Thanks for getting my books! I hope you find them helpful.

Since you are using CR 2008, the .NET book is a bit dated. Most if of still applies, but the biggest issue is that ASP.NET sites no longer allow embedded reports. You have to use the Load() method to print reports. The good thing about .NET 2005 is that when you create a new project, you can specify a Crystal Reports template and it adds everything you need to your application so you can quickly create a new report and preview it. I suggest you do that for the quickest way to start a new application and print reports.

An embedded report is when you create the report within VS.NET and you refer to it by its class name and not the physical report object on your hard drive.

As you have figured out, there is a lot to learning CR. The sample chapters I have online tell you a little, but you are just going to have to wait for the books. The CR help files will tell you more, but as you can imagine they aren't very easy to figure out b/c they are poorly organized. But it's a start.