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Quote ManKhl Replybullet Topic: Connecting mdf file to crystel report w
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i am trying to create Crystal Report which should be connected with sqlserver database .mdf file instead of database directly. so that after deployment theirs no need to install sqlserver on clients machine.

please reply me the ans if u got any.




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Quote hilfy Replybullet Posted: 02 Aug 2011 at 7:28am
Can't be done.  If you're using a SQL Server database, you have to have the database software installed in order to access it.
 
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Quote ManKhl Replybullet Posted: 02 Aug 2011 at 8:32pm
yeh..that is der.i agree but i just wanna know if der any way to connect crystel report to sqlserver .mdf file.
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Quote hilfy Replybullet Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 3:35am
You have to connect to SQL server through either an ODBC or OLEDb connection - there is no "native" connection to SQL Server in Crystal.
 
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Quote ManKhl Replybullet Posted: 03 Aug 2011 at 11:04pm
does it mean that it is not posiible to connect crystel report to mdf file?


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