Crystal Smart Viewer for ActiveX 1.0

Crystal Smart Viewer for ActiveX is a legacy ActiveX control used to display Crystal Reports (.rpt) within Internet Explorer and other ActiveX-capable hosts. It lets users view, navigate, search, enter parameters, export, and print reports without installing the full Crystal Reports designer. The control is commonly deployed with business applications and intranet portals to provide in-browser report viewing.

Key features:

• Renders Crystal Reports (.rpt) inside an ActiveX host
• Paging, zoom, search, and group tree navigation
• Parameter prompts and database logon support
• Export to common formats (such as PDF, Excel, and RTF) when enabled by the host application
• Print preview and direct printing

Compatibility and requirements:

• Windows environments only
• Internet Explorer or another host that supports ActiveX (modern browsers like Edge, Chrome, and Firefox do not support ActiveX)
• Typically requires a matching Crystal Reports runtime and appropriate installation permissions
• Often used in 32-bit contexts; 64-bit support depends on the runtime and host application

Notes:

• ActiveX technology is deprecated in most modern environments. For new deployments, consider migrating to an HTML/JavaScript-based viewer or server-side export solutions.
• Installation may require administrative rights and trusted site configuration; review organizational security policies before enabling the control.

Crystal Smart Viewer for ActiveX is developed by Seagate. The most popular version of this product among our users is 1.0.