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Have you checked out Microsoft lately?
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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You utter git.
This space for rent
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Cue irrelevant side comment:
Source control for bovines: You udder git.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Git outta' here!
It was broke, so I fixed it.
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it just led to conflicts with my pending chances
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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If it wrecked your chances I cannot imagine what it will do to your changes.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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WARNING: Not for the faint of heart.
I was considering the Soapbox because the tools mentioned in this post are certainly not kid sister safe.
So I was at my parent's place last night.
Had dinner there, had a nice walk, and we were supposed to go watch a movie.
But then my father drops the bomb.
The bomb that would ruin my evening and probably a better part of my weekend.
"I have a little problem with a customer and you can probably help me."
"Sure dad, what's up?"
"One of my customers can't print a Crystal Report."
A CRYSTAL ELEPHANTING REPORT @$#(&$!@(&#!
In a WinForms application.
Spent two hours browsing the SAP website (never have I found a less helpful website), installing runtimes, installing NuGet packages, dragging missing DLL's to the customer's computer.
To no avail 
So I'm spending this weekend trying to get Crystal Reports to work, thanks dad 
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Sorry, but...[^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Imagine if my dad did that 30 years ago 
Saying "no" really isn't an option.
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I'm a dad. I have 2 kids. If my son or daughter did not want to do something for me, I would not fault them, if they had a good reason.
Just saying...
Sander Rossel wrote: Saying "no" really isn't an option.
Saying "no" IS ALWAYS an option...even with parents.
Don't get me wrong, I try to help my mother as much as possible, even if I don't like the task. I get it. 
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Slacker007 wrote: if they had a good reason
"I don't feel like it because it's a few hours of work" is not a very good reason.
Sure, saying "no" IS an option... If you want to destroy the good relations you have with people.
My dad did tons of things for me even though he'd rather be doing other things.
If I say "no" now he'll be saying "no" next time.
And his happiness when it's solved is so much better than his sadness/disappointment when I say "no".
All in all saying "no" really isn't worth it (and so not an option).
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u need to get the designer... open the rpt file...check the connection.validate the schema..update table and columns ... save rpt..run report.. etc...etc
Caveat Emptor.
"Progress doesn't come from early risers – progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things." Lazarus Long
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The problem's a bit deeper, CR doesn't start at all.
Missing DLL's, wrong versions of DLL's, wrong locations of DLL's, wrong installation of DLL's, etc.
We've tried some stuff, but couldn't figure it out.
The only way my dad could get it to work is by installing his development environment on the customer's computer, which isn't quite how it's supposed to be done 
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You might need to open the report in the designer and check if the default printer is set / saved in the report. It's not too difficult in code to set the default printer of the report.
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The problem's a bit deeper, CR doesn't start at all.
Missing DLL's, wrong versions of DLL's, wrong locations of DLL's, wrong installation of DLL's, etc.
We've tried some stuff, but couldn't figure it out.
The only way my dad could get it to work is by installing his development environment on the customer's computer, which isn't quite how it's supposed to be done
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There are 32bit / 64bit versions of the runtime as well, which makes a difference. Never a dull moment with CR!
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Yes, that turned out to be the problem.
I installed the 64-bit runtime on a 64-bit computer.
Unfortunately, there's a bug feature that copies a 32-bit version DLL of log4net with the 64-bit runtime which crashes the 64-bit runtime.
What then needs to happen is that you should uninstall the 64-bit runtime, install the 32-bit runtime (in that order) and release a 32-bit version of your application.
It's a small miracle I found it at all
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Sander Rossel wrote: "One of my customers can't print a Crystal Report."
Show him how to take and print a screenshot.
It's times like these I'm reminded I should be grateful my dad doesn't do much with computers.
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The problem's a bit deeper, CR doesn't start at all.
Missing DLL's, wrong versions of DLL's, wrong locations of DLL's, wrong installation of DLL's, etc.
We've tried some stuff, but couldn't figure it out.
The only way my dad could get it to work is by installing his development environment on the customer's computer, which isn't quite how it's supposed to be done 
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Next time you say "Golly Dad, that's horrible" - And on you go.
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I've tried that once, but he'll answer stuff like "I guess it's horrible next time you need X or Y" and of course he's right 
My relation with my parents is a good one, but I'm not sure if it's strong enough to last through CR though 
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