> I'm updating a crystal report information gatherer from VB6 to VB.Net. The
> old gatherer accessed and recorded cetrain report properties:

> Dim crapplication As New CRAXDRT.Application
> Dim report As CRAXDRT.report
> Set report = crapplication.OpenReport(path & subdir & "\" & filename)
> loc = report.Database.Tables.item(1).Location
> dll = report.Database.Tables.item(1).DllName
> server = report.Database.Tables.item(1).LogOnServerName
> dbdesc = report.Database.Tables.item(1).DecriptiveName

> Now I'm trying to use the crystal report viewer object to gather this
> information but I'm having a hard time finding the correct properties. In
> addition, I try to get parameter default values with
> .ParameterFieldInfo(0).CurrentValues.Item(0), only the ParamaterValue
class
> cannot be converted to string and has no property to give it!

> So my questions are these:
> 1. Should I be using a different Crystal object for report
> information-gathering?
> 2. If not, how do I access the information I need and how do I supress the
> viewer from running the report (and throwing up a connection and parameter
> dialogue) when I set the .ReportSource property?

> Bob

> Hi Bob,

> You can still use the COM objects with .NET and use pretty much the same
> code that you have in VB6 (of course the properties and methods stay the
> same). The other alternative is to go 100% .NET. But I don't recommend
this.
> .NET is lacking many features that you get with the developer version of
> CR8.5/9.0 and if you are a sophisticated developer then you will really be
> upset by this missing functionality.

> If you want to see how to use CR.NET, I wrote a free ebook about it. Lots
of
> good stuff I know you will like.

> A Crystal Reports.NET book for programmers? Its free!
> * Covers ASP.NET and Windows Forms
> * Teaches all phases of report development
> * Alerts you to the bugs and how to get around them
> * Maps out the complex ReportDocument object model
> * Shows how to perform runtime customization
> * Demonstrates all options of connecting with ADO.NET
> * Gives complete code listings for every concept presented

> www.CrystalReportsBook.com?cpgn=ngcr_031203

> HTH,

> Brian Bischof

> > I'm updating a crystal report information gatherer from VB6 to VB.Net.
The
> > old gatherer accessed and recorded cetrain report properties:

> > Dim crapplication As New CRAXDRT.Application
> > Dim report As CRAXDRT.report
> > Set report = crapplication.OpenReport(path & subdir & "\" & filename)
> > loc = report.Database.Tables.item(1).Location
> > dll = report.Database.Tables.item(1).DllName
> > server = report.Database.Tables.item(1).LogOnServerName
> > dbdesc = report.Database.Tables.item(1).DecriptiveName

> > Now I'm trying to use the crystal report viewer object to gather this
> > information but I'm having a hard time finding the correct properties.
In
> > addition, I try to get parameter default values with
> > .ParameterFieldInfo(0).CurrentValues.Item(0), only the ParamaterValue
> class
> > cannot be converted to string and has no property to give it!

> > So my questions are these:
> > 1. Should I be using a different Crystal object for report
> > information-gathering?
> > 2. If not, how do I access the information I need and how do I supress
the
> > viewer from running the report (and throwing up a connection and
parameter
> > dialogue) when I set the .ReportSource property?

> > Bob