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What Versions of Crystal Reports are Compatible with XI?

The information in the article applies to

Crystal Reports XI

Synopsis

Can you open a report created with Crystal Reports XI in previous versions of Crystal Reports?

Solution

You are able to open a report created with Crystal Reports XI in some previous versions of Crystal Reports. For example:

• Crystal Reports 10 and 9 can open a report created with Crystal Reports XI. However, new functionality from Crystal Reports XI may not be available in Crystal Reports 10 and 9.
• Crystal Reports 8.5 and lower versions cannot open a report created with Crystal Reports XI. Attempting to do so results in the following error message:
  "Failed to open document"

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