Connection path in data report designer

Hi,

I'm designing reports in VB using data report designer.

For connection in data environment designer, I'm specifying the path via "Data Link properties window" (By specifying provider and database location). However, this becomes a fixed path. I mean, after generating exe file, I would like to place database and exe file alone in separate folder. However, data environment designer connection still tries to get data from old location...and if database is deleted, it gives error while generating report.

For rest of my VB program, I'm reading a path.ini file in Module section--which facilitates me keeping database anywhere.

Can someone kindly suggest a solution which makes data report also take connection path from path.ini file??

Note: I tried to give dataenvironment.connection.provider = "Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0", but I'm getting error saying that a provider is already supplied. When it is echoed thru msgbox, it is showing as MSDatashape as provider name.

Any help in this regard will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

Kiran

Dim CRtables As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.Tables
Dim crTable As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.Table

CRtables = rptCrewRecord.Database.Tables()


rptCrewRecord.Load(System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath & "\..\CrystalRpt_opt4.rpt")
CRtables = rptCrewRecord.Database.Tables()
CRtablesMAIN = rptCrewRecord.Database.Tables()

For Each crTable In CRtables
' MsgBox("table name :" & crTable.Name)
crTable.Location = System.Windows.Forms.Application.StartupPath & "\..\REPORTS_DB\consolidated.mdb"
Next

Hope this helps...in my case the report files are in a folder one up from the executable file.

Thank you 'rockadudele' for your prompt reply.

But I'm looking for such solution with Data Report Designer in VB. I'm not much familiar with crystal reports. However, I shall try whether similar solution is possible in data report designer.

If you can suggest specific solution for data report designer, I'll be very happy.

Kiran