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How to convert rpt to xml?

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  • Open the file in Adobe Acrobat.
  • Click on the File menu and select Export To.
  • Click XML 1.0 from the pop-up menu.
  • Change the file name or keep the default, which is the PDF file name.
  • Click Save.
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Setu Moorthy
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Dumps a Crystal Reports RPT file to XML. Useful for diffs.

Binary releases available on the Releases page.

Ported to C# from the original VB project

Download the latest release.

RptToXml references Crystal Reports assemblies. The easiest way to get them onto a development machine is to install the Crystal Reports Runtime from an MSI downloaded from this page.

Install the SAP frameworks (probably need 32-bit and 64-bit):

Run the executable from the command line with

The solution will build with VS2012 or higher. Express editions have not been tested but should work.

Install the SAP pacakge for Visual Studio:

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