http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/index.php Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:25:37 -0500 360 http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/index.php http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/index.php?showtopic=6948
Recently, many ask us: "Will you develop FastReport.Net only?", "Why don’t we see new builds of FastReport VCL 4?"

We will tell you a small secret. The team which developed FastReport VCL is now developing FastReport VCL 5!

And it will contain many new useful features for Delphi and C++Builder developers.

We plan to release FastReport VCL 5 this autumn. See a not full list of news in FastReport VCL 5:

• improved shift mechanism;
• duplicated combining;
• new aggregates;
• improved cross object;
• changes in xml format(write collections in XML);
• improved report inheritance;
• hierarchy;
• watermarks/ objects fill;
• improved linear barcodes;
• improved interactive reports: OnMouseEnter/OnMouseLeave events;
• detailed reports;
• multi-tab preview for detailed reports;

Improved Engine:

New Objects:

• new 2D barcodes: DataMatrix and PDF417;
• Table object;
• Cellular text;
• Zip Code;

New exports:

• BIFF XLS export;
• PPTX export;
• XLSX export;
• DOCX export;

And two screenshots (compare with FastReport.Net!)

http://www.fast-report.com/en/products/fas...creenshots.html]]> -=Serg=- -=Serg=- Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:52:47 -0500 6948 http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/index.php?showtopic=6896 FastCube 1.7 released!

+ 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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Version 1.4
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+ 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

FastReport.Net is a full-featured reporting solution for Windows Forms and ASP.NET. It can be used in Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008 and Delphi Prism.
It is compatible with .NET Framework 2.0 and higher.

With FastReport.Net, you can create application-independent reports.
In other words, FastReport.Net can be used as a standalone reporting tool.

English product description: http://fast-report.com/en/products/FastReport.Net.html

German product description: http://fast-report.com/de/products/FastReport.Net.html

Spanish: http://www.fast-report.com/es/products/FastReport.Net.html

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French: http://www.fast-report.com/fr/products/FastReport.Net.html

Italian: http://www.fast-report.com/it/FastReport.Net.html

Direct download link: http://www.fast-report.com/en/download/fas...t-download.html

Boxshot: http://fast-report.com/pbc_download/files/frnetboxshot.zip

Screenshots: http://www.fast-report.com/en/products/Fas...creenshots.html

User's testimonials: http://fast-report.com/en/responses/FastReport.Net.html]]> -=Serg=- -=Serg=- Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:57:39 -0500 6819 http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/index.php?showtopic=6348
+ added 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 4.1

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3. We offer a gift for all the developers - 20 % discount on all of our products and licenses - and that is from the 15th of December upto the 10th of January.

For FastReport.Net, FastReport VCL, FastCube, FastReport Studio, FastReport Server, FastScript and FastQuery Builder - advanced products for reporting and business analisys.

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We prepare good news for you for the next year!]]> -=Serg=- -=Serg=- Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:18:28 -0600 6312