Configuring the FastReport environment
Using the FastReport.Utils.Config global class, you can control some FastReport environment settings.
The Config.ReportSettings property contains some report-related settings:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
Language DefaultLanguage |
The default script language for new reports. |
bool ShowProgress |
Determines whether it is necessary to show the progress window. |
bool ShowPerformance |
Determines whether to show the information about the report performance (report generation time, memory consumed) in the lower right corner of the preview window. |
The Config.DesignerSettings property contains some designer-related settings:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
Icon Icon |
The icon for the designer window. |
Font DefaultFont |
The default font used in a report. |
The Config.PreviewSettings property contains some preview-related settings:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
PreviewButtons Buttons |
Set of buttons that will be visible in the preview's toolbar. |
int PagesInCache |
The number of prepared pages that can be stored in the memory cache during preview. |
bool ShowInTaskbar |
Determines whether the preview window is displayed in the Windows taskbar. |
bool TopMost |
Determines whether the preview window should be displayed as a topmost form. |
Icon Icon |
The icon for the preview window. |
string Text |
The text for the preview window. If no text is set, the default text "Preview" will be used. |
The Config.EmailSettings property contains email account settings. These settings are used in the "Send Email" feature in the preview window:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
string Address |
Sender address (e.g. your email address). |
string Name |
Sender name (e.g. your name). |
string MessageTemplate |
The message template that will be used to create a new message. For example, "Hello, Best regards, ...". |
string Host |
SMTP host address. |
int Port |
SMTP port (25 by default). |
string UserName, string Password |
User name and password. Leave these properties empty if your server does not require authentication. |
bool AllowUI |
Allows to change these settings in the "Send Email" dialog. Settings will be stored in the FastReport configuration file. |
UI style settings are available in the following properties of Config class:
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
UIStyle UIStyle |
The style of designer and preview form. |
Besides these properties, there are some events. Using such events, you may do the following:
- replace standard "Open file" and "Save file" dialogs in the designer;
- replace standard progress window;
- pass own connection string to a connection defined in the report.
These tasks will be described in the following sections of this manual.