You'll need to install the MDAC runtime and the proper CR runtime files for OLE DB. I would not expect all the connection informtion to be encapsulated in the RPT file. The location of the tables will surely be different in runtime than design time.


>Hi Craig,
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>I was hoping you would weigh in on this. I read some of your other contributions.
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>So, the connection information is encapsulated in the .rpt file, and to distribute the report, I don't have to do anything on the target machine other than ensure the proper crystal runtime and ole provder components (vfpoledb.dll, etc) are installed?
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>Jeff