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FastReport VCL 4.10-------------------------+ added support of Embarcadero Rad Studio XE (Delphi EX/C++Builder EX) + added support of TeeChart 2010 packages (new series type aren't support in this release) + added a property TruncateLongTexts to the XLS OLE export that allows to disable truncating texts longer than a specified limit + added option EmbedProt which allows to disable embedding fonts into an encrypted PDF file + added TfrxDateEditControl.WeekNumbers property - fixed bug in the XLS XML export about striked-out texts - fixed bug about exporting an empty page via the XLS OLE export - fixed bug in the PDF export about coloring the background of pages - fixed bug in embedded designer when using break point in script - fixed bug with lost of focus in font size combo-box in designer - fixed bug with truncate of font size combo-box in Windows Vista/7 in designer (lost of vertical scroll bar) - fixed bug when lost file name in inherited report - fixed bug in multi-page report with EndlessHeight/EndlessWidth - fixed bug wit TfrxHeader.ReprintOnNewpage and KeepTogether - fixed bug in multi-column report with child bands - improved split mechanism (added TfrxStretcheable.HasNextDataPart for complicated data like RTF tables) - improved crosstab speed when using repeat band with crosstab object

Two community choice awards votings are taking place now. These are: 1. "2010 SQL Server Magazine Community Choice Awards"http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SQLCommChoiceFinalVoting Our great reporting product- “Fast Report .Net"- is taking part in this voting .It is in the second category called “Best Business Intelligence & Reporting Product”. This is our great chance to vote for our product, let others what it can do and promote it in different communities. And to add to that, are you impressed with our tech support team?  Then you have a chance to vote for our own team in the ninth category called “Best vendor tech support”. And what can be the best way to encourage our team than to vote for it? 2. "2010 DevProConnections Community Choice Awards".http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DEVCommChoiceFinalVoting.Our impressive and effective data analysis tool –FastCube- is taking part in the second category “Charting & Graphics Tool”,The best way to tell others that there is a better way to analyze their data is by voting for our product. And this will do us all pride that once again, we are together supporting our team and making others aware of better ways to handle and report their data.Thanks for your support!

FastCube 1.7---------------+ Added script event OnGetFieldConv in TfrcCube.+ Added parameter ACalcRowHeight: boolean in TfcGrid.SelectCell+ Added events TfcSlice.OnBeforeRemoveSliceFieldFromRegion and TfcSlice.OnBeforeAddedSliceFieldToRegion+ Added option mdsoAllowFilterAllValues in TfcSlice.Options+ Added property TfcChart.SkipNullPoints: boolean+ Added option mdsoSaveFiltersEnabledValues for TfcSlice (to save enabled filters Values (instead of disabled values) in Schema)+ New key combinations Ctrl+Up and Ctrl+Down in TfcGrid and TfcDetailGrid+ Added event TfcGrid.OnUpdateSelection: TNotifyEvent+ TfcGridStyle.UseParentFont is set to False when Style properties are changed. * Values of numerical measure are copied to clipboard without format.* Alignments are imported from TfcGrid if are used OnGetStyles in TfrcGrid- Fixed styles copying. Caused wrong colors in xls and html exports.- Fixed grid printing errors.- Fixed errors in fields converter.- Fixed error with PopUp list with Form.FormStyle=fsStayOnTop- Fixed error of fcChart printing.- Fixed error of saving Null value in schema with mdsoSaveFiltersByValue option- Fixed error in Recompile Wizard: installation packages in Delphi 11.- Fixed grid copy to clipboard operation for D9+- Fixed memory corruption by the DrawText routine which caused random crashes- Fixed error in the Recompile Wizard for C++Builder 6 with FastScript in the Standart edition- Fixed few problems with FreePascal and Lazarus- Fixed Sort by focused row/column.- Fixed error: AV in TfcGridReport- Fixed error: AV when schema contains a field which is absent in cube

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Good news - New version of Fast report generator for .Net (FastReport .Net v.1.4) released!What's new?Version 1.4---------------+ added Visual Studio 2010 support+ added support of font subsets in PDF export added SQL CE connection + added HierachyRow# system variable which returns the row number like + "1.2.1" in the hierarchical report added support for table schema in + OleDB and ODBC connectors added NumToWordsEs function for spanish + added Dutch localization added Ukrainian localization added + Config.ReportSettings.DefaultPaperSize property added HTMLExport.Print + property (show the browser's print dialog when html document is + opened, available only in "single page" mode) added + HTMLExport.PageBreaks property (insert hard page breaks in "single + page" mode) added ForceLoadData property to all datasources added + band.FirstRowStartsNewPage property added Parameter.Description + property added Config.TempFolder property added + report.ReportInfo.PreviewPictureRatio property added + DataBand.PrintIfDatasourceEmpty property added + ChildBand.PrintIfDatabandEmpty property added + Config.DesignerSettings.Restrictions.DontCreateData restriction to + disable the "Data|Add Data Source..." menu- fixed bug with Row# and StartNewPage- fixed bug with Nullable custom functions- fixed bug with bands which CanBreak and StartNewPage properties set to true- fixed bug in HTML export (skip of styles when many pages exported in "single page" mode)- fixed bug with registration of plugins- fixed bug with dialog controls attached to a calculated column- fixed bug in the query builder (wrong join type)- fixed dialogue forms controls order- fixed bug with Dock != None and CanGrow, CanShrink- fixed bug in HTML export- fixed bug with "Save printer in the report file" option- fixed bug in Chart object (ClearValues method does not work)- fixed bug in the Data Wizard- fixed bug in totals when the "Convert null values" option is off- fixed bug with saving report as VB class- fixed outline in a hierarchical report- fixed bug in the Chart object (when trying to group unsorted data by months)- fixed bug in the Data Wizard under Vista OS- fixed bug with embedded TTC fonts in PDF export- fixed bug when exporting TableObject with invisible rows* improved "Data Wizard" dialog (loading the table list is much faster now)* designer command DesignerControl.cmdData replaced with cmdAddData and cmdChooseData commands* reduced the resulting file size in HTML export* improved performance with very deep business objects* tables in the "Data Wizard" window are sorted now, "Sort tables" button removed* small improvements in the Data window (ability to move up/down the report parameters using Ctrl+Up/Down keys)* the installer is now automatically adds all FastReport.Net assemblies to the GAC* assembly FastReport.dll split into two parts - FastReport.dll, FastReport.Web.dll

Fast Report Inc., a leading developer of the fast reporting software, is proud to announce its sponsorship of upcoming Delphi Developer Days 2010 that will provide a deep insight into current and earlier versions of Delphi. The company also sponsors MindTheBird! campaign supporting the launch of Firebird 2.5. As a sponsor of the campaign, Fast Report Inc. supports First Ukrainian International Conference aimed to deliver the information on the open-source database management system Firebird. Fast Report is known for sponsoring a number of conferences held all over the world. The conferences sponsored by the company aim to facilitate the dialog and exchange of views between IT professionals, allowing them to fulfill their potential. Fast Report Inc. is proud to come up with these initiatives and contribute to the collaboration of the leading global companies. While delivering current and essential information about the latest technology advances and related industry activities, the conferences also provide inspiration for participants. What’s more, they help to create new business opportunities and serve as an excellent platform for professional networking and exchange. Delphi Developer Days 2010 scheduled to be held in the USA, UK and Germany in May will bring together Delphi experts and users who will elaborate on the major questions including Delphi technologies, applications and techniques. Sessions covering all the relevant topics will be presented by top Delphi experts Marco Cantù and Cary Jensen who will reveal their favorite tricks. Further information on the schedule of this conference and topic descriptions is available athttp://www.delphideveloperdays.com. Marco Cantù will also share some more of his experience during a webinar on Delphi+Firebird as a part of MindTheBird! campaign. Launched to ensure the visibility of Firebird 2.5, the global campaign is supported by the leading companies including Fast Report Inc. Being a full sponsor of the campaign, the company offers several licenses of its products as prizes for the most active Firebird users and developers who have joined MindTheBird campaign. Additional information about the campaign is available at www.mindthebird.com.One more event sponsored by Fast Report Inc. and devoted to Firebird is the First Ukrainian International Conference on Firebird that is to take place April 23, 2010 in Dnepropetrovsk. Firebird’s core developers Dmitry Yemanov, Alex Peshkov and Vlad Khorsun will explore the opportunities and main features of the innovative RDBMS software. Conference program includes the report on the main tools used for developing and enhancing this multi-platform relational database management system.

FastReport VCL 4.9==============ability to print/export transparent pictures (properties TfrxPictureView.Transparent and TfrxPictureView.TransparentColor) (PDF export doesn't supported)+ added new "split to sheet" modes for TfrxXMLExport + added support of /PAGE tag in TfrxRichView, engine automatically break report pages when find /PAGE tag  + added ability to hide Null values in TfrxChartView (TfrxChartView.IgnoreNulls = True)+ added ability to set any custom page order for printing (i.e. 3,2,1,5,4 )+ [enterprise] added variables "AUTHLOGIN" and "AUTHGROUP" inside the any report  + [enterprise] now any report file can be matched with any (one and more) group, these reports are accessible only in matched groups+ [enterprise] now you can set-up cache delays for each report file (reports.xml)+ [enterprise] added new properties editor for reports in Configuration utility (see Reports tab)+ [enterprise] added property "Xml" - "SplitType" in server configuration - allow to select split on pages type between none/pages/printonprev/rowscount+ [enterprise] added property "Xml" - "SplitRowsCount" in server configuration - sets the count of rows for "rowscount" split type+ [enterprise] added property "Xml" - "Extension" in server configuration - allow select between ".xml" and ".xls" extension for output file+ [enterprise] added property "Html" - "URLTarget" in server configuration - allow select the target attribute for report URLs+ [enterprise] added property "ReportsFile" - path to file with reports to groups associations and cache delays + [enterprise] added property "ReportsListRenewTimeout" in server configuration+ [enterprise] added property "ConfigRenewTimeout" in server configuration+ [enterprise] added property "MimeType" for each output format in server configuration + [enterprise] added property "BrowserPrint" in server configuration - allow printing by browser, added new template nav_print_browser.html+ [enterprise] added dynamic file name generation of resulting formats (report_name_date_time)* [enterprise] SERVER_REPORTS_LIST and SERVER_REPORTS_HTML variables (list of available reports) depend from user group (for internal authentification)+ added drawing shapes in PDF export (not bitmap)+ added rotated text in PDF export (not bitmap)+ added EngineOptions.IgnoreDevByZero property allow to ignore division by zero exception in expressions+ added properties TfrxDBLookupComboBox.DropDownWidth, TfrxDBLookupComboBox.DropDownRows+ added event TfrxCustomExportFilter.OnBeginExport+ added ability to decrease font size in barcode object+ added ability to inseret FNC1 to "code 128" barcode+ added event TfrxPreview.OnMouseDown+ added support of new unicode-PDF export in D4-D6 and BCB4-BCB6* improved AddFrom method - anchor coping- fixed bug with strikeout text in PDF export- fixed bug with incorrect export of TfrxRichView object in RTF format (wrong line spacing)- [enterprise] added critical section in TfrxServerLog.Write- fixed bug with setting up of the Protection Flags in the PDF export dialog window- fixed bug in PDF export (file structure)- fixed bug with pictures in Open Office Writer (odt) export- [enterprise] fixed bug with TfrxReportServer component in Delphi 2010- fixed minor errors in Embarcedero RAD Studio 2010- fixed bug with endless loop with using vertical bands together with page header and header with ReprintOnNewPage- fixed bug when using "Keeping" and Cross tables (incorrect cross transfer)- fixed bug with [CopyName#] macros when use  "Join small pages"  print mode- fixed bug  when try to split page with endless height to several pages (NewPage, StartNewPage)- fixed bug with empty line TfrxRichView when adding text via expression- fixed bug when Footer prints even if main band is invisible (FooterAfterEach = True)- fixed resetting of Page variable in double-pass report with TfrxCrossView- fixed bug with loosing of  aligning when split TfrxRichView- fixed buzz in reports with TfrxRichView when using RTF 4.1And FastScript v1.96 released==============+ added support of Embarcedero Rad Studio 2010 added new RTTI functions* improver script run speed* improved work for Lazarus