Crystal Report ActiveX Viewer Control by Crystal Reports is a legacy COM/ActiveX component that enables viewing Crystal Reports (.rpt files) directly within Windows applications and Internet Explorer. It provides interactive report features such as paging, drill-down, parameter prompts, search, printing, and export to formats like PDF and Excel, leveraging the installed Crystal Reports runtime. Developers can embed the control in COM-aware hosts (for example, Visual Basic 6 or Delphi), programmatically set report sources and database logons, and manage user interactions. Deployment typically involves a signed CAB file and client-side registration.
Typical uses include legacy intranet portals and line-of-business applications that require an in-place report viewer without rebuilding the reporting layer.
Requirements and notes:
Because it relies on ActiveX, this control is not supported by modern browsers such as Microsoft Edge, Chrome, or Firefox, and is best suited for maintaining existing solutions. For new development, consider modern alternatives like the SAP Crystal Reports .NET viewer, Java viewer, or HTML5/REST-based viewing services.
Crystal Report ActiveX Viewer Control is developed by Crystal Reports. The most popular versions of this product among our users are: 11.5, 12.1 and 12.3.
You can check Crystal Reports, The Report Viewer Pro, The Report Viewer 2015 and other related programs like Easy View - Crystal Reports Viewer at the "download" section.
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