Based on the Crystal Reports 6 Object Model, the Crystal Report Automation Server uses a hierarchical object model, unlike the "flat" model of the OCX.
It was built around the Report Engine DLL. It behaved as a translation layer, taking Visual Basic code and converting it into Report Engine calls. Because of its inability to directly access the Report Engine, the Crystal Report Automation Server wasn't as efficient as it could be.
We've ensured backward compatibility in Crystal Reports 8 to allow you to leverage applications created in the previous version. However, the Crystal Report Automation Server no longer exposes all of the events and properties of the Report Engine in Crystal Reports 8. Because the Report Designer Component is COM
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