1578823 - CRVS2010; "Load Report Failed" error when Report is open in any full version of the CR Designer

• A Crystal report is opened in a stand-alone designer
• Running the same report in a VS 2010 application results in the error;

"Load Report Failed"

• VS2010
• CRVS2010
• Any stand-alone version of Crystal Reports (version 9.0.x, 10.0.x, 11.0.x, 11.5.x, 12.x)

• Open a report in a stand-alone version of Crystal Reports
• With the report opened in the designer, load a report in VS2010:

CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = <path to report>

'''' Or

Dim crReportDocument As New CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument()
crReportDocument.Load(<path to report>)

• 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

 

• Alternative work-arounds:

1. Close the report in the designer before running it in the application
2. Use the following code to catch the exception:

try
{
    rpt.Load(rptName.ToString());
    rptClientDoc = rpt.ReportClientDocument;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    MessageBox.Show("ERROR: " + ex.Message);
    return;
}

CR2010 2010 CR4VS2010 CR4VS VS2010 NET2010 crystal reports for visual studio 2010 load report failed , KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , Problem

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