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Crystal Report not working in client machine. Which runtime version should I install

I use Visual Studio 2010 with DOT NET version 4.0. My Database is MySQL.

Crystal Report installed in my system...

CRV

My OS is Windows 7 64 bit.

While seeing in Visual Studio, the version of Crystal Report is showing 13.0.2000.0

cr

My application app.config is like below.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration>
  <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
      <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.0"/>
  </startup>
</configuration>

Now the Client System is also Windows 7 64 bit. I installed DOT NET 4.0 and CRRuntime_64bit_13_0 in client system.

While executing my application an error shows...

System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument' threw an exception. ---> System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.CommLayer, Version=13.0.2000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.

And the application stopped working.

I installed Crystal Report v.13.0.14.1720, but failed.

I found this. I installed v.13.0.20.2399 (Support Pack 20) but the error resumes.

I did not find v.13.0.2000.0 download from scn.sap.com.

Which version of crystal report I should install in client system?

If this error is for DOT NET (Ref. from here), then how should I resolve it?

Solution

  • Problem solved.

    In my development system, I am using Crystal Report v.13.0.14.1720.

    My first fault:

    My application build is x86. But I installed the 64bit msi of the same version in the client PC.

    As per SAP, Crystal Report runtime is platform specific (i.e. x86 or x64) for application setting and not the OS specific.

    So If anybody builds the application in x86 (32bit) then the 32bit msi should be installed in client pc. On the other hand, if the application build is x64 (64bit) then the 64bit msi should be installed in client pc.

    My second fault:

    Being failed repeatedly, I installed v.13.0.20.2399 in the client pc.

    Note that, v.13.0.14.1720 is service pack 14 and v.13.0.20.2399 is service pack 20. My app is compiled using service pack 14. So I have to distribute the SP14 runtime version. This is why my application crashed.

    So we have to install 32bit(for 32bit application) or 64bit(for 64bit application) msi of the same service pack that is installed in development system.