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1433665 - Crystal Reports 2008 takes longer time to print a report as compared to previous versions.

Symptom

Crystal Reports 2008 takes longer time (approximately 5 times more time) to print a report as compared to previous versions.

Environment

Crystal Reports (CR) 2008 Service Pack 2 Fix Pack 2.3

Reproducing the Issue

  1. Print the report through older version of Crystal Reports designer (CR8.5, CR9, CR XIR1 or CR XI R2)
  2. Observe the time required to print the report.
  3. Print the same report through Crystal Reports 2008.

It is observed that printing the same report through CR2008 takes about 5 times more time than CR 8.5 This  issue is also observed when printed using .Net/RDC components for Crystal Reports.

Cause

This has been identified as a potential bug and escalated to Product Group under reference number ADAPT01367414.

Resolution

This issue is currently under investigation by Product Group. It is targeted for Service Pack 4 for Crystal Reports 2008.

Keywords

KBA , BI-RA-CR , Crystal Reports designer or Business View Manager , Bug Filed

Product

Crystal Reports 2008 V1