The simplest sample for connecting to Parallel Crystal and generating a report

Download PDF version of this faq: SimpleConnection_CodeSample.pdf

NOTE: PCRE v2.7/3.7 users must change the package name from
com.mobileapps.pcre to com.dynalivery.pcre

import com.mobileapps.pcre.*; 
class MASSimpleApp {
public static void main(String [] args) 
{
 PCREApplicationClient client = null;
      try 
      {
 client = new PCREApplicationClient("SERVER NAME");
      client.Connect();
      PCREEngine engine = client.OpenEngine();
      PCREJob job = engine.OpenJob("PATH TO REPORT.rpt");
      //PCREHTMLJobExportInfo info = new PCREHTMLJobExportInfo("OUTPUT PATH TO.html");
      //job.ExportTo (info);
      job.OutputToPDF("OUTPUT PATH TO.pdf", null);
      job.Start();
      job.Close();
      System.out.println("Report Finished");
      engine.Close();
}
catch ( PCREError ex )
{
  System.out.println("Exception: "+ex);
}
finally
{
if (client !=null) client.Quit();
}        
}
}