CR9 export to PDF

[VB4fun]

I have tried and tried to work through a printer issue (see thread CR9...easier????) And now CRDecisions is telling me to export to PDF and try that issue.

Has anyone done this successfully, without hours and hours of frustration?

I am distributing an app with acrobat reader already a part of it, Using VB6 and CR9.

I am wondering what kind of advice anyone can give on exporting exsisting .rpt files to PDF format, so the end users can print (no matter what the printer is) and have a success.

Ideas?

[brucevde]

I read the other post but sorry I can offer no help.

I don't have CR9, the following code to export to pdf was written for version 8.5.

Dim objApp As CRAXDRT.Application
    Dim objReport As CRAXDRT.Report
    Dim objExportOptions As CRAXDRT.ExportOptions
    Dim objTable As CRAXDRT.DatabaseTable
    
    Set objApp = New CRAXDRT.Application
    
    Set objReport = objApp.OpenReport("d:\testing\report1.rpt")
    
    With objReport
        For Each objTable In .Database.Tables
            'set the login information for SQL server or Oracle.
            objTable.SetLogOnInfo  ...
        Next
    
        Set objExportOptions = .ExportOptions
 
        With objExportOptions
            .DestinationType = crEDTDiskFile
            .DiskFileName = "D:\Testing\Report.pdf"
            .FormatType = crEFTPortableDocFormat
            .PDFExportAllPages = True
        End With
        
        .ReadRecords
        .DisplayProgressDialog = False
        .Export False
    
    End With
    
    Set objTable = Nothing
    Set objExportOptions = Nothing
    Set objReport = Nothing
    Set objApp = Nothing

[VB4fun]

Thanks for your reply,

Dont suppose you have some advice on the DLL's...?

I havent made it far enough to deploy the app with the export part..but from what I am reading...the DLL's are frustrating if you dont know exactly which ones and have no control over the registration..

I am using VB6, CR9...and will be having people load my app at other locations, thus manually registering is not an option for this situation...

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

[brucevde]

the DLL's are frustrating if you dont know exactly which ones and have no control over the registration..

You are right, people seem to have problems installing the run-time files for Crystal.

Fortunately, I have never experienced these issues. The information you need is in the RunTime.hlp file. It tells you exactly which files need to be installed. Just take the time and care to investigate which dependancy dlls are required, especially if your app is going to be installed on multiple OS.