Crystal Report without DSN

hi all

is there any procdure to externally create Crystal Report without DSN.
i m using CR8.5 & SQL Server 2000.

i want to create a report externally without DSN and then import it in a VB6 or Vb.NET project.

any help will be highly appreciated

thanx in advance

Ashu

You should look into using Field Definition Files.

This lets you design your report from a dataset that you design yourself. and then you can plug your report into database that can meet your dataset's requirements.

http://www.vbmysql.com/articles/crys...alvbmysql.html

is a good start.