VB.net application and Crystal Reports Developer for Visual Studio

[Former Member]

I have a question about Crystal Reports Developer for Visual Studio. If I create a executable of my Visual Studio Project and I have the Crystal Reports Developer for Visual Studio installed and I've incorporated Crystal Reporting and Crystal Viewer controls inthe application, when I create the executable of the project for the user, will the Crystal Viewer and reports work and include the needed functionality without having to install additional software on the client? I'm asking for the developer. I say it will compile all the needed functionality without having to install the runtime on each user's computer.

[DellSC · Accepted solution]

No, it won't. The appropriate version of the runtime must be installed anywhere the software will be installed. This is because the SDK uses a bunch of files that won't be in the "References" section of the VS application, but are referenced internally in the SDK assemblies. There are also a bunch of registry settings that need to be created/updated in order for the SDK to work correctly.

-Dell