"ASG" wrote:

> I have used Crystal Reports in VS 2003. Overall, it got all the
> necessary elements to produce a good report, including formulas (Basic
> Syntax). The only thing which lacks in VS 2003 is the design interface
> for CR. I also used Crystal Reports XI and it got additional features
> like Crystal Syntax and Basic Syntax for formulas.
>
> To add Crystal Report to you VS project: In your VS IDE do this:
> File -- Add New Item:
> >From the Add New Item dialog box, in the left pane, select Local
> Project Items and from right pane, find and select CrystalReport.
>
> This should add CrystalReport1.rpt to your project. When you'll open
> this, it will give you an environment to design the report.
>
> Hope this would be good 2 u :)
>
> Farrukh
>
>
> pvdg42 wrote:
> > "Ant" <Ant@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:CD6DBCE7-634A-4FB7-B655-2147D18D0A99@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am using Visual studio 2003 Enterprise. I notice that the Server
> > > explorer
> > > has Crystal Services. If you expand this, it has a node for Crystal
> > > Enterprises & Server files. I haven't installed Crystal reports on my
> > > system
> > > but would like to use it.
> > >
> > > Is Crystal Reports bundled with Visual studio or is that just so you can
> > > integrate it into the IDE *IF* you have Crytal reports running on your
> > > system.
> > >
> > > Sorry for the simple question but i don't know how to find this out.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help with this
> > > Ant
> >
> > A limited capability of Crystal Reports is bundled with Visual Studio. You
> > can add report objects to your solutions and invoke reports using a control
> > available in the toolbox. If you search your MSDN Help, you'll find a lot of
> > info on CR.
>