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Why can't I edit Crystal Reports in VS 2019?


I am trying to be able to edit a Crystal Report in VS 2019. I have installed the latest SP26 and still can not get the report to appear. I can modify it in VS 2015 and 2017. I have uninstalled all CR off my machine and only installed SP26. I have ran a repair on VS 2019. Nothing appears to be working. In VS 2015 and VS 2017, I could right click and say "Open With..." and it shows "Crystal Reports Editor (Default)". In VS 2019, There is no listing of a "Crystal Reports Editor". Any thoughts or ideas would greatly be appreciated.

Crystal Reports Editor Option


Solution

  • I got the same behaviour related to SP26 and VS2019 16.4. VS did not want to load the Crystal Report Extension; CR did not even appear inside Help > About Visual Studio > Installed products. But I found a solution: Uninstall Crystal Reports Developer Version, uninstall any Visual Studio 2019 Preview version, Install Crystal Reports Developer Version. - It seems Crystal Report setup gets confused if multiple VS 2019 versions are installed.