>>We're going to be using Crystal Reports 6.0 for our reporting needs, but need to register the
>>runtime OCX on about 100 PCs. This is all in a corporate environment. I need an easy way to
>>register this. I do not want to go to every PC and do it, nor do I want the users to have to do this.
>>I have several questions about this:
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>>1) When the report manager form loads, check the registry for crystal ocx. If not found,
>>run another program to register the OCX.
>>
>>2) Can I use REGSVR32.EXE to register the OCX?
>>
>>3) Is CRYSTL32.OCX the only file that I need to distribute.
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>Hi Craig,
>we're using CrystalReport 6.0, to install on the customer's PCs we use InstallShield Express2 so I can't say you how to registry the OCX For the point (3) I can say you that the OCX isn't the only file to distribute, there's an help (Runtime File Requeriment, RUNTIME.HLP) that can tell you what you've to distribute with your application second what you doing with the reports.
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>If you've problem ... I'm here
Thanks. I found the RUNTIME.HLP. What I've done, is have the report manager form check to
make sure the user has all the needed files on their PC. If not, it copies them from the
server and runs REGSVR32.EXE to register the OCX if needed. This is all transparent to
the user. It's very cool.
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer