Developer features

These enhancements are specific to developers using Crystal Reports Developer Edition. If you purchased the Standard or Professional edition of Crystal Reports, you can download an evaluation copy of the latest Report Designer Component from http://www.seagatesoftware.com.

Embed the Crystal Reports Designer Control

The Embeddable Crystal Reports Designer Control is a new ActiveX control for the Report Designer Component (RDC). Developers can now embed this control, so their end users can design reports from within the developers' applications.

Utilize the unified RDC object model

The unified RDC object model (craxddrt.dll) is a combination of the RDC design time and run time object models. The newly unified model enables developers to use both the Embeddable Crystal Reports Designer ActiveX Control and features in the RDC run time object model at the same time.

Re-distribute the ASP Web Report Server

The enhanced ASP Web Report Server (rptserver.asp) is no longer dependent upon the Web Component Server, so developers can easily distribute their ASP web applications.

Access XML data at run time

Use the Report Designer Component to access XML data streams at run time and pass that information to objects in report applications.

Facilitate administration with the License Manager

Keep track of your Crystal Reports licenses and key codes with the License Manager (available only with Crystal Reports Developer Edition). This new administrative tool makes it easy for you to ensure that your product installation always meets your reporting needs. It also allows you to check the number of concurrent user licenses being used in the ASP environment. Access the License Manager from the Crystal Reports Tools program group on the Start menu.

Please note that the Report Designer Component will work only within the concurrent license limit when used as a reporting server.

Report Designer Component 8.5

Designed for Microsoft Visual Studio and other COM-based development environments, the feature-rich Report Designer Component 8.5 (RDC) gives developers unprecedented control over report layout and formatting for web and Windows application reporting.

Reflecting the enhanced features of the Crystal Report Engine, the RDC now supports most of the new Crystal Reports features, including PDF export, XML export and data access, alerting, summaries for hierarchical groups, and many more.

RDC run time distribution

The viewer has been enhanced to make it easier for developers to distribute their RDC applications.

Lotus Domino sample applications

If you're using Crystal Reports in conjunction with Lotus Domino, see the new Lotus Domino sample applications. These documents demonstrate how Crystal Reports increases the value of your Lotus Domino investment.

If you followed the default installation, you should find the sample documents in your Program directory (usually C:\Program Files\Seagate Software\Crystal Reports\Samples\En\Code\Lotus Domino). You can also serve these reports up from within a Lotus Notes application by opening either Crazev6.nsf or Xglobal.nsf from within Lotus Notes.

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