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cViewSERVER - Crystal Reports Scheduling Service 

Latest Version October 2009 - Supports Windows Vista and Crystal Reports 2008.

cViewSERVER is our advanced Crystal Report manager and scheduler that runs as a .NET Windows Service. 

You can download a trial version that includes either the Crystal Reports 2008 or Crystal Reports 10 run time files, depending on which matches your environment. 

cViewSERVER and cViewREMOTE requires Windows 2000 and above.

Current features included in cViewSERVER include disk, file and printer output, date stamps in file names, multi value parameters and list file processing. 

Multirun processing is also available and you can report off secure databases with the correct password.

If you need the functionality of export to csv or XML format, cViewSERVER can perform this in conjunction with our GridUFL for csv or XMLUFL for XML export format.

  • The cViewSERVER install includes the cViewREMOTE administration utility which is the front-end to the cViewSERVER Windows Service. 
  • The install gives you the choice to install both the cViewSERVER scheduler and the cVIewREMOTE administrator or just cViewREMOTE by itself.
  • This means that you may purchase just cViewREMOTE for another person or persons to remotely administer the same cViewSERVER schedule.

These trial versions only support five reports in your schedule whereas the full version supports an unlimited number of reports. Other than the number of reports limit, these trial versions have full functionality.

You may also like to print the following Installation Instructions and read the page on product activation


cViewSERVER Compatibility:

cViewSERVER 12 and Windows 2008 Small Business Server. There are some compatibility issues related to the increased security levels.

Large multi-run reports with output of PDF attached to an email cause a file to hang and not be released. A workaround is available. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Windows 7. There are some compatibility issues related to the increased security levels.

Large multi-run reports with output of PDF attached to an email cause a file to hang and not be released. A workaround is available. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Windows 2003 Small Business Server. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Windows Vista. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Windows XP. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 10 and Windows Server 2008. Tests suggest this may not be compatible.

cViewSERVER 12 and Crystal Reports 2008. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed. (see point below)

cViewSERVER 12 on a machine with CR2008. We recommend you do not install both on the same machine. Tests suggest it may not be compatible as you may encounter run-time conflicts with different DLLs. Tests suggest an upgrade to Service Pack 2 can resolve some conflicts.

We recommend installing cViewSERVER12 on a machine that does not have Crystal Reports 2008 installed although we have received feedback from customers that are finding them compatible in their environment.

cViewSERVER 12 and Crystal Reports XI. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 10 and Crystal Reports 2008. These have been found to be largely compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed. Reports using the latest features added to Crystal will not process and so we suggest using cViewSERVER 12.

cViewSERVER 10 and Crystal Reports XI (v 11), v10, v9, v8.5, v8.  These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Dot NET framework 3.5. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.

cViewSERVER 12 and Dot NET framework 1.0. Tests suggest it may not be compatible.

cViewSERVER 10 and Dot NET framework 3.5. Tests suggest it may not be compatible.

cViewSERVER 10 and Dot NET framework 1.0. These have been found to be compatible during the tests we conducted so far. We will issue a compatibility report when our testing is completed.


Please choose which of the two cViewSERVER versions (12.41 or 10.40) you need for your particular environment:


Download either cViewSERVER Version 12.41:

Crystal Reports 2008 and Dot Net Framework 3.5 support 

Make sure you install the Dot Net Framework 3.5 if not already on your machine.  This release includes the Crystal Reports 2008, Service Pack 2 run time.

Prerequisites for the full install of cViewSERVER 12.40 are Dot Net Framework 3.5 and the Microsoft VC 8.0 library if you are running Vista or later .

  • Dot Net Framework 3.5   197 MB  If not already on your machine. This is a prerequisite for the full install of cViewSERVER.
  • Microsoft VC 8.0 library      2 MB  If you are running Vista or later. This is a prerequisite for the full install of cViewSERVER.
  • cViewSERVER 12.41       88 MB  This is the full install of cViewSERVER12. It includes Crystal Reports 2008/SP2 run time and .NET framework 3.5 run time support.
  • Update your existing cViewSERVER 12.40    150 KB   Update to the latest version 12.41 (This is for existing cViewSERVER12 users. It includes a new EXE and DLL files)

Or cViewSERVER Version 10.40:

Crystal Reports 10 and Dot Net Framework 1.0 support

  • cViewSERVER 10.40    45.7 MB  This is the full version of cViewSERVER10 for older Crystal Reports versions. It includes Crystal Reports 10.0 and .NET framework 1.0 run time support.
  • Dot Net Framework 1.0     29 MB Required if your machine doesn't have this or a later version already installed.
  • Update to version 10.40   151 KB  For existing cViewSERVER10 and cViewREMOTE10 users (includes a new EXE and DLL files)

cViewMANAGER - Crystal Reports Scheduler

cViewMANAGER is our Crystal Report manager and scheduler that runs on a desktop (unlike cViewSERVER which runs as a Windows Service). 

You can download a trial version that includes Crystal Reports 8.5, 10 or 11 run time files.  Crystal Reports 10 and 11 are only supported for Windows 2000 and above.

Please choose the option you want to match your particular environment:

Current users of cViewMANAGER can download a smaller file that will upgrade their current version.  Users with older licenses will need to purchase a maintenance (Upgrade Protection) license. The following upgrades are available

The cViewMANAGER development platform is no longer support by Crystal Reports 2008 and later versions.  If you require report scheduling for Crystal Reports 2008, we recommend cViewSERVER 12.xx (above).

All versions include the same report scheduling functionality and only differ in the Crystal Report version they support.

Trial limits:

     These trial versions only support five reports in your schedule whereas the full version supports 2,000 reports.

     Other than the number of report limit, these trial versions have full functionality.


cViewBATCH - Crystal Report Command Line Utility

This Crystal Reports utility enables you to run a Crystal Report from a command line, a batch file or a desktop icon.  New improvements include output destination and parameter lines in the command line.

Please select the version of cViewBATCH that matches the version of Crystal Reports used to design the report.  cViewBATCH now supports product activation.

cViewBATCH includes and installs cViewCONNECT.  cViewBATCH users need this program to enter and save the database connection information needed to process the report.  cViewCONNECT features are already included in cView, cViewMANAGER and cViewSERVER.


cViewLOG - View cViewMANAGER and cViewSERVER information with Crystal Reports

cViewLOG is an add-on to cViewMANAGER and cViewSERVER.  It acts as a database interface to your report schedule. You can view the scheduled items and log file information via a Crystal report. 

cViewLOG will work with any version of cViewMANAGER and cViewSERVER.


cView - Crystal Reports Viewer (Latest version September 2009)

cView will enable you to view and run Crystal Reports. The latest releases support product activation.

If you are emailed a Crystal Report and have access to your database (or the report came with Saved Data) this will allow you to run the report.

Alternatively, you can simply view the saved data.

Crystal Reports 2008 and Dot Net Framework 3.5 support 

Make sure you install the Dot Net Framework 3.5 if not already on your machine.  This release includes the Crystal Reports 2008, Service Pack 2 run time. 

If you install on a machine with Crystal Reports 2008 installed, please upgrade to Service Pack 2 or you may encounter run-time conflicts. 

cView works best on a machine that does NOT have Crystal Reports 2008 installed.

Pre-requisites for the full install of cView 12.22 are Dot Net Framework 3.5 and the Microsoft VC 8.0 library if you are running Vista or later .

  • cView 12.22 (Full version includes Crystal Reports 2008/SP2 and .NET framework 3.5 run time support)

Older versions of Crystal Reports are also supported

  • cView 8.22 (Crystal Reports v8.5 run time and earlier)
  • cView 10.22 (Crystal Reports v9 or 10 run time support)
  • cView 11.21 (Crystal Reports v11 run time support).
  • A full install of cView 11.22 will be available shortly. Meanwhile, install cView 11.21 and then the cView11.22  upgrade (below). 
  • cView 11.22 is also available as a MSI install

The 8.xx version that includes Crystal Reports 8.5 run time files and is suitable if you are using CR 8.5 or earlier. 

Use the 10.xx version if you are using CR9 or CR10 to design your reports.  cView 10.xx with the CR 10 run time files are only supported for Windows 2000 and later.  This will also view version 11 reports, but will not use any version 11 features.

Use the 11.xx version if you are using Crystal Reports XI to design your reports.  cView 11.xx with the CR 11 run time files are only supported for Windows 2000 and later.

Existing cView Users

Updates for existing users are available:

The update includes the new EXE and reseller.xml file.  It does not include any updates to the visual basic or Crystal reports run-time.

  • Upgrade to cView 8.22 (for existing v8.xx users)
  • Upgrade to cView9.22 (for existing v9.xx users)
  • Upgrade to cView10.22 (for existing v10.xx users)
  • Upgrade to cView11.22 (for existing v11.xx users)

This is a fully featured version. The unlicensed trial version will expire after 30 days use.  When we send you the license file, the "unlicensed" message will not longer be displayed and the expiry date will be removed.


cViewIMAGE- Crystal Reports Image processing

cViewIMAGE enables you to take a database field with an image file name and to include that image in your report. 

The advantage is that you do not need to store the images in a database. By storing the images in a folder, they are easier to maintain.

cViewIMAGE uses a COM data driver to present the image in a ADO recordset.  Simply design a main report and then write a subreport using the COM driver as a data source - it is available from the Database Expert window.

Download the trial version to install cViewIMAGE software on your machine. 

Instructions:

Download the step by step instructions for your version of Crystal Reports.  These instruction file include sample reports, database and images. Step by Step instructions on how to use cViewIMAGE for

Do NOT install cViewIMAGE if you are running Crystal Reports v8.0 or earlier. This is because the COM data source first appeared with Crystal Reports v8.5 and will not work with versions prior to 8.5.

The new version now includes four drivers to process image files.  These now include the image dimensions and you can retrieve an image from a web site.  COM drivers for CR 8.5, CR9.0, CR 10 and CR 11 are included in the install if you cannot see it in the Database Expert window.


cViewHELP - Combined help files

Several of our utilities share features and interact together. 

To make life simpler we have combined the help pages for these programs into one set of interconnected help pages. 

Unzip this attachment into your \Help subfolder. 

The utilities in this help file include cView, cViewMANAGER, cViewSERVER, cViewREMOTE, cViewLOG, cViewACTIVATE, cViewBATCH, cViewCONNECT, cViewDASHBOARD and cViewSQL. There is also information about the cViewPARTY system documentation.

There is no additional cost for this update to your help files. This is a free download with no license file requirements.


cViewSQL - Database Utility

This database utility includes an easy to use method for database update, import and extract. 

cViewSQL tasks can be scheduled using cViewMANAGER or cViewSERVER.


cViewTEXT- Crystal Reports Text File processing

cViewTEXT enables you to take a database field with a text file name and to include the text from that file in your report.  It uses a COM data driver to process the text in a ADO recordset.  The text file can be plain text, html or rich text.  If you use HTML or Rich Text, you can then format it using the Text Interpretation feature.

Do NOT install cViewTEXT if you are running Crystal Reports v8.0 or earlier because the COM data source first appeared with Crystal Reports v8.5 and will not work with prior versions.


cViewPICK - Crystal Reports Pick List Update

cViewPICK will enable you to modify the pick lists for some parameters in a folder full of Crystal Reports. 

You can download a trial version that includes Crystal Reports 8.5 or Crystal Reports 9 run time files.  Crystal Reports 9 is currently only supported for Windows 2000 and above.

Version 10 support will be available at a later date.

Do NOT install cViewPICK if you are running Crystal Reports 6.0 or earlier as you will no longer be able to edit your reports.


User Function Libraries (UFLs)

What are they?

When you install a User Function Library (UFL) into your copy of Crystal Reports, it enables you to perform specific tasks via the extra Functions it installs into "Additional Functions" in the Formula Editor.

  • You can use the functions contained in the UFL like any other function in Crystal Reports. 
  • Once the UFL is installed and registered on your machine, the functions appear in the Formula editor under "Functions / Additional Functions"
    • Depending on your version of Crystal, they may appear in different places eg, they will appear in COM and .NET UFLs (u212com.dll) for CR2008
    • If you are running Crystal Reports XI, they appear under Functions / Additional Functions / Visual Basic (u2lcom.dll)
    • In Crystal v8.5 and earlier, they appear under Additional Functions.

     

  • If you send your report to another user, they will also need the UFL installed on their machine.

Export structured data to multiple files

Our Grid User Function Library enables you to build a structured csv, Excel or text file while processing a Crystal Report. 

You create a grid work area and then can control what values are stored in each column or row.

You can also use this UFL in your report to export to csv format - this report can then be scheduled in cViewSERVER to provide csv export facilities.


XML output (Latest Version December 2008)

Our XML User Function Library enables you to create XML documents at the same time as you view a Crystal Report.  As XML is becoming the major standard for data interchange, this is an easy way to add XML functionality to Crystal Reports.

This library supports custom xml schemas, multiple xml document creation and subreports.

You can also use this UFL in your report to export to XML format - this report can then be scheduled in cViewSERVER to provide XML export facilities.

Version 2.0 improvements include extended functions to eliminate duplicate records.

The trial version is fully functional and adds a trial information tags to each document header and has a limit of 50 records.


Save and retrieve data between reports

Our Share User Function Library allows you to save data from one report and retrieve that data in a formula in another report.  The data is saved in an XML file using a simple xml format you can use with other programs or even a text file editor.


Send emails from your report

Our SendMail User Function Library allows you to send email messages to the SMTP server during the processing of your Crystal Report.  By using these functions, multiple messages to different addresses can be sent from within your report. 

This library also enables you to include file attachments in your email

HTML formatted messages including embedded images in your email are also possible with this UFL.

The SendMail install files include our cViewMAIL utility program which is also available as a separate program.

(This was previously called the SMTP User Function Library.  The Outlook User Function Library is now obsolete because of changes made to Outlook security.)

The SendMail UFL and cViewMAIL supports mail server authentication.

The version released in June 2008 includes improved diagnostics.


International report development

Our International User Function Library allows you to design a report and have it change report headings and content based on an international resource file.  The UFL supports an unlimited number of languages, and includes a resource file editor.

The trial version includes several languages and a sample report. 

The trial is limited to a maxmimum of 5 words and phrases in each language but the full version has no limit.


Lookup inside a text file

Our Text Lookup User Function Library allows you to search text documents and return individual lines or columns. 

For example,  you may not have a database table with descriptions of your codes. By creating a text file with those codes and descriptions, this UFL will read the text file like a table. This avoids you needing to have repeated if..then ..else in multiple formulas.

This means you could work around the lack of a database table.


Output multiple disk files 

Our Disk Output User Function Library allows you to create multiple disk files and output them to different folders on your network or local drive while processing a Crystal Report. You can also create one or no disk file. If you need to email them to a remote folder, see our   SendMail User Function Library above. 

An extra feature of this function is that you can conditionally output the disk file(s).

This is temporarily unavailable while it is being updated

 


Read the contents of the Registry

Our Registry User Function Library allows you to retrieve user related Registry entries. It does not change them.

For example, you may retrieve the name of the folder you are exporting to from HKEY_CURRENT_USER by writing a formula

WhilePrintingRecords;
GetRegCurrentUser ("Software\Crystal Decisions\10.0\Crystal Reports\Export","ExportDirectory")

You may also stop your report or send an alert etc

We do not currently have a free trial of this product, but it may be purchased for US$49.97 and if it does not do what you require, we will refund your purchase.


Output a disk file conditionally

Our Disk Output User Function Library allows you to create a disk file conditionally while processing a Crystal Report. 

An extra feature of this function is that you can create multiple disk files - see above.

This is temporarily unavailable while it is being updated


Manipulate disk files

Our File Management User Function Library allows you to manipulate disk file while processing a Crystal Report.  Functions include checking to see if a file exists, and you can also delete, rename or copy a file.

This was previously called the Disk File User Function Library.


Powerpoint Presentations

Please see our separate page of presentations we have given

 

The most recent download files:

Oct 2010

cViewSERVER

cViewBATCH

June 2010

cView 10.22

cViewLOG 3.0

User Function Libraries
Share UFL


Support Files

XML Documents

Text Lookup UFL

 

Under Development

cViewDASHBOARD

cViewFTP

cViewALERT

cViewEDIT

cViewFAX

cViewFORM


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