Deploying Crystal Reports for Visual Studio

[Former Member]

I have created an application in Visual Studio 2010 which uses Crystal Reports. I then created a setup package with InstallShield for VS 2010. I downloaded the CRRuntime_13_0_5.msm merge module (CRforVS_mergemodules_13_0.zip) and added it to the redistributables. When I build the solution I get the error:

Error 2 -1007: Unable to copy file from 'C:\Projects\MATT_Setup\MATT_Setup\Express\Interm\MergeModules\CRNET.F007D36F_EB36_4495_A392_E3A3068B7322\CrystalDecisions.Web.Mobile.MobileV.A10A1B0D.3014.40BE.BF92.8265A3AF3BE9' to 'C:\Projects\MATT_Setup\MATT_Setup\Express\DVD-5\DiskImages\DISK1\program files\SAP BusinessObjects\Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 4.0\Common\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\dotnet\GAC\en\CrystalDecisions.Web.Mobile.MobileViewerSys.resources.dll'. The file path is longer than the limit set by the operating system. Change the build location of the current release to a shorter path to resolve this issue.

It don't see that I have any control over these path names, other than the initial c:\Projects\MATT_Setup. How do I get around this issue?

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Hello Bob

Can you please list all the CR assemblies referenced in your project as well as the version of each assembly?

- Ludek

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[Former Member · Accepted solution]

References:

CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine      13.0.2000.0

CrystalDecisions.ReportSource                    13.0.2000.0

CrystalDecisions.Shared                               13.0.2000.0

CrystalDecisions.Web                                   13.0.2000.0

CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms                 13.0.2000.0

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Looking at the length of the path:

C:\Projects\MATT_Setup\MATT_Setup\Express\DVD-5\DiskImages\DISK1\program files\SAP BusinessObjects\Crystal Reports for .NET Framework 4.0\Common\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x86\dotnet\GAC\en\CrystalDecisions.Web.Mobile.MobileViewerSys.resources.dll

it comes out to 253 characters, plus a few hidden / terminating chars and you are beyond the OS limit. See the following for more info:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/177665

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/11/filesystem-paths-how-long-is-too-long.html

Shorten your path is the only option.

BTW., if this is a web app, you do not need to reference CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms. If this is a Win app, you do not need to reference CrystalDecisions.Web

- Ludek

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OK. I submit. I guess there is no reasonable solution.

I made my project name smaller and managed to get it to work.

It just seems ridiculous to me that I am limited to a total 14 characters for my path name and project name because Visual Studio / InstallShield / Crystal Reports are tacking on a 242 character path after that.

Thanks for your help.

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Is the official answer to this problem that we have to limit our project name and path? There is no fix?

[former_member183750 · Accepted solution]

Hi   Matthew

This being a System thing, unless you have a contact at Microsoft that can resolve it somehow, then the "official" answer is; yes you have to limit our project name and path.

Or, if you can prove that this is a Crystal Reports "thing", let me know and I will take another look.

- Ludek

Senior Support Engineer AGS Product Support, Global Support Center Canada

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