Crystal Reports build failed in Visual Studio 2019 Setup project

[former_member4247]

I am using Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11.7 with .Net version 4.8.04084 and Crystal reports for Visual Studio version 13 Service pack 29.

Whenever I add the CrystalReportViewer (13.0.4 32 bit I think) to my VB application I can run the project in Visual Studio and the report displays.

When I add a SETUP PROJECT to the solution I can build the VB application but when I go to build the setup project I get the error Rebuild ALL FAILED There is no other error message

If I remove the Crystal Report and the References I can build the setup (but of course there is not report)

The report is just a BLANK report, I just want to get the setup project to work with a Crystal report on the VB form.

[former_member11696]

See the Platforms info:

SAP Crystal Reports, Developer Version for Microsoft Visual Studio – Supported Platforms

VS 2019 is not supported until SP 25.

Since you are still in development download the latest SP 31:

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads

Close all instances of Visual Studio.

Then uninstall ALL MSI packages from your development PC first.

The uninstall the EXE, integration into Visual Studio.

Install SP 31 EXE on your Development PC:

CR for Visual Studio SP31 install package

When it prompts to install the 64 runtime click OK.

Now for distribution download either the 32 bit or 64 bit MSI package, CR runtime is for your app platform and not the OS platform, x86 or x64.

CR for Visual Studio SP31 CR Runtime 32-bit MSI

CR for Visual Studio SP31 CR Runtime 64-bit MSI

Include those in your Distribution project for your application.

See mu blog for upgrading also:

https://blogs.sap.com/2020/10/30/upgrading-a-visual-studio-2008-2019-.net-project-with-the-latest-cr...

DO NOT mix versions, it won't work, it may be could also cause issues.

Don

[former_member4247]

How do I add the CR Runtime engine to my setup project in Visual Studio? When I go to my setup project and click on VIEW then

right click on INSTALL and Add Custom Action it only allows me to add .EXE files, not MSI

Sorry, this is getting VERY fustrating!

[former_member792179]

Is there no way to have the Setup project just install the CR runtime as a prerequisite?
Not that it's that big of a deal, but why on Earth would the CR runtime be available as a prerequisite, but it isn't downloaded while running the Setup on the machines? Why bother with a bootstrapper that does absolutely nothing? (no prompts, no download, nada - unlike all the other prerequisites, that, if not on the PC that my application will be installed to, I get a prompt to install them: for DotNetFramework, extra libraries, etc. Not for CR. Is this a license thing?