>>>I'm trying to open up a vfp5 dbc table in CR 4.5 but get an error message (free tables work). Anyone know what to do about this? Do I need an upgrade or patch, maybe?
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>>I haven't had any problems in either CR 4.5 or 5.0 using VFP 3.0. I use the VFP Database ODBC driver, not the VFP table driver. I saw a new VFP ODBC driver download available at the M$ VFP site. Hope this helps!
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>Maybe you can answer a question before I proceed any further -- is it possible to run a CR report on a vfp view from within a vfp app? If I made the local view remote, maybe?

Wish I could give you a direct answer on this, but I just started using CR about two weeks ago. I haven't tried using it from within VFP yet. I'm not sure this is true for CR 4.5, but in CR 5.0 there is an OCX that lets you call a Crystal Report from an application. According to the CR book, there are both 16 bit and 32 bit versions of the OCX (ActiveX). I am also using a CAD/CAM program that calls .rpt files generated in CR from within the application. You should be able to run CR against both local and remote views.