Symptom
- Using SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio and connecting to MS SQL Server 2012
- Error thrown:
Failed to open the connection. Details: [Database Vendor Code: 17 ] Failed to open the connection. rptVASCodes {988AC187-9046-4B3A-B132-D32138E57C88}.rpt Details: [Database Vendor Code: 17 ]
Environment
- SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft Visual Studio
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012
Cause
- SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio does not currently support MS SQL 2012
Resolution
- Support for MS SQL 2012 is expected to be in Service Pack 6 (ETA June 2013)
- Support will only be via the MS SQL Native 11 Driver
Keywords
KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , Problem
Product
SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio