convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

[2005 IR Help]

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2004-12-15 22:25

How can i convert Crystal reports specific format to the jasper's jrxml file ?

 

 

 

 

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2004-12-16 22:29

My question is how can i write a conveter for converting from Crystal format to jsaper's jrxml format ?

 

 

 

 

By: Xeno - xenoryet

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2004-12-17 10:36

My guess would be that Crystal reports are in a propriatary format that won't easily lend itself to conversion. But like clever said, look for any documentation Crystal will give you, and if it's not there, you'll just have to reverse-engeneer it.

 

 

 

 

By: macoute - macoute

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2004-12-20 01:04

Yes, it's possible to write a converter by using the ChrystalReports Active X, and to keep events in order to build the new report for Jasper.

 

 

 

 

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2004-12-20 22:48

Hi macoute,

I am not getting your statement 'to keep events in order to build the new report for Jasper '

Which event ?

 

 

 

 

 

By: macoute - macoute

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2004-12-21 03:56

Ok,

 

Create an Visual C++ application who integrate the CrystalReports Active X.

Use the method load, in ActiveX, in order to load the template.

During the loading process, on each item, events are sending.

Keep those events in order to build the new report.

 

 

 

 

By: roberto71 - roberto71

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-01-10 05:26

This can be a very userfull tool!

I think many user would like to have it.

 

 

 

 

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-02-04 03:18

Anybody tried already ?

 

 

 

 

By: macoute - macoute

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-02-09 00:37

Today, I haven't Windows to develop the tool to convert CrystalReports template to jrxml.

But I could help anyone who want to develop this tool.

I have develop a similary tool to manipulate CrytalReports template. It's possible to use the same way to migrate the template to jrxml.

 

Contact me by email.

 

 

 

 

 

By: CleverFool - cleverfool

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2004-12-16 00:36

Is Crystal report format documented? If it is, tham you just need to write a converter. Otherwise you will need to deenginer it. If you haven't a lot of reports - you can just convert them manually using your hands and brain.

 

 

 

 

By: Barry Klawans - bklawans

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2005-02-09 09:16

Crystal's format is not documented - its not really in Crystal's best interest to make it easy to move off of their platform. I have heard of people who have reverse-engineered it - it uses the structured storage stuff in Windows is all I know. The commercial reporting product Crystal-Clear claims to run Crystal reports in a Java engine.

 

-Barry

 

 

 

 

By: macoute - macoute

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2005-02-10 00:29

Crystal Clear provides a tool to convert Crystal Reports binary format to xml format, but the xml is for Crystal-Clear reporting engine.

But it possible to convert directly to jasper format, and you don't need to known the CrystalReports format.

 

 

 

 

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-02-24 05:01

jasper format is jrxml.. it's xml format....

i don't want Crystal Clear's tool for converting Crystal Reports binary format to xml format, because it's commercial one. i need open source one.

Any input?

 

 

 

 

 

By: macoute - macoute

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-02-27 23:28

Are you ready to write this tool?

If yes, I've the possibility to help you.

The tool must runs on Windows, and I haven't Windows under my hand today, but I already have source file.

 

 

 

 

By: Ashok - k_s_ashok

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml file

2005-03-03 20:33

HI macoute, i am ready to write the tool, help me..

 

 

 

 

By: Amad - afida

RE: convert Crystal reportsto jasper's jrxml

2005-11-10 18:49

Ashok - did you ever get around creating this tool. And I am sure you have looking at being able to use crystal reports and their cenversion to jasper, so just had a quick question,

 

Is there a xml based format for crystal reports and if yes, can we write a xsl to transform it into jrxml?

 

Thanks

 

Amad