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Report generator for Embarcadero FireMonkey IDE.  + Added support of Embarcadero RAD Studio XE4 (iOS not supported) + Added support of FireMonkey FM3+ Added support of internal datasets: IBX, DBX, ADO (Win)+ Added new internal dataset TfrxClientDataset (allow to load XML tables from the report)+ Added linear barcodes component (2_5_interleaved, 2_5_industrial, 2_5_matrix, Code39, Code39 Extended, Code128, Code93, Code93 Extended, MSI, PostNet, Codebar, EAN8, EAN13, UPC_A, UPC_E0, UPC_E1, UPC Supp2, UPC Supp5, EAN128)+ Added Hint system in the report designer, preview and the report+ Added 2D barcodes: PDF417, DataMatrix+ Added TfrxDBLookupComboBox control - for compatibility with FR4VCL reports- Fixed error when TfrxPreview wasn't available in the component palette- Fixed some printing problems in XE3- Fixed error with toolbar buttons icons in the report designer- Fixed AV in some report editors- Fixed errors in some dialog form components- Fixed Font height rounding when zooming report- Fixed error when trying to set Color property from the report script code FastReportFMX customers can upgrade to new version for free. FastReport VCL customers can buy via cpanel with 50% discount.   What's New in RAD Studio XE4 - Multi-device, true native app development- Develop apps for iPhone and iPad- iOS user interface controls- Rapid prototyping- IBLite and SQLite iOS database support- Multi-tier client support for DataSnap, web services and enterprise databases- Access more databases, on more devices, more easily with FireDAC- FireMonkey FM3 Application Platform. More information on the Embarcadero website.

When you use the FastReport .Net together ASP.Net MVC framework you have easy method for creating file in any supported format on button press in HTML form. Add next code in View:  @using (Html.BeginForm("GetFile", "Home")) {         <input id="pdf" type="submit" value="Export to PDF" /> } GetFile - name of controller handler, Home - name of controller (HomeController.cs for example) Add name space in controller: more...

The object WebReport from FastReport .Net use jQuery library. You already can use this library in your own project. To avoid duplication of boot scripts and styles jQuery to the client browser when working with markup Razor, you need to use the following lines in_Layout.cshtml:         @WebReportGlobals.ScriptsWOjQuery()        @WebReportGlobals.StylesWOjQuery() instead of the others, which include all jQuery files:        @WebReportGlobals.Scripts()        @WebReportGlobals.Styles() You need to set the property ExternalJquery = true (default false) when you working with ASPX markup. more...

We often use zebra striping of table data for easy viewing the reports. Highlighting even rows is good for viewing but they look strange on paper or in Excel table.  FastReport users have two methods for using highlighting only in preview window. Method #1 You need to open report in the Designer and open the Style Editor from Report-Styles menu. Then we add a style with name "EvenRows" and set needed background color for even lines.  Then you need to set a band property EvenStyle = EvenRows. more...

1. Improved integration with FastReport: reports now use grid highlights and style. Fixed cell autosize options: adjust width, adjust width with restrictions and adjust height. 2. Added FireDac support. 3. Extended scripting abilities:  a. «Calc all cells» option –to build calculated measure for empty cells (which does not have records in source dataset),  b. calculate totals with script,  c. “FormulaDetail” aggregate - calculate measure values on source data (not on other measures). 4. Copy to clipboard now copies headers.

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