Crystal report for VS 2010 problem in window azure web application

Question

Dear Friends,

I has an existing asp.ent web application which was working fine . It uses Crystal report for VS 2010.  I have converted this application to window azure and added a web role into it.

when i select web role as a startup project my application run using azure storage emulator . it runs successfully. no error. but it does not show data in Crystal report pages. there no error but blank screen.

But when i run selecting my webapplication project as a startup project - crystal report pages will show the data.

I have not migarated my application to window azure .. just testing it locallly on emulator.

why it is like that.  I am useing rpt files.

I have used DSN ( ODBC drivers) to create my rpt files. where i am supplying userid sa and password of sa in web config.

Do i need to change web role to incorporate some settings or rpt files.

I have also created my trial account on window azure.

Please help me i am just in a fix.

Sameer

Answer 1

Hello,

Try to follow this artcle to make your application work with Crystal reports in Windows Azure Platform. It seem that you have to create a start up task to run a crystal reports installation file on your new Azure web role instances. Have a try.

http://www.britishdeveloper.co.uk/2012/01/crystal-reports-on-azure-how-to.html

Hope this helps.

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