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FastReport VCL version 5.0 initial releaseClasses:- New fill types available in the Memo object: gradient and glass.- Memo object can have several highlight conditions. The highlight condition now includes the following style settings: frame, font, fill and an object visibility. You may turn on and off each setting. - Memo object can have several format settings. When a Memo object contains multiple expressions in a text, you may specify a format for each expression.- Added Filter property to data bands. You may filter out data rows without using a script. - Changes in the report file format: collections like datasets, variables, formats, highlights are written as nested properties for better readability. Old files (FR VCL 3 and 4) are fully supported.- Added MouseEnter, MouseLeave events to report objects. - Added Visibility property (set of flags - vsPreview, vsPrint, vsExport).New objects:- New 2D barcodes - PDF417, DataMatrix, QR Code.- New barcodes - Code128, EAN128 with auto encoding.Interactivity: - New interactive report types: detail report and detail page. When you click an interactive object, a new report is built and displayed in a separate tab in the preview window.- Added interactivity in the Chart object. Clicking on a chart element, you may build a detail report. Exports:- New exports: HTML5 (div), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.- Improvements in RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, ODF exports: support of different frame lines in a single Memo object.- Improved font embedding in the PDF export: font subset is embedded instead of a whole font. This will significantly reduce a file size. GUI:- New icons in the designer and preview windows. - Improved appearance of the Data tree: new icons for different field types.- New/improved dialogs: highlight, frame, fill, hyperlink, databand editors. Client/Server:- New navigation toolbar with touch support - Works via AJAX technology- Optimized exchange protocols - Reduced response time

+ Added new QR barcode+ Added recompile utility for fast packages recompilation+ Added TeeChart Std support- Fixed memory leaks- Fixed error when designer hangs/crashes application in OSX- Fixed problems with context menu in the report designer under OSX(XE5)- Fixed problem with XE5 update 2 for C++ Builder

Trial version and install packages of FastReport VCL 5 for Delphi 7'XE5 and C++ Builder 2005-XE5 published. You can download and try it. If you are our customer of FastReport VCL 4 you can get discounted upgrade to FastReport VCL 5 beta (and than free upgrade to release) from your customer panel.

Fast Reports is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Delphi Developer Days 2014! Delphi experts Bob Swart and Cary Jensen present the 2014 Delphi Developer Days tour. Dates and locations are:- May 5-6, 2014: Washington DC/Baltimore, USA- May 8-9, 2014: Chicago, USA- May 26-27, 2014: Frankfurt, Germany- June 12-13, 2014: Amsterdam, The Netherlands- June 18-19, 2014: London, United Kingdom Delphi Developer Days are two-day live Delphi events that provide you with the latest information on Delphi as well as practical techniques to help you improve your Delphi development skills. An agenda can be found at: http://www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com/descriptions.html Fast Reports CEO Michael Phillipenko and Lead Developer Denis Zubov will be the featured guest speakers at the Delphi Developer Days 2014 event in Amsterdam on 12 June. Their presentation is titled "Creating Reports for VCL and FireMonkey Using FastReport".

First FastReport.NET was released several years ago. But only now world have met with such data volumes, which allow estimate real power and benefits of FastReport. Meet FastReport.Net 2014.2 - with Big Data support! + added connector Google BigQuery \Extras\Connections\FastReport.GoogleBigQuery+ added an example of Google BigQuery access \Demos\C#\GoogleBigQuery + added save to Box cloud from preview+ added support of line-spacing in RTF and DOCX exports * increased speed of database access (up to 6 times faster)* changed output of language names in an interface language selection dialog * updated German, Japanese resources- fixed bug with fonts in SVG export- fixed bug with default message in ProgressBar window- fixed bug with AVG function in Map editor- fixed bug in font packing subsystem (in some rare cases the OS/2 table was overlapped by other tables)- fixed bug with artifact lines in RoundRectangle with big Curve value- fixed bug with ParagraphOffset in RTF export- fixed bug with hints in WebReport toolbar

You can download demo version of FastReport VCL 5 here Whats new: Classes New fill types available in the Memo object: gradient and glass. Memo object can have several highlight conditions. The highlight condition now includes the following style settings: frame, font, fill and an object visibility. You may turn on and off each setting. Memo object can have several format settings. When a Memo object contains multiple expressions in a text, you may specify a format for each expression. Added Filter property to data bands. You may filter out data rows without using a script. Changes in the report file format: collections like datasets, variables, formats, highlights are written as nested properties for better readability. Old files (FR VCL 3 and 4) are fully supported. Added MouseEnter, MouseLeave events to report objects. Added Visibility property (set of flags - vsPreview, vsPrint, vsExport).   New objects New 2D barcodes - PDF417, DataMatrix, QR Code. New barcodes - Code128, EAN128 with auto encoding. Interactivity New interactive report types: detail report and detail page. When you click an interactive object, a new report is built and displayed in a separate tab in the preview window. Added interactivity in the Chart object. Clicking on a chart element, you may build a detail report. Exports New exports: HTML5 (div), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX. Improvements in RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, ODF exports: support of different frame lines in a single Memo object. Improved font embedding in the PDF export: font subset is embedded instead of a whole font. This will significantly reduce a file size. GUI New icons in the designer and preview windows. Improved appearance of the Data tree: new icons for different field types. New/improved dialogs: highlight, frame, fill, hyperlink, databand editors.

Fast Reports is going to BASTA! in February 24 personally! Can FastReport work with BigData? We will speak about on BASTA! Spring! BASTA! is the most famous and independent conference for .NET technologies in Germany. At BASTA! renowned experts from all over Europe come together to share their .NET knowledge with conference attendees. For many years, the conference has offered a unique blend of sessions, workshops and keynotes, giving attendees a level of information that is unparalleled. Conference City: Darmstadt Period: 24.02.2014 to 28.02.2014 Click to read more.