FastReport.Net vs Crystal Reports
FastReport.NET supports the conversion of Crystal Reports templates to FastReport.NET templates. The list of objects supported by both systems are shown in the following table. Also shown are which Crystal Reports objects can be converted into FastReport.NET.
| FastReport.NET | Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2005—2008 | Convertible | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Report Bands | |||
| Report Title (Report Header) | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Report Summary (Report Footer) | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Page Header | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Page Footer | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Column Header | ✓ |
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| Column Footer | ✓ |
|
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| Header | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Data | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Footer | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Group Header | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Group Footer | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Child | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Overlay | ✓ |
|
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| Report Objects | |||
| Text | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Picture | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Line | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Rectangle | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Rounded Rectangle | ✓ |
|
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| Ellipse | ✓ |
|
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| Triangle | ✓ |
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| Diamond | ✓ |
|
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| Sub-report | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Table | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Matrix | ✓ |
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| Chart | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Barcode | ✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Rich Text | ✓ |
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| CheckBox | ✓ |
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| Zip Code | ✓ |
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| Cellular Text | ✓ |
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