Yes, there is a runtime for Crystal Reports. The user will install the runtime files and will not need to install Crystal Reports itself. You can embed the viewer, etc in your application and the user will never know that Crystal is generating the reports.
>Steve,
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>Thanks for the input. Very helpful insight.
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>Is it possible to include Crystal in an app, so I do not need to install it on each user's machine, and so when there are updates, I don't need to update each user?
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>Thanks,
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>David
Craig Berntson
MCSD, Microsoft .Net MVP, Grape City Community Influencer