Crystal report in VB 6.0...

[raadeekaa]

Dear Friends,
Iam using VB 6.0 and i want to use Crystal Report in VB.. I cd not find any component for this and also no OCX is found in my VB.. While installing Vb 6.0 i've selected all items with their sub items.. Is tht possible for me to use CR in VB 6.0 ..If so, which version of CR will be of much use? Also i want to use SQL as database in CR.. What is the way of getting SQL?(any software for installing it in my system?)..
Hope to get back from u soon..
Thanks in adv.
Cheers,
Radhika.S.

[Shuja Ali]

Welcome to CodeGuru :wave:

To use Crystal Report, you will have to install Crystal Report on your system to create reports. You can go to www.businessobjects.com website to check which is the latest version they are selling right now. To view reports in VB you will need either the Crystal Report Control or Crystal Report Viewer Control. I guess both of these will be installed when you install crystal reports on your system.

Crystal reports can be used with almost all types of backend databases. If you want a free edition of the SQL for development purposes, you can download Microsoft Database Engine / SQL Express 2005 from www.microsoft.com.