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Basic Crystal Report Tutorial with example in Windows Forms

(WinForms) Application using C# and VB.Net
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In this article I will explain a tutorial with an example, to create a basic Crystal Report in Windows
Forms (WinForms) Application using C# and VB.Net.

The Crystal Report will be populated using Typed DataSet in Windows Forms (WinForms)
Application using C# and VB.Net.

Note: By default, Visual Studio 2010, 2012 and 2013 does not include Crystal Reports henc
e you need to download the Crystal Reports 13. Refer my following articles.
Download Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Database

Here I am making use of Microsoft’s Northwind Database. The download and install instructions
are provided in the following article.

Download and install Northwind Database

1. Add Typed DataSet to the project

This article makes use of Disconnected Architecture to connect Crystal Reports with Database
and hence Typed DataSets will be used.

2. Adding DataTable to the Typed DataSet

Our next step would be to add a DataTable to the Type DataSet.

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3. Adding Columns or fields to DataTable

In the DataTable we need to specify the column names that we want to display in the Crystal
Report.

Note: The Column Names of the DataTable must exactly match with the actual Database T
able column names.

By default all the columns are of String Data Type but you can also change the data type as per
your need.

4. Add Crystal Report to the project

Now you will need to add a Crystal Report to the project. You can give it name as per your choice.

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As soon as you click OK you get the following dialog. You must select Using the Report Wizard
option.

Once you press OK in the above dialog, the Report Wizard starts and you get the following dialog
where you need to choose the type of Database connection for your Crystal Report. Since we are
using DataSet we will choose the Customers DataSet.

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Next the Wizard will ask for the Columns or Fields from the Customer DataSet you need to display
on the Crystal Reports. You can choose either all or specific fields as per you choice.

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Note: There are more steps in the Wizards but those are Optional hence are not included in
this article.

Once you click Finish your Crystal Report should look as below.

5. Adding Crystal Report Viewer to the Form

In order to display the Report, we will need to add CrystalReportViewer control to the Form from

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the Toolbox.

Note: If you are unable to see CrystalReportViewer in the Visual Studio ToolBox, please ref
er my article Crystal Report Viewer missing from ToolBox in Visual Studio 2010.

Once you add the CrystalReportViewer control to the Form, your Form must look as below.

6. Populating the Crystal Report from Database

Inside the Form Load event, first the Customers DataSet is populated with records from the
Customers Table.
The Customers DataSet is set as a DataSource for the Crystal Report.
Finally, the Crystal Report is set as ReportSource for the CrystalReportViewer control.
C#

Code

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private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{
CustomerReport crystalReport = new CustomerReport();
Customers dsCustomers = GetData();
crystalReport.SetDataSource(dsCustomers);
this.crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = crystalReport;
this.crystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport();
}

private Customers GetData()

{
string constr = @"Data Source=.\Sql2005;Initial Catalog=Northwind;Integrated
Security = true";
using (SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(constr))
{

VB.Net

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Dim dsCustomers As Customers = GetData()

crystalReport.SetDataSource(dsCustomers)
Me.crystalReportViewer1.ReportSource = crystalReport
Me.crystalReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
End Sub

Private Function GetData() As Customers

Dim constr As String = "Data Source=.\Sql2005;Initial Catalog=Northwind;Integ
rated Security = true"
Using As New SqlConnection(constr)

Screenshot

Note: If you get the following error while running the above application, please refer my arti

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 cle Crystal Reports: Could not load file or assembly crdb_adoplus.dll.
Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP BusinessObjects\Crystal
Reports for .NET Framework 4.0\Common\SAP BusinessObjects Enterprise XI 4.0\win32_x
86\dotnet1\crdb_adoplus.dll' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file spe
cified. Company

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