Server Name in Crystal Reports

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I have Visual Studio 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 Installed. Using Crystal Reports Version for VS2010.

I have Inserted a MDF Database into My WinForm Project Using Solution Explorer > ProjectName > Add New Item As Currently I am not having SQL MAnagement Studio for 2008.

In the Crystal Reports > Database Expert > Create New Connection > OLE DB (ADO)

I want that MDF File's Connection.

There is no Server Name in the "Server:"
I tried ".\SQLEXPRESS" as ServerNAme but It shows four default Database.
I also tried My MAchine NAme as Server Name but It "Database:" Is Empty.

How Can I connect That File With Crystal Reports?

Posted 29-Jun-13 19:15pm

jenitshah

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Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-29T23:01:00

To connect with MS SQL database, use SQL provider[^]. Example connection string, you'll find here: http://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server-2008[^]

If you want to check the instance name of SQL server, see this tip: How to enum SQL Server instances in network[^]

Useful examples:
Creating a simple but useful Crystal Report[^]
Step by Step Creation of Crystal Report using its Features Group, Graph, Cross-Tab and Sub Report[^]
Crystal Report Basics and Integration with DataSet[^]

More about CrystalReports: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa287920%28v=vs.71%29.aspx[^]