Hi,
We are using a shared server to host our vb.net applications. We are currently running applications built with visual studio 2005 and Crystal Reports version 10.2.3600.0. We would like to upgrade to visual studio 2010 or 2012. Does this mean that we have to upgrade to Crystal Reports version 13.0.2000.0? Is this our only option if we upgrade visual studio and we still want to use Crystal Reports?
If so, my next question is what upgrading crystal reports will do to other companies using the shared server and the current installation of crystal reports. When I asked the server which version of crystal reports they had installed they answered: CR Version=9.1.9800.0
We are currently running our apps with no problem with the following in our web.config
< assemblies><add assembly="CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportSource, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Shared, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Web, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.ClientDoc, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.Framework, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> < add assembly="CrystalDecisions.Enterprise.InfoStore, Version=10.2.3600.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=692fbea5521e1304"/> </ assemblies>
Our server is very hesitant about installing anything new. They are running .net framework 3.5 with plans to upgrade to 4.0 sometime relatively soon. If you could give me any sort of assurance, if it exists, that either the two version of Crystal Reports can run smoothely together or that the newer install will still support the older versions, I may be able to convince them it is time to upgrade crystal reports.
Thanks for your time and any help you can give.