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i want to know how to create crystal report for different machine names in c#

ReportDocument cryRpt = new ReportDocument();
cryRpt.Load(@"C:\Documents and Settings\Arusha\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Schooll salary system\Schooll salary system\rpt_empdataall.rpt");
crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt;
crystalReportViewer1.Refresh();

here "Arusha" is my matchine name and also path of location c: is different for onother machine so i can't genarate reports after intalling another machine. plz give me solution for this.

Posted 7-May-11 21:48pm

Prabodhapsb

Updated 7-May-11 22:56pm

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OriginalGriff 8-May-11 4:15am

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Prabodhapsb 8-May-11 6:19am

i want to know how to create crystal report for different machine names in c#

ReportDocument cryRpt = new ReportDocument();
cryRpt.Load(@"C:\Documents and Settings\Arusha\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Schooll salary system\Schooll salary system\rpt_empdataall.rpt");
crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt;
crystalReportViewer1.Refresh();

here "Arusha" is my matchine name and also path of location c: is different for onother machine so i can't genarate reports after intalling another machine. plz give me solution for this.

Sandeep Mewara 8-May-11 4:22am

You "wanna" what?

Avoid text speak - you are on a professional forum.

Prabodhapsb 8-May-11 6:20am

i want to know how to create crystal report for different machine names in c#

ReportDocument cryRpt = new ReportDocument();
cryRpt.Load(@"C:\Documents and Settings\Arusha\My Documents\Visual Studio 2008\Projects\Schooll salary system\Schooll salary system\rpt_empdataall.rpt");
crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = cryRpt;
crystalReportViewer1.Refresh();

here "Arusha" is my matchine name and also path of location c: is different for onother machine so i can't genarate reports after intalling another machine. plz give me solution for this.

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Solution 1

Use relative paths. For instance

C#

string myBasePath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Application.ExecutablePath);

Take this as ground 0 and find other sources relative to this path.
If a report is in a directory named "Reports" next to your executable then
you can just use

myBasePath+"\\Reports\\rpt_empdataall.rpt"

in your case since report is located 2 level above executable

myBasePath+"\\..\\..\\rpt_empdataall.rpt"

would suffice.
I hope that is what you are trying to achieve.

Posted 8-May-11 0:26am

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Sandeep Mewara · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-08T00:30:00

Solution 2

It's pretty simple. Your mistake is that you are hard-coding an absolute path. Use relative path. Put the crystal report in the application folder and then access it using relative path of that folder. This way, where-ever you have your application installed, the crystal report too would be delivered at a fixed path and thus accessible.

Posted 8-May-11 0:30am

Sandeep Mewara

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Prabodhapsb 8-May-11 8:18am

thanks, it's working.

Sandeep Mewara 8-May-11 8:21am

Good to know! :thumbsup: