Create a Report Web Service on a server

[jBletsch]

I’m trying to post a Crystal Report as a web service. Here are the
steps I’m following:

1. In Visual Studio, from the File menu, point to New, and click
Project.
2. In the New Project dialog box, select the Project Type on the left
pane and ASP.NET Web Service on the right pane.
3. Enter the name and location of the project.
4. In the Solution Explorer, right-click the project name, point to Add
and select Add Existing Item from the shortcut menu.
5. In the Add Existing Item dialog box, select the report you want to
add. When you add the report, a source file is generated.
6. Right-click report in the Solution Explorer and select Publish as Web
service from the shortcut menu.
7. Select Build from the Build menu to build and make the Report Web
Service for the report available on the specified host. The Report Web
Service is displayed in the Server Explorer under Web Services.

The problem is in step 6. I do not see a “Publish as Web Service”
option. Is there something I’m missing? Or is there a different way of
doing this. All I really want is to be able to display a report on the
web from a VB.net app

Thank



James Bletsch
Olmsted County ISC


The steps were found at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/crystlm
n/html/crtskcreatingreportwebservicesonaserver.asp

 

[MSFT]

Hi James,

When we public a web service, we actrually publis the .asmx file and .dll
(in the Bin folder) to the web directory. For a simple sample on web
service, you may refer to:

HOW TO: Run a SQL Server Data Transformation Services Package from Visual
Basic
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q315661

Additionally, to display a report on an web from, you need to create an
ASP.NET web project. And you can use this article as a sample:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q319264

Hope this help,

Luke
Microsoft Online Support

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[MSFT]

Hi James,

I was reviewing your issue when I noticed that my post does not answer your
question. Please pardon my mistake.

Crystal Reports is supported by Crystal Decisions. I found an article on
their site which describes this feature. It even has a screen shot showing
the menu option you described. However, I was not able to find information
on why that menu item might be missing.

I suggest that you try Crystal Decisions' searchable knowledge base, or
their forum, or open an incident with them (owners of Visual Studio get two
free Crystal Decisions incidents).

* Crystal Decisions web site: http://www.crystaldecisions.com/
* Crystal Decisions support (including searchable knowledge base):
http://support.crystaldecisions.com/
* Crystal Decisions forum for peer assistance:
http://support.crystaldecisions.com/forums/

100368 HOWTO: Get Help with Crystal Reports - International and U.S.
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=100368

Luke
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