Are you migrating Microsoft Access to Crystal Reports? If so, how are you going to convert your Access reports into Crystal Reports? If you've looked at this problem much, it may seem that the only option you have is to create the Crystal Reports from scratch. Ugh.

A far more cost-effective (and less mind-numbing) approach is to simply use Access2Crystal. This approach greatly simplifies the process of converting a Microsoft Access report into a similar Crystal report. Access2Crystal saves you time and money, because it does all the hard work. Now, you can migrate your Access reports into Crystal Reports--the easy way!

To unleash this powerful software:

1. Complete the license purchase.
2. Select the trial version you need for your version of CR (below).
3. Open any one of the receipts automatically e-mailed to you, and locate your license key.
4. Go to the Help menu and use the license key to activate the product.

Trial downloads

Access Versions

• Access XP, Data Projects ( to SQL Server )
• Access 2003, Data Projects ( to SQL Server )
• Access 2000 , Data Projects ( to SQL Server )

• Formulas that are not converted properly are transferred to the Crystal report and are remarked out so that the developer can work on the problem from within Crystal Reports.
• Handles input parameters for stored procedures. Developers using Access 2000/XP/2003 and SQL Server will appreciate this feature.
• Will not convert Form references.
• Will convert subreports with separate data sources.
• Use converted reports in .NET
• Multiple grouping levels (header/footer)
• Page Header, Page Footer
• Report Header, Report Footer
• Preview Converted Reports
• Page Orientation (Portrait, Landscape)

• Labels, Text boxes, Page Breaks
• Lines, Images, Rectangles
• Subreports
• Bound object frames

Convert standard formulas

• Date, Now
• PageCount, PageNumber, IsNull
• Sum, Avg, Min, Max

Database Types

• Native Access Databases, linked or contained within application database
• Convert linked ODBC tables to SQL Server
• Convert reports in Microsoft Access Data Projects ( SQL Server )
• Convert database references--includes ODBC support

• Microsoft Access 2000/XP/2003 installed.
• If you own Crystal Reports 8.5, you do not need to purchase the RCAPI license to use Access2Crystal. Crystal will display a nag screen, including a check box to avoid seeing the nag screen for the duration of the conversion of that report.
• Users who own Crystal Reports 10.0 Advanced Edition can demo the product without purchasing the RCAPI license from Business Objects.
• Per the Business Objects Web site, you must own the Crystal 10 Advanced Developer Edition version if you wish to take advantage of the features of RCAPI. Access2Crystal uses this object model to facilitate report creation.

Registered Version

• Unlimited conversion capability
• Converts multiple reports at once
• Full technical support for one year
• Full Telephone support for 90 days