How do I use Setup Project with Crystal Reports

Question

This is the first time I am doing this.

I have built a software. I will be using a setup package from Visual Studio. I think I will be using the Setup Project which Builds an installer for a Windows-based application as my project has been built on Window Forms. I have included Crystal Reports. As it current stands I have method in my application when a user clicks on the button the reports is displayed. In that method the .rpt file path is showing as....

 cryRpt.Load("C:\\MyFolder\\MyFolder\\ProjectName\\FolderName\\HRMS\\HRMS\\Report.rpt"); // this is from my PC.

So my question is what do I need to know to setup the correct .rpt file path. where ever it is going to be installed?

For clarification I need to install Crystal Reports on Clients PC? http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_13_0.exe

because I looked at this thread... here

Do I need to do anything else on Client's PC?

I am not sure if I am going to run into a problem related to this thread here I have hard code the path, any advice?

Thank you in advance if anyone can help me here.

using CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine;

private void btnReportA_Click_1(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ReportDocument cryRpt = new ReportDocument();
        cryRpt.Load("C:\\MyFolder\\MyFolder\\ProjectName\\FolderName\\HRMS\\HRMS\\Report.rpt");
        crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt;
        crystalReportViewer1.Refresh();
    }

 public partial class MainForm : Form
 {
    public MainForm()
    {
       InitializeComponent();
       myCon = new OleDbConnection(@"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data  
       Source=C:\MyFolder\MyFolder\ProjectName\FolderName\database.mdb");
       crystalReportViewer1.Refresh();
    }

update 1 with a solution-ish

I was looked at crystal reports dynamic path and I changed from the line of code from...

cryRpt.Load("C:\\MyFolder\\MyFolder\\ProjectName\\FolderName\\HRMS\\HRMS\\Report.rpt");

to

cryRpt.Load(Application.StartupPath + "\\Report.rpt");

Then move the rpt files in bin\Debug

You can find your bin/Debug file location by using the following code...

TextBox1.Text = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly
().Location);

Which I got from this website.

I think the above is a solution.

I will give an update 2 whenever I discovered how to use the Setup Project with Crystal Reports because I may or may not need to update on client's PC.

It took few hours to figure this out.

Update 2 I will open a new thread. I think update 1 is not really a solution.

Answer 1

You could always add the report to your project and then reference it like "~\Report.rpt". As far as deploying the runtime, read this wiki from SAP on runtime deployment.