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1877219 - How to use .Net 4.0 DLL as a data source in Crystal Reports 2011?

Symptom

  • Using a .NET DLL dataset provider with Crystal Reports works if using the .NET 2.0 framework
  • Using the 4.x framework results in the following error:

 

Logon failed

Details: mscorlib: Could not load file or assembly 'file:path to file' or one of its dependencies. This assembly is built by a runtime newer than the currently loaded runtime and cannot be loaded.

Environment

  • SAP Crystal Reports 2011
  • .NET 4.x dataset DLL

Resolution

  1. Open notepad
  2. Paste in the following into notepad 
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
    <configuration>
        <startup useLegacyV2RuntimeActivationPolicy="true">
            <requiredRuntime version="v4.0.30319" safemode="true"/>
        </startup>
    </configuration>

3.Save as crw32.exe.confing into C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\ directory

Keywords

dataset crw crw32.exe provider , KBA , BI-DEV-NET-SDK , .NET SDK / COM SDK , How To

Product

SAP Crystal Reports 2011