CREATING CRYSTAL REPORTS VB.NET 2012 STEP BY STEP - PART 2
Creating A New Report In our part one tutorial , we saw how to prepare create a new VB.NET project which we will use in creating and displaying our crystal reports. In this part, we will see how to create the Crystal Report inside VB.NET. 1. Under your project name, right-click and select Add then click New Item. Under Reporting, select Crystal Reports. (Remember we started by installing Crystal Reports for VS 2012 . If you missed this step, please refer to this tutorial here ) 2. Give your Report a name and click Add. The diagram below shows the four steps to follow in naming the report and adding it. Once you click Add, you will be taken to Crystal Reports Gallery. 3. In the Crystal Reports Gallery select one of the three options; in our case, we will pick option 2 which is As a Blank Report. So select As a Blank Report. Then under Choose an Expert, select Standard. Finally, click OK button. 4. Back now to your workspace. With the report open(th