Visual Studio Throws Error: There is no editor available for <Crystal Report>.rpt

[Former Member]

Environment: Windows 7; Crystal Report 13.0.6; Visual Studio 2012;

I'm getting the following error when I open only certain reports and not all.

I have installed the runtime, and Crystal Reports are working fine, but in the design time only certain reports are throwing this error message. Others are fine where I could open those.

I had created a new report and in the wizard, pointed these reports allow to open and it worked (Open an existing report option in the wizard), but could not open the original file.

Note:   This project was a migration from VS 2005 to VS 2012 and bundled version of Crystal Reports in Visual Studio.NET to SAP Crystal Report Developer Version for Visual Studio.NET 13.0.6.

Prior to installing SAP Crystal Report Version 13.0.6, I had installed version 13.0.5.

[former_member11696 · Accepted solution]

Hi Hifni,

Are you downloading and the installing the integration exe from this page:

http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7824

Or just running the MSI to get the runtime installed which is not is not supported for integration into VS.

Also, VS Express is not supported since Microsoft does not support plug-in in any Express versions.

Must run this on the DEV PC:

http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_13_0_6.exe

Don

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Don,

Firstly, a BIG Thank you for replying and suggesting few things! (y)

As you have said, I had installed the Developer PC with:

http://downloads.businessobjects.com/akdlm/cr4vs2010/CRforVS_13_0_6.exe

I'm on VS 2012 Professional edition.

Its a very bizarre situation. Cant figure it out what happened to these.

The Worst case might be recreating the report from sketch I guess, but if there is anyway I could recover it would be very thankful.

[former_member11696 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

The file its trying to start is called craxddrt.dll. See if that file exists and it does require being registered using regsvr32.exe.

It could be you installed not under full PC control. Log out and back in under a local PC Admin account and re-install or a repair install of CR.

I don't believe the install was completed properly...

Don

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Don,

I tried re-installing and registering the *.dll as you said but it did not work. but wait!

However I figured out a way to solve the problem by myself. It was so simple; Simpler than going to the file (which is causing the problem to open) in design time, then right-click mouse and select Open with. A dialog box appears and I selected the editor as "Crystal Report" and finally it opened in VS 2012. Could you believe that?

I could not believe it to myself for a moment, but regretting I didn't use that earlier so that I would have saved time. But nevertheless it opened!

Thank you!