1540637 - Error: External component has thrown an exception. Launching the Database Expert in the embedded Crystal Reports designer in Visual Studio

• Editing a report in the embedded Crystal Reports designer within Visual Studio.
• Launch the Database Expert by going to the Crystal Reports menu, then Database Expert.
• Error message is displayed: External component has thrown an exception.

• Visual Studio 2010
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010, RTM

• The embedded report designer in Visual Studio queries for *.sds and *.xml files in the C:\Temp directory when the Database Expert is launched.
• There is a problem with how the embedded designer is handling the xml files it reads.
• The issue has been identified and logged under Problem Report ID ADAPT01506594.

• The issue is resolved in Service Pack 2 for Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010
• Service Pack 2 and associated MSM, MSI and ClickOnce files can be found on the Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 Reference page

 

• Alternatively, rename the C:\Temp to something else - such as C:\Temp1 so the embedded designer can't find the directory

KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , Problem

SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio