crystal reports 2010 reportviewer is missing

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I use vs2010 and downloaded SAP Crystal Reports for vs2010 and installed it. Now I can add a Crystal reports file to project but the Crystal reports viewer is inactive and do not be shown in toolbox. What is wrong with it? is there any extra configuration in VS? Can I use VS default reportviewer instead of crystalreportviewr?

Posted 20-Mar-11 8:21am

calcushtag

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Have a look at this discussion: Discussion on similar issue[^]
This link/blog[^] explains all the necessary details.

This is because Microsoft decided not to include Crystal in their VS 2010. Though, it is still available, and for free.

Download from here: Crystal Viewer download[^]

Posted 20-Mar-11 20:15pm

Sandeep Mewara

Updated 20-Mar-11 20:17pm

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calcushtag · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21T12:44:00

Well, I said in question that I installed SAP Crystal Reports for VS2010 and I can add a .rpt file to project; So why I should download Crystal viewr? that's not a good solution.
But I solve it just by following two steps:

1) In project Properties window in the Application tab changed the Target Framework from ".Net Framework 4.0 client profile" to ".Net Framework 4.0"
2) Added the CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms reference to project
(in solution explorer right click in Reference folder and choose "Add Reference" --> for newbies such me)

Now I can add a crystalreportviewer to my project because after these two steps it appears in toolbox.
Without step 1 we can't do step 2 because When we want to add a Reference to project, the VS2010 filter the references and just show Target Framework references and allow to add them. CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms is a part of ".Net Framework 4.0" not ".Net Framework 4.0 client profile"
It's so confusing...