| use Crystal Reports files in Java applet without installing CR Page Server?June 27 2002 at 7:29 PM | ao9aa |
| Does anybody know, is there any possible way to use Crystal Reports files in Java applet without installing CR Page Server.
This message has been edited by pmk16 on Jul 1, 2002 4:21 PM
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| | Author | Reply | Pooja M
| Re: Running Reports without Installing CR Page Server | June 27 2002, 7:30 PM |
See,you should first try to understand as to why Page Server is actually used .
I am attatching an extract from the help manual available for Crystal Reports:
Page Server system drive to cache report pages
It is primarily responsible for receiving .rpt report file requests from the Web Component Server and returning the pages to the Web Component Server.
Page Server format
When the Page Server generates a report, it translates the report into Encapsulated Page File (EPF) pages. EPF is a Seagate Software format based on the Encapsulated Postscript format (EPS). This page format is used by the Report Viewers for ActiveX and Java.
As a result, EPF reports can handle complex layout and design descriptions. When viewed inside the browser, EPF reports retain most, if not all of the design and layout elements of the report originally created in Seagate Crystal Reports. As it is a proprietary format, EPF reports can only be displayed inside the Report Viewers for ActiveX or Java.
Note: EPF files retain formatting information set by printer drivers. This includes settings like default page size and orientation.
I think now you would have understood that you can not get away with CR Page Server.
regards,
Pooja M
This message has been edited by pmk16 on Jul 1, 2002 4:21 PM
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