WebP is a file format developed by Google in 2010. Its feature is an advanced compression algorithm that allows you to reduce the image size without visible quality loss. Starting from version 2023.2.14, FastReport .NET has a plugin that allows opening images in the WebP format. It extends the oppo...
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Our FastReport .NET offers rich features and wide functionality. Today we will look at how to connect to a database through the FastReport plugin for the report designer. This plugin is based on the Npsql.dll library. First, let's figure out how to build the right plugin for FastReport .NET. Aft...
We are pleased to present you a new plug-in for configuring а connection to Cassandra, which is available for FastReport .NET, FastReport Core, FastReport CoreWin, FastReport OpenSource. Let’s note an important detail that the order of the records will be overset because of the CassandraCsD...
With the release of FastReport .NET 2022.2, we added a plug-in to connect .XLSX files as a data source. To use it, you must first build the project: С:\Program Files (x86)\FastReports\FastReport.Net\Extras\Core\FastReport.Data\FastReport.Data.Excel After building the project, you will need to ...
First of all, you can use the ODBC connector. But it is fraught with a lot of settings. As you can see, you need to create the data source and the connection string to it. Relatively a lot of action. An alternative to this method is to use connector from FastReport. In fact there are two connect...
Microsoft SQL Server Compact Edition is a simple local relational database that doesn't require installation, and the connection is made to the database file. You do not need admin rights to work with the base. You can only "password" the base. For many developers, such a simple database is simply n...
FastReport .NET provides a plugin mechanism for extending the functionality of the report designer. Most of these plug-ins are for adding database connectors in the report designer. But there are others. For example, those which add new controls to the designer. But before using plugins, you must f...
Perhaps you have never used plug-ins for the report designer FastReport .NET. Then this article is for you. As you know, in order to display data from the database in the report, you need to create a connection to the data source. You can do this in the code of the user application or within the ...