Accessing the Java SDK

The Crystal Enterprise Java SDK consists of a set of Java classes packaged up in a set of .jar files. These .jar files can be found in the following directory:

\Program Files\Common Files\Crystal Decisions\2.5\jar

→ For more information on Java, see “Understanding the Java Reporting Components Architecture,” p. 655

Most Java application servers have the following folder structure for Web applications:

\ApplicationFolder
    \WEB-INF
        \lib
        \classes
        \src

To make the classes contained in these .jar files available for use, copy them to the lib folder.

The documentation (JavaDocs) for the SDK can be found at the following location:

\Program Files\Crystal Decisions\Enterprise 10\Web Content\Help\sdk\html\java_docs.zip

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