>>In any case, Seagate recommends that you not use the OCX any more: support will be dropped in a future release. Try creating an automation server.
>>

loCR = CREATEOBJECT('Crystal.CRPE.Application')
>>loRep = loCR.OpenReport('MyReportName.rpt')
>>loRep.PrintOut()

>But if I don't use the Ocx on the form, how will I handle its properties like
>preview options etc?And how will I call the application from my form?

Well, see the above code, and reference the developer's help. It takes a while to get the hang of reading it, but once you figure out how they've organized it, it's easier (note the 'er' :-) )

loRep.PrintWindowOptions.CanDrillDown = .T.
loRep.PrintWindowOptions.HasPrintButton = .F.