1214777 - How to change the data source using CR for VS .NET application

Symptom

An application uses Crystal Reports for Visual Studio .NET as the reporting development tool.

How do you change the database and server in a report at runtime?

For example, if a report is designed against the 'pubs1' database and the 'server1' server, how can you change the database to 'pubs2' and the server to 'server2'?

Product

SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio ; SAP Crystal Reports, version for Visual Studio .NET 2008

Keywords

LOGIN LOGON DATABASE LOCATION DOTNET VS.NET DOTNET SWITCH CHANGE SET DATA SOURCE Crystal Reports for Visual Studio Database connectivity Change Database and Server , c2011464 , KBA , BI-DEV-NET , BI Software Development Kits (SDKs) - .NET or Other , Problem

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