>I wanted to use crystal reports 8 for exporting the rpt files to
>Word (so i can send it via outlook to my faxserver as an atachment) and to text (so i can include it in the body of my emailmessages)
>
>What version do i need to purchase? Devellopers ? Normal version?
>Can i use an upgrade license because crystal reports is included in my vb licenses?
>
>Many thanks in advance.

You definately want the Developer's Edition. As for upgrading, you'll have to contact Seagate Software for that. I've found that no matter what format you export to, there are always some things that don't work right.