Best Practices for Printing Performance / Speed using VB.NET SDK

[Former Member]

I am using Crystal Reports 2008 VB.NET SDK to print reports. This project was upgraded from CR XI R 2 using the VB6 RDC. I am experiencing a noticeable performance decrease on the print since the upgrade. Is there a document or post that outlines the best practices to be followed to achieve the best performance?

[former_member11696 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

There is no RDC in Crystal Reports 2008. There is the Embedded Designer but it's for use in the .NET IDE only, not for distribution.

See these .NET samples for help upgrading to CR for .NET:

http://wiki.sdn.sap.com/wiki/display/BOBJ/NETRASSDK+Samples#NETRASSDKSamples-Exporting%2FPrinting

Get to SP 3 also, there was an issue with the original release where the app would try to connect to the original printer the report was designed off of. Depending on the size and number of Domains you have access to depends on how long the time out is.

SP 3 full build requires an uninstall first: https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100007597732011E/cr2008sp1.zip

Fix Pack 3.5 to be up to date: https://smpdl.sap-ag.de/~sapidp/012002523100006341722011E/cr2008fp35.exe

Thank you

Don