.rpt file format

[Former Member]

Hi,

We are developing a report designer in C++ that will have the ability to open Crystal Reports (.rpt) files and view them in our own designer for later editing. I searched the forums and found that I should be using RCAPI and got to the link: https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/boc/sdklibrary

In this link I could not find mentioninig to RCAPI. Did it move or got replaced by something else? I need to be able to open .rpt files in my designer using C++ language. Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

Emad

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

What version of Crystal Reports are you using?

Ludek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I need to be able to open .rpt files from version 8.5 upwards up to xi using C++ code

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

What version of Crystal Reports are you using?

Ludek

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

I am currently using version 8.5

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Up to version XI r2 (11.5) of Crystal Reports, the RDC provides RCAPIs. The licensing model changes, but RCAPI remains. I would recommend upgrading to CR XI r2 as there you will get backward compatibility to earlier versions of your reports. Note, that CR XI r2 is the last version of CR to ship the RDC. The RDC has been retired in the currently shipping cr 2008. See [this|https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/11624] [original link is broken] [original link is broken] [original link is broken]; blog for more details.

To learn more about RCAPs, search the notes database:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/scn/advancedsearch?cat=sdn_ossnotes&query=&adv=true

Articles:

https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/businessobjects-articles

And downloads:

https://websmp130.sap-ag.de/sap(bD1lbiZjPTAwMQ==)/bc/bsp/spn/bobj_download/main.htm

The developer help files for each version of Crystal reports also contain information on RCAPIs.

Ludek