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Displaying existing Crystal Report in asp.net rendering odd chart output

I have been given the task of taking Crystal Reports developed with the standalone version of SAP Crystal Reports (2013 SP 2 version 14.1.2.1121) and figuring out a way to deploy them without use of Crystal Reports Server. The data connection is already stored in the report so all I have to do is load the rpt file, pass in a parameter, and display the results.
I thought I could accomplish this in an asp.net application. I am using the following code to export straight to pdf so I don't have to deal with Visual Studio's crystal report viewer:
report.Load(Server.MapPath("CrystalReport1.rpt"));
report.SetParameterValue("Quarter End Date", parmDate);
report.ExportToHttpResponse(ExportFormatType.PortableDocFormat, Response, false, "Report1");
This method works fine for all reports expect for two that contain a chart type of 'Date axis line chart'. When I run these reports through my web app the data fields match up exactly with the original report, but the charts are displaying wrong.
I have included two images below. The top is the proper rendering and the bottom is the rendering when running the report through my code.
I also tried to recreate the report from scratch in Visual Studio and, although the chart data was a little better, it was still off:
As I stated earlier, the report was given to me already completed. The question was could I could figure out a way to allow users to run it on demand supplying their own parameter from a browser without having to buy Crystal Report Server or some other tool.
There is another report that has a pie chart and it looks fine. Does anything have an idea of why this might be occurring?
Thank you.

Ultimately we had to downgrade the version these reports were created with to Crystal Reports 11.5. After that the charts rendered correctly.

How can I create a report from an autogenerate datatable in C#

Good afternoon, this is my problem.
I had created a datatable in C# with all the columns i needed, all this on runtime, and displayed all on a grid, all that works fine. Now my end user is asking me to put all that data on an report, but because this is not a table on the SQL i can't create a crystal report like i used to, making connections or using the wizard, so is there a way to create a crystal report or any other kind of report on runtime with autogenerated columns? I'm thinking on exporting to Excel too but i want to be sure i have no other option.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my english, is a little rusty.

How to design report at run time SSRS

most of the time we point store procedure or table and then SSRS report designer show us field and we just drag drop those field on to report designer surface. after all we call those report programmatically and pass parameter and report shown on report viewer.
now my company want that customer will customize the report who will see the report. they want to display all the fields in a form and just customer will select each field and place on report designer surface and give some input like filter condition like date range or employee id etc and report will be shown. also at run time if customer want they can add text or move existing field etc.
i do not have any idea how could i do this with SSRS. if this is possible with SSRS then please guide me in such a way as a result i can start the job or if possible give me few relevant url of that kind from where i can get the idea. thanks

SSRS is capable of reading reports generated on-the-fly, but they have to be made just right. SSRS reports are XML documents that specify the data structure and report object structures and how the two are related. Using Visual Studio, you can use certain classes to create the XML document which is then read & filled with data on the server, then exported to the client as a standard webpage.
Here is a link to a tutorial. This should be a good starting point.

Here is a small but working example of generating RDL on-the-fly with some useful links to MSDN documentation: "How to dynamically generate SSRS Report in Code"
Hope it helps!

How to set the name of crystal report columns from code behind file in asp.net

I have to design a report where i need to set the names of crystal report columns pragmatically from c# code as number of columns in report are fixed but there name are varying in each instance..upto now i have made simple reports in crystal report so have no idea of it..
I have tried it with making use of crystal formula but i did not get the desired result..
please guys help me to get over this issue.
Thanks in advance..

As you said you have worked on crystal reports I am giving below solution if your requirement is only throguh code my solution doesn't fit you.
Create columns in crystal reports and while naming the columns use forumla and write the
If else conditions to show the headings dynamically

Generating Reports in C#

I am creating a windows application.
I am now concentrating on the Reporting Module of my Application.
I have two ideas to do this task.
Either through Crystal Reports or using the Windows Forms and placing the Data Grid View.
Can any one suggest me which option should I choose?
Also the report should be able to Export in the Excel and PDF format and even it should be Printable.
I heard from others that Crystal Reports gives some problem at the time of Deployment.
Please suggest me. I am very much confused.
Thanks in advance!

Visual Studio 2005 and later comes with Microsoft Reporting tools that are so nice and, for me, better than Crystal Reports.
Update: You can install the Microsoft Report Viewer Redistributable 2005 or 2008.

Yes, I would advise not to use Crystal Reports (or Crusty Reports as they have unfortunately become known as in my department). We have had a whole load of problems from reports being corrupted and requiring recreating to simply being clunky and slow.
As our applications are being upgraded we are moving over to MS Report Viewer, which is far better. You can export to Excel from the report viewer.

Use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS). It gives you all the same functionality as Crystal Reports and will let you do your exports into whatever format you like (pdf, csv, txt, xls, etc.) right out of the box. You may run into some problems when trying to export to xls/csv when you are using embedded tables in your reports but microsoft is supposedly fixing this in the next release.

Try generating your reports in XML. Later you can decide/change which tool/technology you want to use, without doing much modifications. :-)

You should check out DevExpress Reporting controls, they rock, and are very easy to use. They also allow you to print to various formats like PDF, they also come with an end-user designer.
DevExpress Page

I second the Microsoft Reporting tools. I am using them extensively in my WinForm App and so far so good.
You can specify whether they processed remotely or locally before deployment.
Here is a link to get you started --> http://www.packtpub.com/article/creating-report-with-visual-studio-2008

I suggest you Reporting Services (buid with sql server).
you can develop with VS and publish your reports to Report Server.

Recently abandoned Crystal Reports myself
because of the large number of bugs and crashes
in favor of FastReports. They even have a converter that restored my old reports that were built on Crystal