Saturday, August 1, 2020

How to install SAP Crystal Reports for using in Asp.Net

In this tutorial we'll learn How to install SAP Crystal Reports for using in Asp.Net  
However straightforward , the installation can be a bit trickier since the wizard won't let you install until you close ALL Microsoft applications, and it will give you a PROCESS ID of the software to close, which you will have to find for yourself , showing the following dialog :







Step by step  How to install SAP Crystal Reports for   using in Asp.Net



First, go to the    Download SAP Crystal Reports, developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio web page , and download the version that you need.
Then, start the setup as follows:













Now, as stated before,  the wizard won't let you install until you close ALL Microsoft applications, and at first it will give you the names of the software to close:



 You will need to open the Task Manager (ctl-alt-del) and close them manually :








But that is not all.  After that, the wizard won't let you continue the setup until you close ALL Microsoft applications, and it will give you a PROCESS ID of the software to close, which you will have to find for yourself , showing the following dialog:


Therefore, at the Task Manager, you will have to change the settings in order to display the PID Process Identifier of all programs running :



Only after that, you could find the PID of the processes to close :


That's all.... 
In this tutorial we've seen How to install SAP Crystal Reports for using in Asp.Net. 
In the next tutorial     Step by Step How to Add a SAP Crystal Report to an Asp.Net project     we'll see how to add the SAP Crystal Reports for using in Asp.Net.
Happy programming.....
      By Carmel Shvartzman
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