want to use the Crystal Report Viewer
at all? If it is the former, then you can just embed the Crystal Report
control (I believe there is one) in the form. If it is the latter, then I
don't think you can do it, as you need the viewer to view the reports.

Also, if it is the former, you will have to have the crystal report
dlls installed on the local client machine.

Hope this helps.


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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
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Hi,

In my ASPNet C# Windows Form, how do I open a Crystal Report without
using a Crystal Report Viewer? And in this situation, how do I pass
parameter value?
Thanks for help.

Jason

 

[Jason Huang]

Thanks Ignacio.
I apologize that I didn't make myself clear.
I am coding on Microsoft C#.Net Windows Form project, and I am making a
report MyReport using Crystal Report.
Now MyReport is within MyWinForm, and MyReport look likes a frame in
MyWinForm, so it is restricted to the size of MyWinForm. So I'm thinking if
I can have my MyReport shows up like an indepent windows form, not like a
frame.
That is my point.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

You need to use the viewer no matter what, what you can do is customize it,
you could for example remove the drilling options what you will find in the
left panel, etc.
You have to play with the different options of the control itself.

Also is a good idea to create a new form with the viewer being the sole
control in the page.


cheers,