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SAP Knowledge Base Article - PublicSymptom
These 2 DLL's below are not registered after installing Crystal Reports 2016 SP04 on a PC with Crystal Reports for Visual Studio SP 20 32 bit MSI package is installed first.
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\rptcontrollers.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\reportsourcebridge.dll
This causes a hard error in our application.
Environment
- Crystal Reports for Visual Studio SP 20
- Windows 10
- Crystal Reports Designer version 14.2.4.xxxx
Reproducing the Issue
- Install Custom application using CR Runtime SP20 x86 MSI package
- Install CR Designer 2016 SP4
- Start Custom Application and it generates error
Symptom
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Crystal Reports 2016 SP4 installation breaks Custom application based on CR Runtime SP20
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reportsourcebridge.dll and rptcontrollers.dll are getting unregistered
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Error pops up: Unable to cast COM object of type "CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.Controllers.ReportSourceClass" to interface type...
Cause
Resolution
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It is a known issue with CR for VS SP 20 side-by-side installation and further work is under investigation by Development
Solution
The issue is currently under investigation by Development and shoudl be resolved in SP 21
To download the udpate go here:
https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads
Workaround: register two dlls from command:
c:\windows\syswow64>regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\reportsourcebridge.dll"
c:\windows\syswow64>regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\rptcontrollers.dll"
Keywords
Side by side, cr for vs, reportsourcebridge.dll, rptcontrollers.dll , KBA , BI-RA-CR-SDK , SDK related, including Java/.NET etc. , Problem