Update Desktop app with Patch (only Crystal reports)

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Hello All,

We are making a desktop application. There are severa crystal reports in the application..

This app is given to so many clients... Now each and every client has many reports.. We are also giving update for application.. But I want to know that if there is a only change in crystal reports then can i make a patch setup which can only make a change for reports in laready installed application??? If yes then what is the process.. we can do it by making a new setup but it is large so any idea that can make a setup only with change not other things..

Please help

Thanks in advance..

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Amit Gupta8y ago
https://www.codeproject.com/Tips/695587/Beginners-tutorial-on-how-to-load-Crystal-Reports
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Thanks Amit Gupta for your reply..

Currently the crystal reports are emabded in the .exe file of the setup i have tried what you say for (only design in crystal report).. but it is not working..

Also our .exe file size is too large thats why we needed a seperate setup to update only that part but what if we have to change exe as all forms and reports are embaded in it.. is it possible to create exe without emabaded reports??? if yes then how
Please reply
Thanks in advance...
Amit Gupta8y ago
Hey

There are several option to do that
1. If you are picking the crystal report file from an external source and have changed only in the designer part then you can create a patch file which will replace the rpt file with the new one.

OR

2. A better choice to create an small auto update application that will update only the required file to the Client PC which is small in size and update it soon.