Reference to system variables

You can use the following system variables in expressions (they are accessible in the "Data" window):

Variable	.Net data type	Description
Date	DateTime	Date and time of the report's start.
Page	int	Current page number.
TotalPages	int	Total number of pages in the report. To use this variable, you need to enable the report's double pass. You can do this in "Report\|Properties..." menu.
PageN	string	Page number in the form: "Page N".
PageNofM	string	Page number in the form: "Page N of M".
Row#	int	Data row number inside the group. This value is reset at the start of a new group.
AbsRow#	int	Absolute number of data row. This value is never reset at the start of a new group.

Every variable has a definite data type. And on this, depends how it will be used in the expression. Here is an example of an expression where date is being used:

This expression returns the current year. As "Date" variable has DateTime type, we can refer to its "Year" property. We can get the current month similarly ([Date].Month).

FastReport converts reference to system variable into the following form (for example, the "Date" variable):