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Article: Q297531
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbAddin kbVBp600 kbReport kbIDEProject kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport
Last Modified: 12-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual Basic Enterprise Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional Edition for Windows, version 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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The Report Designer menu item is missing from the Add-Ins menu. Furthermore, you
cannot use the Customize feature to add the menu item back onto the Add-Ins
menu.

CAUSE
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If Crystal Reports, which is included on the Visual Basic 6.0 CD-ROM, is not
installed, the Report Designer menu item is not available on the Add-Ins menu.

NOTE: In Visual Basic version 5.0, the Report Designer menu item is available on
the Add-Ins menu, regardless if Crystal Reports is installed.

RESOLUTION
==========

To resolve this problem, install Crystal Reports (Crystl32.exe) from the Visual
Basic version 6.0 CD-ROM. For information about Crystal Reports for use in
Visual Basic, see the "References" section.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. If Crystal Reports is installed on the system, use the Add/Remove Programs
  option in Control Panel to uninstall it.

2. Create a new Standard EXE project in Visual Basic.

3. In the Add-Ins drop-down list box, notice that the Report Designer menu item
  is missing.

REFERENCES
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For additional information, click the article number below to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  Q193336 HOWTO: Install Crystal Reports for Use in Visual Basic 6.0

Additional query words: disappear does not appear visible

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Keywords          : kbAddin kbVBp600 kbReport kbIDEProject kbGrpDSVB kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword6 kbZNotKeyword2 kbVB600Search kbVBA600 kbVB600
Version           : :6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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Q297531: PRB: Report Designer Menu Item Is Missing