webservice as datasource in vs 2008 crystal report

开发者_JS百科How to use webservice as a data source in VS2008 crystal report?

Crystal reports can take xml as its data by setting the database drivers to ADO and the database to the location of your xml producing webservice (it takes a URL) - its as simple as that!

My original route was more convoluted that I thought; when you create the report there is an option in the "Database Expert" called "XML and Web Services" which gives you an option to use an HTTP(S) data source - that should be your webservice URL. The report will then, as if by programming, automatically get data from that service.