Purpose
This document describes how to create a WPF project using the SAP Crystal Reports WPF viewer.
Overview
By the end of this document, the reader should have a simple working WPF application using the SAP Crystal Reports WPF Viewer. The application uses three lines of code to load a saved data report and display the report in the WPF viewer.
The Project Steps
1. Create a new WPF application in Visual Studio .NET
2. Set the project to use the full .NET 4.x Framework.
3. Add the SAP Crystal Reports WPF viewer to the Visual Studio Toolbox.
The viewer should show up in the Visual Studio Toolbox as this icon:
4. Check that the following references are added to the project:
CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.dll
CrystalDecisions.Shared.dll
CrystalDecisions.ReportSource.dll
SAPBusinessObjects.WPF.Viewer.dll ( WPFCRViewer.dll )
SAPBusinessObjects.WPF.ViewerShared ( WPFCRViewerShared.dl )
If some of the above references are missing, add these as a new reference
5. Add the following decelerations to the project:
Imports CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine
Imports CrystalDecisions.Shared
Imports CrystalDecisions.ReportSource
6. Drag the Crystal Reports WPF Viewer from the Toolbox to the form.
Note(!): in VS 2013 you must name the viewer component:
7. Add code that loads a saved data report and displays it in the WPF Viewer to the MainWindow.xaml.VB form:
Dim crReportDocument AsNew CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument
crReportDocument.Load("C:\tests\formulas.rpt")
CrystalReportsViewer1.ViewerCore.ReportSource = crReportDocument
The full project code should look like this:
ClassMainWindow
PublicSubNew()
' This call is required by the designer.
InitializeComponent()
' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.
Dim crReportDocument AsNew CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument crReportDocument.Load("C:\tests\formulas.rpt")
CrystalReportsViewer1.ViewerCore.ReportSource = crReportDocument
EndSub
EndClass
8. To add database logon information, parameters, etc., follow normal programming procedures for Crystal Reports.
Troubleshooting
1. The MainWindow.xaml file should look like this:
<Window
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
xmlns:Viewer="clr-namespace:SAPBusinessObjects.WPF.Viewer;assembly=SAPBusinessObjects.WPF.Viewer" x:Class="MainWindow"
Title="MainWindow" Height="350" Width="525">
<Grid>
<Viewer:CrystalReportsViewer x:Name="CrystalReportsViewer1" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="-14,0,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="209" Width="531"/>
</Grid>
</Window>
2. Make sure you are using Crystal Reports assemblies of version 13.0.2000.0.
3. Make sure to update your install to Service Pack 9. This is an absolute requirement for Visual Studio 2013.
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