VB 2010 Crystal reports TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.ReportSource.ReportSourceFactory' threw an exception

Question

Project originally started on VS 2005 upgraded in VS 2010. Still targeting .net 2.0. Crystal reports no longer display and give the following error: An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.ReportSource.ReportSourceFactory' threw an exception. with inner errors: TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.ReportSource.ReportSourceFactory' threw an exception. TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'CrystalDecisions.Shared.SharedUtils' threw an exception.

I have changed the target platform from AnyCPU to x86 and uninstalled/reinstalled Crystal Reports for Visual Studio, still getting the errors.

Any ideas?

TIA, Phil

Answer 1

As you told that you shifted your project from VS 05 to VS 10. So In this case have you tried to build the reports again.
It happens sometime just give a try to one of your crystal report in new form and see.