2977776 - Crystal Reports for Visual Studio downloads - More Information about Crystal Reports for Visual Studio Downloads

 The download page for Crystal Reports for Visual Studio has links for the various software below. Please could you explain what each is for, and why it might be needed?

• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) installation package for Microsoft Visual Studio IDE
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) runtime engine for .NET framework MSI (32-bit)
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) runtime engine for .NET framework MSI (64-bit)
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) Click-Once
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) runtime merge modules (32-bit), no IDE integration
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) runtime (32-bit)
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) runtime (64-bit)
• SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio (SP29) Web service and XML Data driver

NOTE: each file has a unique number appended to it so check the download page to get the latest version and details. The above examples are for SP 29

https://wiki.scn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/Crystal+Reports%2C+Developer+for+Visual+Studio+Downloads

Crystal Reports Developer, for Visual Studio

#1. Installer to integrate into Visual Studio only, just for your Development PC.

#2. 32 bit runtime, CR runtime is set for your application platform and not the OS. Not required on DEV PC - MSI Package to be included in your deployment package.

#3. 64 bit runtime, CR runtime is set for your application platform and not the OS. Gets installed on DEV PC if option is selected from #1 - MSI Package to be included in your deployment package.

#4. Deployment package for a ClickOnce Deploy package configured in Visual Studio, See VS help for more info. There is a link in the xml file included where to get the runtime MSI packages from, our download page or if you want to host your own file from your download page.

See this KBA on how to correct the link: 2886737 - .NET ClickOnce deployment no longer working from SAP downloads for Crystal Reports for Visual Studio

#5. 32 bit only Merge Module, if you prefer to distribute your application using Merge Modules.

#6. Same as #2 but is in a zip file format.

#7. Same as #3 but is in a zip file format.

#8. CR's Legacy XML database client and WEB Services XML driver, Requires manually installing the JRE/JDE Java packages. Package has info on how to.

cr for vs, VS .NET installer, .NET deployment packages, .NET , KBA , BI-DEV-NET , BI Software Development Kits (SDKs) - .NET or Other , How To

SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio