To create high-quality reports and correctly export them to different formats (PDF, Word, Excel, etc.), it is necessary to use the graphics engine. Since the earliest versions of the .NET Framework, Microsoft has used GDI+ and its wrapper as part of the System.Drawing library. FastReport .NET has lo...

Some people need to create PDF documents and at the same time sign them with a digital signature. To solve this issue, you can use FastReport VCL versions 2021.1-2021.4. But what if you need to sign a PDF document with more than one digital signature? This feature was integrated into the new vers...

First of all, FastReport VCL is a report generator. Based on this conclusion, we can assume that previewing or embedding documents of other formats into a report is excessive. But according to requests from our customers, we can see the opposite point of view. Many of our customers are solving ta...

Someone might not know, but the PDF standard allows you to create fillable forms. That is, the finished document can be edited directly from the viewer. This is most often used for questionnaires and various forms. The user fills in the fields and sends the document by email or prints it. Today we ...

On the Data protection day, we decided to prepare an article about the PDF documents protection. PDF has become one of the world standards today; it’s a good idea to understand how to protect it. From what do you need to protect a PDF document? From unauthorized editing. From unauthoriz...

It is often necessary to combine several documents into one (for example, PDF). It could be several chapters of documentation, catalog directories etc. Strictly speaking, this sometimes needs to be done not only for PDF, it’s just that this file format itself does not imply editing and “...

Raspberry PI is a miniature single-board computer with ARM processor. This microcomputer is often used as an educational platform or for development of embedded solutions. For our experiments we use Raspberry PI 3B board with 1GB of RAM and the installed Linux Raspbian Buster with desktop operati...

Quite often, you need to get a PDF document from a Pascal application - either Delphi or Lazarus. Usually it is recommended to use specialized solutions, PDF converters (such as itext, Synopse PDF Engine, PowerPDF, HotPDF, PDF Creator Pilot, PDFtoolkit VCL, Debenu Quick PDF Library etc.). In this ar...

While working with FastReports online report designer, we usually have to upload our report templates into it, and then, after editing, download them. Today we will look at how this can be done in the context of an ASP .NET Core application. Create an ASP .NET Core application. Add the FastReport ....

Electronic document management has become an integral part of our lives already long time ago. Everyone appreciated the convenience of such documents - they do not deteriorate over time, they are more difficult to lose, easy to store and quickly transfer to any distance. And although, the times of r...

FastReport 2018.2 has support for vector graphics in exports. Now some barcodes and SVG images are exported in vector form. This applies to exports to PDF, HTML and SVG. As for barcodes, the explanation is needed to be given - only linear bar codes can be exported as vector images. In the current ...

It's no secret that the PDF standard allows you to create fillable forms. That is, the finished document can be edited directly from the viewer. Most often this is used for questionnaires and various forms. The user fills in the fields and sends the document by email or prints it. In the new versio...

In this article we are going to talk about PDF export in FastReport.Net. That is, the size of a file of an exported report. The size of the final file is affected by many factors: image quality, embedded fonts, fonts in "curves", background image, etc. Let us take a close look at the export setting...

Today we will talk about the cases when you need to make a PDF document, but there is no Adobe Acrobat on the computer. You only have a text file with original data and FastReport Desktop. To begin with, you need a test file, in which there is a division into paragraphs (carriage return to a new li...

In PDF export report there is a new option - "Original Resolution". It allows you to save images in full resolution. Sometimes it is important to transfer an image with the original quality. Using this new option, you will be able to get the image from a PDF document without any quality loss. Here ...

PDF/X format designed for the exchange of data, ready for printing. The idea is to create a document that can be printed on any printer identically. It is important for polygraphy, where it is important to print documents on any print device uniformly, whether the printer or plotter. PDF/X document ...

The PDF format is so prevalent in the document flow, that is quite rightly called it the most popular in this area. Such a document is self-sufficient, it can include graphical information, special fonts, and more. There are many free software for viewing PDF files. Modern browsers also allow you to...

Title of the article partly reveals subject. I would like to consider configuration a viewer PDF files when exporting FastReport.Net report. This can be Acrobat Reader or browser's built-in viewer (Edge, Chrome) or any other viewer. You'll find that some of the options are very useful. Here is the t...

CMYK is a color model based on a synthesis of any color that is based on four basic colors: blue (the Cyan), purple (Magenta), yellow (Yellow), Black (Key Color). This model is mainly used in the printing industry. Reviewing CMYK, one more color model must be mentioned –RGB. The color model R...

Generally known, that one of strong sides of FastReport.Net is export of reports to various formats. Developers of the company actively introduce new products and upgrades. A new export to PDF/A format has been introduced recently. Unfortunately, not all customers its main purpose and how it works ....