User-defined type not defined & Crystal RPT

[jxiong]

Hi all,

I posted a question about how to use Crystal Report, and I
got a sample from DavidRobin, but I could not figure it out.

I paste the code he provided, but it would not compile. The
compiler is complaining that the User-defined type not defined and the lines it does not like are the two
dims below:

Dim Appl As CRAXDRT.Application
Dim Report As New CRAXDRT.Report

What Project->References or Project->Components must I
attach?

Here is the sample code David provided:


' holds the report file path
Private mRepFile As String

Private Sub Form_Load()
Set Appl = New CRAXDRT.Application
Set Report = Appl.OpenReport(mRepFile)
Report.DiscardSavedData
Report.Database.Tables(1).SetLogOnInfo <database>, , <UserID>, <password>

CRViewer1.ReportSource = Report
CRViewer1.ViewReport

CRViewer1.Top = 0
CRViewer1.Left = 0
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Resize()
' keeps the CRViewer the same size as the form
CRViewer1.Width = Me.ScaleWidth
CRViewer1.Height = Me.ScaleHeight
End Sub

' Property to allow the report path to be passed in
Property Let ReportFile(rep As String)
mRepFile = rep
End Property

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
Set Appl = Nothing
Set Report = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub mnuOutstanding_Click()
frmReportView.ReportFile = App.Path & "\Students.rpt"
frmReportView.Caption = "Crystal Report Viewer [Students.rpt]"
frmReportView.Show vbModal
frmReportView.ReportFile = ""
Set frmReportView = Nothing
End Sub

[MartinLiss]

The answer is probably contained in davidRobin's original answer when he said

Ensure the references are set in the Project menu for any project that uses this form:

Cristal Report Viewer Control
Cristal Report 8 ActiveX Designer Run Time Library

(the 8 is version 8 that we use, you may have a different version)

Create a new form and place the CRViewer control on it and paste the following code on the form:

I assume he meant "Crystal" and not "Cristal" but in either case I don't find either of them in my Project>References, so I further assume that he installed a stand-alone version of Crystal reports.

[jxiong]

Yes, I tried to find what DavidRobin suggested, but could
not find such thing or anything that is close to that.

This is kind a dump, but where can I find more information
about Crystal Report? Is it part of MS VB or do I have
to purchase it separately, and if it separate where can
find it?

Thanks for the help.

[MartinLiss]

A downlevel and/or stripped-down version comes supplied with VB. It can also be purchased from Seagate at http://www.seagatesoftware.com/homepage/