Crystal Dictionaries are simply Database Views. All we can

suggest is you open the Cr Dictionaries in the Dictionary

Designer to get the info out and then you'll have to create

a new report. There is no way to convert a report that used

a Dictionary to hit the database directly.

1) As dc5 files were never meant to be used in any

development at all, I would be surprised is this worked

without issues

2) As CR 8.5 and dc5 have been out of support for close to

7 years, it will be quite hard to find anyone that has any

expertise in this

3) You are using the Report Designer Component

(craxdrt.dll) in .NET. The RDC has not been tested in .NET

and as such is not supported in .NET of any version