Crystal Reports v9

[Michael Parker]

I am trying to make some changes to the standard packing list report format using Crystal Reports Std v9.

However I get the message in Business that it is unable to load the report.

Is Business compatible with Crystal v9? If not can this be added to the next patch please?

[cdicken]

In Crystal Reports, you should have the option under 'Save As' to save the report as a Crystal Reports v8 compatible report - which should work in v6.

[Michael Parker]

Hi Chris

I already looked there. The option in the "save as type" section is Crystal Reports (no prior versions there).

It must be backward compatible somehow surely!

[cdicken]

Hmm - I only have Crystal Reports 8 (which has the option) - anyone else got experience with Crystal Reports 9?

[dmc]

can I edit the actinic invoice with version crystal reports 9???

[Duncan Rounding]

I believe the saved report has to be in the earlier version, later versions are not compatible.

[Bruce]

You can only edit the reports with CR v8.5, other versions are not supported.

Kind regards,

[Mark H]

Just before I whizz off to buy a copy of Crystal Reports v8.5, I see that there are different versions - is the standard version good enough (as opposed to the professional/developer versions)?

Also - is it simply a question of opening a report file from the site in Crystal Reports and moving a few things around and adding logos etc in an easy WYSIWYG way, or are we talking a couple of weeks in a quiet dark room to figure it out??

[Jan]

You only need the standard version, however, I don't believe that this is avaiable for 8.5 anymore, so you may be forced to buy a higher version. Just buy the cheapest version you can.

In my opinion, crystal reports is a little bit tricky to pick up but don't let that put you off.

Regards,