not able to get report , asking login credentials

i hve made a application in vs2005(frame work 2.0 which has crystal report
in my system i have VS2005 software
crytsal report whetver i needed i hve done it a design time ie added the fields needed during design time

i had placed all the reports in folder knw as reports & had given the path accordingly
when i first executed the app;lication & tried to view the report i got a msg something like " reports cann not be displayed , & needs to be in the bin folder of the application"
so i pasted all the reports frm report folder in bin & now its working

my application is working fine but when i try to view the reports it showed me a login dialog box which contained the servername, username & password
though in config file i had specified clinet servername it took the server name of my system & asked for password



code

Private Sub CrystalReportViewer1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles
CrystalReportViewer1.Load

Dim cryRpt As New ReportDocument
Dim crtableLogoninfos As New TableLogOnInfos
Dim crtableLogoninfo As New TableLogOnInfo
Dim crConnectionInfo As New ConnectionInfo
Dim CrTables As Tables
Dim CrTable As Table


With crConnectionInfo

.ServerName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ServerName") 'YOUR SERVER NAME"

.DatabaseName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("MainData") 'YOUR DATABASE NAME"

.UserID = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("User_ID") 'YOUR DATABASE USERNAME"

.Password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Password") 'YOUR DATABASE PASSWORD"

End With

Dim ReportName As String = "cons.rpt"

ReportName = Application.StartupPath & "\" & ReportName & ""

Dim ReportForm As CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocum ent = New
CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocum ent

ReportForm.Load(ReportName)

CrTables = ReportForm.Database.Tables

For Each CrTable In CrTables

crtableLogoninfo = CrTable.LogOnInfo

crtableLogoninfo.ConnectionInfo = crConnectionInfo

CrTable.ApplyLogOnInfo(crtableLogoninfo)
Next

CrystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = ReportForm

CrystalReportViewer1.Refresh()

End Sub

Dbl Check that you've entered the correct details in the correct Fields..
Also note that often the Case of the fieldname has to be identical.. This is a sticking point sometimes, and its always best to DBL check the field name case.. (copy paste if need be)

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wht do i double check
i am into this from past 2.5 mths
if u culd specify the details i culd look at that point specifically & hope i am able to come out
let me knw wht points needs to be checked

am i writing teh code wrong or is the place of writing teh code incorrect

Code:

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With crConnectionInfo
.ServerName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ServerName") 'YOUR SERVER NAME"
.DatabaseName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("MainData") 'YOUR DATABASE NAME"
.UserID = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("User_ID") 'YOUR DATABASE USERNAME"
.Password = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("Password") 'YOUR DATABASE PASSWORD"
End With

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Notice the RED highlights ... Have you DBL checked that the exsist in the right place and right CASE in your App.exe.config file.. Something like below....

Code:

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<configuration>
  <appSettings>
    <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="Data Source=\SQLEXPRESS;Initial catalog=MyCat;Trusted_Connection=False;User ID=sa;Password=password;" />
    <add Name="ServerName" Value="\SQLEXPRESS" />
    <add Name="MainData" Value="MyCat" />
    <add Name="User_ID" Value="sa" />
    <add Name="Password" Value="password" />
  </appSettings>

---

ya

all that credentials are correct as the same is used in the application
as i said my rest of the application works properly . i taken the credentials from app.config file for both the application as well as the reports

is the way of teh code i have written correct? in which event shld it be specified??

& one more thing wuld like to add is if i manually set this credentials at degin time for all the reports it works fine , i mean at run time it takes teh credentials set during the design time

but in case i change the server name in app.config file only not n design of the report
then during run time it doesnot take this new server crendetials
it takes the old which was set during design phase only

i hope i am clear

okay .. i think i know what's going on here....

Check #1: Find the App.exe.config file in your solution explorer.. Under properties , look for Copy to output:

Option #1.1: If 'Copy to output' is set to 'Do Not Copy'.. well your making changes but it's not coping it over to the Debug folder and using your new settings.

Option #1.2: if 'Copy to output' is set to 'Copy Always'.. It's probable that you have been editing the wrong file and it's not coping the one you've been editing over to the debug folder..

NOTE: I've personally had simular problems where VS will change this setting when some application options are changed...

Look for the App.exe.config file in [Projectpath]/bin/debug folder and check if your new settings are in it...

i checked the app.config /properties
in this initally it was donot copy

i change it to copy always & executed the program
there are 2 config file one is myproject.vshost.exe & othe r is myproject.exe
i cheked the settings in both the files its set i mean it takes the new credentials

but if u tell in detail abt teh config file in bin folder deatils as to wht it shld have in addition may be it culd be possible to trace teh problem if it exixts there

after the changes made in properties it does take the new credentails & report gets displayed atlast

T H A N KS a lot but there still persists a problem

every time it displays the login in screen & ask for usernae & password
after its entred then only its shows the report

How can the report be seen directly?? with asking for login screen

& i hope that when i compile & deploy the project at user end crystal report works fine

That'.s also in the config file. You can set it to log in automatically

this is my app.config file with teh settings

<appSettings>

<add key="ConnString" value="Data Source=SERVER;Initial Catalog=BILL;Integrated Security=True;Pooling=false;Enlist=false" />
<add key="MainData" value=BILL" />
<add key="Password" value="" />
<add key="User_ID" value="" />
<add key="Connect_Timeout" value="9000" />
<add key="Pooling" value="false" />
</appSettings>


where do i set it for taking teh credentials & showing the report without getting login screen

if i dont use Integrated Security=True then no records obtained


one more issue that i am having on chnaging OS from 32 bit WIN XP to 64 bit WIN2008 . i installed the 64 bit crystalreport msi

Microsoft Visual Studio
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The operation could not be completed. The specified module could not be found.
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OK
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i get teh above erro r msg when i am trying to open the crystal report rpt file in design mode
i tried taking a new crysttal report but that too gives me same error msg

Code:

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Integrated Security=True

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This causes your application to use the Windows user credentials to login to SQL, and not the supplied Credentials.

change the line like this..

Code:

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<add key="ConnString" value="Data Source=SERVER;Initial Catalog=BILL;Integrated Security=False;Pooling=false;Enlist=false;User id=*****;Password=****" />

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Also if your using a connection string, you dont need to supply all the other individual info..

ya as i am currently using windows authentication for sql i use intergateg =true
as i though that by making it windows authentication i wont get the login screen

but even using windows authentication i get the logon screen where in i need to check the checkbox of integrated authentication
i do use connection string in my application

i am still not able to understand the concept behing getting logon screen when everything is provided in the code

is there any solution for this ongoing issue

& secondaly even i get that logon screen after a lot of time it seems that teh system is searching something & then provides the screen

SQl or windows authentication i shld not get the LOgin screen

i am not able t undertand that though things are correct , whts the wrong thing that happening

Here's how I log into a SQL 2005 DB on a local server.

Code:

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    <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Integrated Security=SSPI;Pooling=false;Data Source=192.168.1.2\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=SIOK_Calendar"/>

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Also, for ACCESS

Code:

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    <!--
                Use the following connection string to connect to a Jet (Microsoft Access) database:
                <add name="ConnectionString" connectionString="Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Password=;User ID=Admin;Data Source=SIOK_Calendar.mdb;Mode=Share Deny None;"/>
                -->

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whats the difference in the code that i have and u have


i have am preparing atest project & let me c teh code difference duw to which i am stuck up with loginscreen inspite of the things being right

one more thing wuld like to ask is
i have stored all the reports in reports folder
but i have copied it to the bin folder as when i executed the application it gave a message that the reports need to be in the bin folder

is it not possible to load & execute the reports from reports folder only

i just checked teh following things & the reults are

In my sytem i made the necessary changes i the app.config file of my application having the source code , complied & executed . the application along with crystal report working fine without login screen

(THANKS for the same)

I made a setup project of the application & executed the exe with teh same app.config file which was set earlier
the application & report working fie without login screen

in the setup project(without source code) changed the servername , username & password
when i open the exe i get the login screen with the newservername which i had put but asks for username & password(lOGIN SCREEN STILL DISPLAYED)
after giving the username pasword its working fine


so how can this LOGIN screen be supressed at the client end?

Set the Authentication. You probably have Windows Authentication turned on, which is why you don't get a prompt.

HI thanks a lot thast wht i can say

installed at the client side successfully adding mergemodule & getting the reports without the login screen

atlast it done with ur help

but still there is some issue pending hope u can guide & help out

it takes a quite a long time for the report to open

approx. 2 mts for opening a report evenwith 5-6 lines in it
& thats needs to be redctified as its affecting the performance

one more thing is that i am using a connection string for my application

& the parameters passed in connection string i have set sepreately as <ADD keys .... which i use for crystal report

how can i use the connecting string for the report