What causes "report could not be opened for writing . . ." message

[Former Member]

"This report could not be opened for writing.  Any changes must be saved to a new file."  The version is CR 2013 SP1.  Win 7 Pro.  I'm new to CR and can't figure out why I get this error.  I've verified all Windows permissions.  It's an SAP error message - not a Windows message.  Thanks in advance.

rd

[abhilash_kumar · Accepted solution]

Hi Rd,

Per SAP Note 1911880, this has been identified as a Bug in CR 2011. Since CR 2013 is just a rebranded version of the same tool, the SAP Note should apply to CR 2013 as well.

For CR 2013, the issue has been resolved in FP3. I would suggest you to upgrade to the highest available version for CR 2013 and see if it works.

Another workaround could be to right-click the CR Designer exe > Run as Administrator > Log-in with Admin credentials > try opening the report.

-Abhilash

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks for sharing the note and workaround Abhilash...

[Former Member]

Hi Rosemary,

Does the issue is with single report or every report?

Is that report developed on this crystal designer or it is already developed in earlier version of crystal and opening in this machine?

--Naga.

[Former Member]

Hey,

See this one:

--DJ