Crystal Reports Xi and SB5

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Hi all,

Does anyone have a SB5 script that installs the Crystal Report Xi
components needed for deployment and be willing to share it with me?

If so, drop me an email at xyz.com

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
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Hi Arnór,

I am currently working on a series of "runtime include scripts". The next
SB53 build comes with "point and click" redistributable support for:

1. Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries redistributable
2. Windows Installer 3.1 (v2) redistributable
3. .NET Framework 2.0 redistributable
4. New SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (MSDE 2000) Release A
redistributable

Perhaps I can add support for Crystal Reports Xi in one of the next builds.
What do you need? RDC Runtime, RDC Reportengine or RDC Designtime
redistributable support?

Friedrich

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That would be great if you could include that. It would be very useful for
me too!

shane peterson

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Shane,

Crystal Reports Xi runtime support is in development now.

Thank you.

Friedrich

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Friedrich, YES, The CR Xi support would be great! We have a separate
install that we have to run now. We would definitely make use of it.

thanks! Clint

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Clint,

Okay, thanks! Crystal Reports Xi runtime support is in development now.

I'll keep you all posted.

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

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Hi Friedrich,

>Perhaps I can add support for Crystal Reports Xi in one of the next builds.
>What do you need? RDC Runtime, RDC Reportengine or RDC Designtime
>redistributable support?

What I need is only to be able to print reports, no design etc. I'm
using the Crystal Clear Class from Klarisoft, wich uses the old
crpe32.dll. I went through hell to try to get an install that worked
with CR 9.0 just over a year ago and I'd prefer not to try that
again<bg>

So I expect to have this by Monday

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Arnór,

I'll have it available later today <VBG>

It will take some time to find out what is required. Crystal
redistributables are a nightmare. Tons of problems even with .msi and Merge Modules.

I am not sure if the stuff you need is in CrystalReports11_RDC_Runtime.msm
or CrystalReports11_RDC_Reportengine.msm. I have to check this.

Friedrich

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5

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Hi Friedrich,

>I'll have it available later today <VBG>

You're THE man!<g>

>It will take some time to find out what is required. Crystal
>redistributables
>are a nightmare. Tons of problems even with .msi and Merge Modules.

No kidding!<vbg>

>I am not sure if the stuff you need is in CrystalReports11_RDC_Runtime.msm
>or CrystalReports11_RDC_Reportengine.msm. I have to check this.

Better you than me! I am _SOOOO_ glad someone else is pulling their
hair out over this instead of me! CR 9/Xi is just about the only
thing that I have just plain given up on trying to get a distributable
install out of. If you can figure it out, fantastic

Best regards,

Arnór Baldvinsson
Icetips Software
San Antonio, Texas, USA
www.icetips.com


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Arnór,

Crystal Reports Xi runtime support is very (VERY) complicated because
even their own .msm merge module for Windows Installer causes a lot of
problems. For example, file failed to register error messages
(craxdrt.dll, etc.) on all kind of Windows OS (installers created with
InstallShield or Wise).

Crystal Reports Xi runtime support is in development now.

Our latest internal SetupBuilder 5.4 provides runtime redistributable
support for some Windows technologies now (e.g. Windows Installer 3.1
(v2), Visual C++ 2005 Runtime Libraries, .NET Framework 2.0). That
means, we now have the technology to package other 3rd party
redistributables.

My plan is as follows:

1. Use our (internal) Windows Installer (.msi) technology to transform
the Crystal Reports Xi merge modules into .msi files.

2. Develop a "point and click" runtime include script for SetupBuilder
5 to automate the Crystal Reports Xi distribution.

I need your help to test the Crystal Reports Xi runtime include script
to make sure it works fine. So I will make the script available as a
"beta" script when available.

I'll post more information soon.

Thanks,

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Friedrich Linder
CEO, Lindersoft
www.lindersoft.com
+1.954.252.3910

"point. click. ship" - that's SetupBuilder 5