In this wiki I'd like to clarify the confusion regarding the different versions of Crystal Reports and what version of Visual Studio .NET they work with.
As with most of my other wikis, I use a simple matrix that describes all the possible scenarios. Please note that the matrix only goes back to Crystal Reports version 9.1. Personally, I would not even try versions earlier than 9.1. Not to mention that earlier versions of Crystal Reports are not supported in any version of .NET... However if you have success, please do post your findings in our forums.
| CR Product Name | Assembly Version | Install Configuration | VS .NET Supported Version | Distribution / Runtime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CR 9.1 for .NET 2002 | 9.1.3300.0 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\1.0\Bin | 2002 | Managed.MSM, RegWiz.msm, Database_Access.msm, Database_Access_ENU.msm |
| CR 9.1 for .NET 2003 | 9.1.5000.0 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\1.0\Bin | 2003 | Crystal_Database_Access2003.msm Crystal_Database_Access2003_enu.msm Crystal_Manged2003.MSM Crystal_Regwiz2003.msm |
| CR 9.2.x | 9.2.3000.0 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.0\Bin | 2002, 2003 | CRNETRuntime.MSM Mapping.MSM ReportEngine.MSM License.MSM |
| CR 10.0.0.x | 10.0.3300.0 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.5\Bin | 2002, 2003 | Crystal10.NET.WebServiceReporting.msm, Crystal10.NET.EmbeddedReporting.msm, Crystal10.NET.RemoteReporting.msm |
| CR 10.2 for .NET 2005 | 10.2.3600.0 | C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Common\2.7\Bin | 2005 | CRRedist2005_IA64.msi (64 bit Itanium), CRRedist2005_X64.msi (64 bit Intel), CRRedist2005_x86.msi (BootStrapper), CRRedist2005_x86.msm, CRRedist2005_x86.msi |
| CR 10.5 for .NET 2008 | 10.5.3700.0 | C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Common\2.8\bin | 2008 | CRRedist2008_ia64.msi (64 bit Itanium), CRRedist2008_x64.msi (64 bit Intel), CRRedist2008_x86.msi (BootStrapper) |
| CR 11.0.0.x | 11.0.3300.0 | C:\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\3.0\Bin | 2002, 2003 | Crystal11_Net_EmbeddedReporting.msm, CrystalReports11_NET_EmbeddedInstall.msi |
| CR 11.5.0.x | 11.5.3300.0 (11.5.3700.0)* | C:\Program Files\Business Objects\Common\3.5\bin | 2002,2003,2005 | CrystalReports11_5_NET.msm, CrystalReports11_5_NET_2005.msm, CrystalReports11_5_maps.msm, CrystalReports11_5_NET.msi, CrystalReports11_5_NET_2005.msi, CrystalRedist115_X86.msi |
| CR 12.0.0.x | 12.0.1100.0 (12.0.2000.0)* | C:\Program Files\Business Objects\BusinessObjects Enterprise 12.0\win32_x86 | 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 | CRRuntime_12_0.msm, CRRuntime_12_0_mlb.exe, CRRuntime_12_0._mlb.msi |
| CRVS2010 | 13.0.2000.0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 4.0\Common\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86 | 2010 | CRRuntime_13_0.msm, CRRuntime_32bit_13_0.msi, CRRuntime_64bit_13_0.msi |
* Indicates version of assemblies for framework 2.0 and 3.5
For more information including latest download links for Merge Module files, see the "Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET Runtime Distribution - Versions 9.1 to 12.0" wiki here:
http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=56787567
Another useful wiki maybe "What versions of Crystal Reports are supported on Windows Vista in VS .NET?" available at this link:
https://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=64259646
For more help, don't forget to serach the SAP notes:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-notes
articles:
https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-articles
and downloads:
https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/bobj_download/main.htm
Comments (1)
Jan 15, 2010
Mark Richardson says:
It would also be great to have a matrix like this for "Which Crystal Enterprise,...It would also be great to have a matrix like this for "Which Crystal Enterprise, Crystal Reports Server, Business Objects Enterprise SDK versions are supported in which versions of Visual Studio .NET"