CR8 is not the same as Crystal Reports 8.5 (which added limited web reporting) or Crystal Reports 9 (first .NET version). CR8 uses the RPT format version 8.0 – incompatible with CR 7 and earlier, and not directly openable in CR 10+ without intermediate conversion. 2. Architecture & Core Files CR8’s engine is purely 32-bit COM. The main components:
Set rpt = Nothing Set app = Nothing
' Set parameters (CR8 uses ParameterFields collection) rpt.ParameterFields.GetItemByName("pStartDate").AddCurrentValue = CDate("2025-01-01") rpt.ParameterFields.GetItemByName("pEndDate").AddCurrentValue = CDate("2025-12-31") crystal reports 8