Our analysts upgraded from crystal reports 2008 to crystal reports 20 sp2. Solved how do i solve unknown database connector error. The issue may be in the configuration of bo itself or it may be in the configuration of one of the crystal server processes. By default, when you add a new table crystal reports will try to look all the tables, not just the new table even if theyve already been linked together. I know how to use crystal report for reporting purpose but not for extraction. The crystal reports engine cannot switch from integrated security to sql server security. There is a known issue with certain versions of crystal reports where the application is unable to open and browse tables and fields through an odbc connection.
Hi, on an existing report, go to the set database option and choose the oracle server option when given the list of database connections it should be there, as long as your workstation has an oracle client and it needs one to even use odbc usually. How to connect to oracle 11g release 2 from crystal report 11 release 2. I use standard report wizard in crystal report 11, when i connect to the native database with odbc, some table i can select it but some table i cannot select it such as sales header. Query engine error if tables are already linked then the. Once i did that, i could see the oracle server, but when i put the information in and tried to. The microsoft odbc standard for sql join syntax is the ojsyntax. This means that if you design your report using integrated security, you must supply a domain users credentials in code to log on to the sql server you can change the user, but it must be a domain account. This issue was reported and i was advised that the problem would be rectified with the release of odbc 3. This document discusses how to create a java database connectivity jdbc connection from crystal reports xi to a. Database connector error in crystal report when accessing. The first thing you can do is to open the database expert and very carefully. Installing crystal reports xi communicat business systems. If tables are already linked then the join type cannot change. Is there any way to extract the data in sql server database using crystal reports.
How to connect to oracle 11g database from crystal report. If we take dekho out of the equation, the issue is still apparent. Please provide us a way to contact you, should we need clarification on the. Understanding the login failed error in crystal reports. Resolved unknown query engine error when automating a crystal report resolved unknown query engine error when automating a crystal report rated by 0 users.
Crystal reports 20 odbc connection issue spiceworks. Failed to retrieve data from the database error running. Resolved unknown query engine error when automating. Unknown database connector error using crystal report xi. Able to create a new report in crystal reports off the database used by the universe. Since my company will not have any sql programmer in future they are planning to do this. We did some testing on oracle xe and were able to get it to communicate with crystal reports ok.
Crystal report error to connect to native database. Sap crystal reports, cr, data source, set datasource location, database connector error. Microsoftodbc sql server driversql server syntax error converting the nvarchar value % to a column of data type int. Crystal reports 2008 unknown database connection error to. Extracting data in sql server using crystal report.
Sap crystal reports creating jdbc connections in crystal reports xi. I existed the cr designer and then came back to it a few minutes later and now if i try to run the report i get the unknown database connector error if i try to go to the links section it bombs crystal reports saying crystal reports has stopped working i can. This issue occurs when crystal reports attempts to build the links between the tables and gets it wrong. Im having some problems here with crystal reports 2008 sp3 installed on windows 7 64bit with oracle 10g client. Use crystal reports 2008 since crystal reports r2 is not compatible with bo release 3. Crystal reports failed to load database information. For designing report, you will have to upgrade to the currently shipping version of cr sap crystal reports 20. I am using the correct credentials and all the odbc tests for the connection show successful. The following code is what i use when i create the connectioninfo. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. Windows xp professional crystal reports xi professional oracle client 10g this is working great, however we are switching to windows 7 professional and i need to get this same configuration working on the new machines.
Can you try creating a stored procedure with the query and adding this to the report. In the database expert, add tables to the report, or modify the links between tables. For crystal reports to interpret the expected join syntax for database drivers that do not use the microsoft odbc standard, the driver name must be referenced in a registry key. When i do a verify database, first i get, the database file prescannumbers has changed. It looks like you may be encountering a timeout issue of some sort. Unknown database connector error in crystal reports. I existed the cr designer and then came back to it a few minutes later and now if i try to run the report i get the unknown database connector error if i try to go to the links section it bombs crystal reports saying crystal reports has stopped working i can go back to the original report without issue. Query engine error if tables are already linked then the join type cannot change 12 october 2005 issue description. This is done by opening the report menu at the top of the crystal reports window, selecting select export then record you can either remove the parameter field that is creating the issues it will have a question mark in the name, for example.
We have put the report in production in the application which use it. I am still trying to work out what dll is being used. Database connector error in crystal reports storedprocedure. Ok, i am probably just shooting air with this question but i have no idea whats happening and i have been banging my head against it for the last couple days. Crystal reports viewer failed to load database information. But when i pushed it to development server to test, it displays the following error. When refreshing the report, it fails with the error. Crystal reports xi overview crystal reports cr xi makes it easier than ever before to display data using jdbc connections. Solved crystal reports prompting failed error message. It is possible that the server does not have the right database library installed. The crystal reports xi reporting jdbc drivers and configuration files are installed with the product. When we looked at the database expert, we noticed that oracle server was not there, so i download oracle client. The correct version of the database client for this database type might not be installed. Crystal reports sql causing error solutions experts.
We believe that the issue is specifically a crystal reports issue on connecting to an oracle database. Crystal reports can use an odbc dsn to connect to a database from which you to extract data and information for reporting purposes. Crystal reporting now connects to the mysql database without any fatal crashes using 3. After our helpdesk did some work on my system, i was getting errors with crystal reports.
The application use the ads advantage 32 bit client engine for windows v. Please tell us how we can make this article more useful. Veni, when you create a parameter within stored procedure, there is no need to create a parameter in crystal, crystal is gona carete the parameter automatically when you select the stored procedure as a data source the way you define in the stored procedure. This tutorial demonstrate crystal reports 11 oracle connection using oledb ado driver. I installed crystal reports xi release 2 and crystal reports for visual studio. Document templates sure it was the correct path but it still gives errors. My guess is related to the deletion of the temp tables at the begging. Try to run your sql in ssms and when it is ready return it back to crystal reports. Net 2005 when installing crystal reports xi release 2 i did a custom install.
How to fix unknown database connector error accpac solved. I am having the same issue if i install crystal reports on a machine that has an older version of crystal installed on it. This document discusses how to create a java database connectivity jdbc connection from crystal reports xi to a microsoft sql server database. Failing these two options, you can completely remove the parameter field from the prompt. This document discusses how to create a java database connectivity jdbc connection from crystal reports xi to. The dba issued some rights to the user we were attempting to login as. How are you connecting to your database when you design the report.
Database connector error 22018 database vendor code. The odbc connection is a system dsn connecting to a sql server 2008 database. Bob, i would go with christopher reeds post however it may also be worth checking the odbc with someting like excel to check it works. Solved failed to load database information error in. After the upgrade the previous odbc connections do not work see errors below. The dba was supposed to set the user up with sa like authority, however he did not. Installing crystal reports xi installing crystal reports on a local machine installing crystal reports xi 3 installing crystal reports on a local machine if you are installing crystal reports on a computer running any of the supported operating systems see minimum installation requirements above, you must have administrator privileges. In this custom install i selected anything that related to oracle. Whenever i try to run a report or do a database verify or logon to the database i ge. Issue reported on only one report, but on all computers. Dim rp as new reportdocument dim mydata as new mydataset dim dt as new mydataset. Unknown database connector error crystal report viewer. In the universe designer, it can connect successfully to the database used by the universe.