NAME

Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application - Perl Interface to the CrystalRuntime.Application OLE Object

SYNOPSIS

The ASP Version

    Dim oApp, oRpt
    Set oApp = Server.CreateObject("CrystalRuntime.Application")
    Set oRpt = oApp.OpenReport(vFilenameReport, 1)
    oRpt.DisplayProgressDialog = False
    oRpt.MorePrintEngineErrorMessages = False
    oRpt.EnableParameterPrompting = False
    oRpt.DiscardSavedData
    oRpt.ExportOptions.DiskFileName = vFilenameExport
    oRpt.ExportOptions.FormatType = 31                  '31=>PDF
    oRpt.ExportOptions.DestinationType = 1              '1=>filesystem
    oRpt.ExportOptions.PDFExportAllPages = True
    oRpt.Export(False)
    Set oRpt = Nothing
    Set oApp = Nothing

The perl Version

  use Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application;
  my $application=Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application->new;
  my $report=$application->report(filename=>$filename);
  $report->setParameters(key1=>$value1, key2=>$value2);
  $report->export(format=>"pdf", filename=>"export.pdf");

DESCRIPTION

This package allows automation of generating Crystal Reports with Perl. This package connects to the Crystal Runtime Application OLE object. You MUST have a license for the Crystal Reports server-side component "Report Designer Control (RDC)" in order for this to work.

                                               Perl API       
                                                  |           
                                        +--------------------+
            Perl API                 +---------------------+ |
               |                  +----------------------+ | |
  +---------------------------+ +----------------------+ | | |
  |                           | |                      | | | |
  |  Perl Application Object  | |  Perl Report Object  | | | |
  |                           | |                      | | | |
  |       "ole" method        | |     "ole" method     | | | |
  |     +==============+      +-+   +==============+   | | | |
  |     |              |      | |   |              |   | | | |
  |     |  Win32::OLE  |      | |   |  Win32::OLE  |   | | | |
  |     |  Application |============|    Report    |   | | | |
  |     |    Object    |      | |   |    Object    |   | | |-+
  |     |              |      | |   |              |   | |-+
  |     +==============+      | |   +==============+   |-+
  +---------------------------+ +----------------------+ 

USAGE

  use Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application;
  my $application=Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application->new(debug=>4);
  my $report=$application->report(filename=>$filename);
  $report->setConnectionProperties("Server"   => "TNSNAME",        #if needed
                                   "User ID"  => "MyAccount",
                                   "Password" => "MyPassword",
                                   "Schema"   => "MySchema");
  $report->setParameters($key1=>$value1, $key2=>$value2);          #if needed
  $report->export(format=>"pdf", filename=>"export.pdf");

CONSTRUCTOR

new

  my $application=Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application->new(
                    ProgramID=>"CrystalRuntime.Application", #default
                  );

  my $application=Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application->new(
                    ProgramID=>"CrystalRuntime.Application.11", #require version 11
                  );

METHODS

ProgramID

Set and returns the Program ID which defaults to "CrystalRuntime.Application".

  my $string=$application->ProgramID;

You may want to specify the version if you have multiple objects in your environment.

  $application->ProgramID("CrystalRuntime.Application.11");  #Require version 11

ole

Set or Returns the OLE Application object. This object is a Win32::OLE object that is created with a Program ID of "CrystalRuntime.Application"

report

Constructs a report object which is a Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application::Report.

  my $report=$application->report(filename=>$filename);

METHODS (OLE Wrappers)

GetVersion

Returns $application->ole->GetVersion

BUGS

SUPPORT

Please try Business Objects.

AUTHOR

  Michael R. Davis
  CPAN ID: MRDVT
  STOP, LLC
  domain=>stopllc,tld=>com,account=>mdavis
  http://www.stopllc.com/

COPYRIGHT

This program is free software licensed under the...

  The BSD License

The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

SEE ALSO

Crystal Reports XI Technical Reference Guide - http://support.businessobjects.com/documentation/product_guides/boexi/en/crxi_Techref_en.pdf

Win32::OLE, Win32::OLE::CrystalRuntime::Application::Report