Integration methods

You can choose to access the Crystal Report Print Engine and integrate Crystal Reports' functionality into your database applications in a variety of ways:

When they were first introduced, each of these methods represented the latest technology available at that time. Today, you can take advantage of the full power and functionality of Crystal Reports by using the Report Designer Component, our most recent technology.

Method Introduced in version Project Reference Name Description

Report Designer Component

Crystal Reports 7

Crystal Report 8 ActiveX Designer Runtime library (craxdrt.dll)

32-bit only COM object model, dual interface, apartment model

Crystal Reports Automation Server

Crystal Reports 6

Crystal Report Print Engine 8 Object Library (cpeautl6.dll/cpeaut32.dll)

32- and 16-bit COM object model, dispatch only Interface for C developers

Crystal ActiveX Control (OCX)

Crystal Reports 4.5

ActiveX Control (crystl16.ocx/crystl32.ocx)

32- and 16-bit OCX

Crystal Report Print Engine API

Crystal Reports 3

Crystal Report API Interface, declares encapsulated in GLOBAL32.bas




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