VB6 application with Crystal report

[Ankit-p]

I have VB6 application which display crystal report.

It is working in dev pc but not in Client PC

I am getting error " Error detected by database dll"

How to fix this issue

[radinator]

Searching for "vb6 error detected by database dll" on google lists a few (very old) posts having the same issue.

My first guess would be (as it is also mentioned in the first result on google): Did you make sure all necessary dependencies are installed on the target pc?

[OldSchoolCrystal]

Hi,

Just to say that it is possible to run a VB6 application with Crystal Reports on Windows 10 and 11.  It is not advisable due to VB6 being long out of support, but it is possible.  I might be able to give some advice on this error if you let us know the version of Crystal Reports that you're using and the type of database connection that your reports use.

[DonWilliams]

First issue is VB 6 is no longer support by Microsoft and SAP CR products follow MS's end of life cycle.

Time to upgrade to CR for VS .NET which you can get from here:

https://help.sap.com/docs/SUPPORT_CONTENT/crystalreports/3354091173.html

There is 2 sample app's on that page as well to get you started.

That error typically indicates the DB Client is not configured or doesn't exist on the PC. Reports save the client dll name in the RPT file and looks for it when running the reports in an application.

Likely possibility is they may be using a current OS which is definitely not supported in old legacy applications.

Good luck