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We are always improving our products, and from time to time we release Service Packs or Hot Fixes on our Web site. These are always free of charge.

Hot Fixes

These are interim releases that have fixes for specific issues found either internally or reported by users. Hot Fixes are tested, but not as rigorously as Service Packs. We recommend that you install a Hot Fix only if you are affected by an issue that is fixed in it and cannot wait for a Service Pack.

Service Packs

These are interim releases that include all fixes incorporated in the Hot Fixes up to that point in time, plus we add a few minor features to each one. Service Packs undergo the same rigorous testing as product releases.

To install a Hot Fix or Service Pack

1. Close Visual Studio and any Visual Studio help files you may have open.
2. Download and run the ActiveReports6.exe file.
3. The installer detects the previous version, and asks permission to uninstall it. Click OK.
4. When it finishes uninstalling, select the options to install the new build as usual. (The installer automatically brings forward your licensing information, so you are not prompted for it again.)
5. Open Visual Studio, and in the toolbox, right-click and select Choose Items.
6. In the Choose Toolbox Items dialog that appears, in the Filter box, enter DataDynamics. The list displays only DataDynamics components.
7. Drag the right edge of the Assembly Name column so that you can see the build number.
8. Clear the checkbox next to any component using an old assembly, and select the checkbox for the component in the new assembly.
9. Click OK. The new versions of the components are added to the toolbox.

To update a WebViewer project after installing a Hot Fix or Service Pack

1. In the Web.config file, update the version number in the following HTTP Handler code.

   ********** ActiveReports HttpHandler Configuration **********
   -->
           <add verb="*" path="*.rpx" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.RpxHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.1661.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff"/>
           <add verb="*" path="*.ActiveReport" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.CompiledReportHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.1661.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff"/>
           <add verb="*" path="*.ArCacheItem" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.WebCacheAccessHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.1661.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff"/>
   </httpHandlers>
   

2. Open the ASPX page and look in the Source view for a line that looks similar to the following and update the version number:

   <%@ Register TagPrefix="ActiveReportsWeb" Namespace="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web"
       Assembly="ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.1661.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff" %>
   

3. Save and rebuild your project.