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For creating distributed applications, Crystal Reports .NET has a number of features specifically designed
for creating and consuming XML Report Web Services, either through the generic Web Service that ships
with Crystal Reports .NET (which allows you to utilize a report without having to publish it as a Web
Service) or by creating your own Web Services from report files, like the one shown in Figure 1-5. In any
case, Chapter 6, “Creating XML Report Web Services” will guide you through the process of both creating
and consuming XML Report Web Services.
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