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I have been trying to figure out why my crystal reports are mysteriously growing to 2+MB in one of my applications. Ummm DUH – I kind of forgot that I had embedded a watermark in them and that file is over 1MB. I actually got them to call me to help me about it (awesome tech support guy who has been with Crystal for 7 years). I think sometimes I am too quick to get aggravated by Crystal.
Now I have to figure out how to either shrink the watermark or I was told I can deploy the rpt files outside of the dlls.
Update: not so dopey. Even if I use a 30KB jpeg for the watermark, it still get’s morphed into an OLE bitmap and makes a 400KB dll with a crystal report in it go to 2MB. It’s just how it works.I have always had problems writing cd’s. This is with 2 different cdr’s and lots of different software over the course of many many years. I would have to toss about 2 cd’s for everyone written. So I basically avoid it like the plague. But I just downloaded an ISO image and discovered that Windows XP has built in software and I don’t have to struggle any more. I just dragged and dropped the file to the cd in windows explorer and xp handled the rest. Finally. Thanks to whomever put that in there.
Of course I still have to test that it worked…
Okay I confess. I literally copied the ISO so I had to toss 2 cd’s after all. Then read the in your face ISO instructions and downloaded ISO Recorder (note there’s an XP and a new XPSP2 Beta version) and also note this is shareware. If you use it enough to justify thanking the creator, click on that PayPal button. This makes it pain free – right click on the ISO file and you’re almost done. Thanks Alex!!
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Going to Vegas for DevConnections? Looks like 70’s during the day, 50 ish at night.
I will also be going to Zion National Park for the weekend. A little colder there.
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