database login prompt with crystal reports

Question

I\'m trying to display some report with some subreports inside it, but every it shows the report it throws some dialog box asking for datab

Answer 1

Some older Crystal Report files saved with prior versions of the SQL Native Client (e.g. Provider: SQLNCLI) will no longer be able to login if either the client or server disables the respective TLS protocol version. For example, if a report was saved with SQL Server 2005 (version 9.00.xx), then TLS 1.0 is needed. If this protocol is disabled, there's no intuitive error, simply a "Database logon failed" is seen programmatically. Client software including rendering in a web browser will be prompted to enter a password, even though the account may have proper SQL permissions.

If rendering reports in IIS applications, see a tool called IISCrypto from Nartac Software to easily turn on and off various protocols, ciphers, hashes, and key exchanges.

Manually editing the report file and using Database - Set Datasource Location when connecting with a more modern native client is one way to fix this so that obsolete and insecure protocols don't need to remain enabled.