In the VB application I use the CRAXDRT.dll and a ReportViewerControl on a form. Which merge modules do I need?
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If you use the Package & Deployment wizard, it should be able to pick up all the necessary dependency files for you.
I am sorry, its been some time that I worked on VB6.
shahkalpesh
2010-05-29 15:40:02
The strange thing is that some of the dependencies are not present on the development computer, while it works without problems.
Dabblernl
2010-05-29 15:41:43
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I'm not sure what version of CR XI you're using, but mine came with the following merge modules:
CR11_rdc_designtime.msm CR11_rdc_license.msm CR11_rdc_reportengine.msm CR11_rdc_runtime.msm
These should all be located in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Merge Modules if they are installed. You will only need the license and runtime modules if all you're doing is generating existing reports, but it's been a while since I've messed with this so you might need the reportengine module. Within the license module, you may have to provide your Crystal Reports license key before it can be included in the installation (I know this to be true with InstallShield 2008).
If these files are not present, I'm thinking installing the merge modules was an advanced setup option within the Crystal Reports installation, as I'm pretty sure they were not installed by default. Unfortunately I don't have my CRXI setup discs available to check for sure.
Heather
2010-06-04 20:42:18
Thanks! I do have these merge modules in the folder you specified,it is also possible to download them from http://resources.businessobjects.com /support/additional_downloads/runtime. Then you will get even a fifth merge module. As building the .msi's and testing them is painfully slow I have not yet tried making the 5! permutations to see which combination both works and and has the minimal download length....
Dabblernl
2010-06-04 23:14:17
Our app requires all four of these modules which builds to a compressed MSI size of 66MB. `designtime` is only required if you are using the `CRAXDDRT.dll` (embeddable designer) in your project, and `reportengine` is only required if you're doing any exporting. This is what they say at least, I've never tried it to see how small it builds with just `license` and `runtime`.
Heather
2010-06-07 13:34:44
I have decided to leave it and just build the .msi with all the merge files. It is certainly possible that functionality that is not needed now, will be needed later.
Dabblernl
2010-07-05 00:01:50