>Anyone know what the cause of this error is:
>
>"Failed to load database information. Details: The database DLL 'crdb_ads.dll' could not be loaded"
>
>Thanks

Looks like you are trying to connect to Advantage Database Server, correct?
This link might help you http://delphi.newswhat.com/geoxml/forumhistorythread?groupname=Advantage.Crystal&messageid=3f392aa4@solutions.advantagedatabase.com