Crystal report viewer doesn't appear in toolbox - Visual Studio 2010

Question

I have a c# windows form application and after installing SAP Crystal Report for Visual Studio 2010 (http://www.businessobjects.com/jump/xi/crvs2010/default.asp) i cannot see Crystal Report Viewer in the toolbox. What am i doing wrong?

Solution 1

Check the target framework of the project you created. By default a new WinForms project gets set to .NET Framework 4 Client Profile. To fix your problem change it to .NET Framework 4.

To do this right-click your project and select Properties. On the Application tab set the Target Framework dropdown.

Solution 2

You need to First Change Your Framwork to .net Framwork 4.0 Link http://www.aspsnippets.com/Articles/Crystal-Report-Viewer-missing-from-ToolBox-in-Visual-Studio-2010.aspx

After the Change Framwork You Need to install Crystal Report Runtime http://scn.sap.com/docs/DOC-7824

You Can Also Create Crystal Report at Runtime...

[In VB.Net]

Imports CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms

Private Sub CrystalView_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
    Try
        Dim crv As New CrystalReportViewer
        With crv
            .Dock = DockStyle.Fill
        End With
        Me.Controls.Add(crv)
    Catch ex As Exception
        MsgBox(ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub

[In C#]
using CrystalDecisions.Windows.Forms;
public class CrystalView
{
    private void CrystalView_Load(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
        try {
            CrystalReportViewer crv = new CrystalReportViewer();
             crv.Dock = DockStyle.Fill;
            crv.EnableDrillDown = false;
            this.Controls.Add(crv);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            MessageBox.Show(ex.Message,"Hello");
        }
    }
    public CrystalView()
    {
        Load += CrystalView_Load;
    }
}

in Your WinForm Crystal Report Viewer is Visible...