Note about Crystal Report (report.Refresh();) method

I noticed that if the Refresh() method is called on a crystal report after setting the Paramaters programatically, the Refresh method will blank the parameters causing the popup asking about parameters values.

 

example:

report.SetParameterValue(“note”, note);
report.Refresh();

if this case, the crystal report will still pop up asking about a value for the paramter “note”

Acropolis VS. Smart client software factory

Microsoft just release a new release of the smart client software factory
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa480482.aspx
This was by the end of May 2007.
a Few days later , they released the first preview edition of new project code named “acropolis”, which they say is “is a set of components and tools that make it easier for developers to build and manage modular, business focused, client .NET applications”
http://windowsclient.net/Acropolis/Default.aspx

The point is that SCSF (Smart Client Software Factory) will be phased out and replaced by the project acropolis.

The controversial question now is:
Is it worth the time to learn about SCSF when everyone knows it is doomed to be phased out anyway?