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The latest update to the ActiveReports 6 installation now comes with the ability to convert Crystal Reports^®* (version 2005, 2008, and 2010) to ActiveReports 6 reports. The installation creates a shortcut in the "All Programs" Start Menu item for "GrapeCity, ActiveReports 6, Tools: Crystal Reports to ActiveReports Converter".

To run the Crystal Reports Import Wizard, you need to install Visual Studio and Crystal Reports for Visual Studio on your machine. The versions of Visual Studio and corresponding Crystal Reports are as follows:

When the Crystal Reports Import Wizard is completed, an .rpx file (the ActiveReports layout file) is created.

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The Data Dynamics Reports installation includes a Crystal Reports®* converter utility that converts a Crystal report RPT file to a Data Dynamics Reports (RDLX) file containing a BandedList report item, which most closely simulates the ActiveReports layout. If the converter utility is unable to convert any of the controls or data sources from the original report, a status report within the command window informs you of which items were not converted.

How to Convert:

To convert the RPT file to RDLX, open a command prompt, navigate to the installation directory's Assemblies folder, and input the name of the utility (DataDynamics.Reports.Imports.Crystal.exe) and the path and file name of the RPT file (i.e. C:\CrystalReport1.rpt). You can optionally input the provider, connection string, and SQL query.

Example:
DataDynamics.Reports.Imports.Crystal.exe c:\CrystalReport1.rpt provider:"OLEDB" connectionstring:"user id=admin;provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; data source=C:\Nwind.mdb;" sql:"SELECT * FROM Customers"

The converted file is written to the same directory as the original RPT file.

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