It's no longer a novelty to see a pixel QR barcode on the product packaging. Although it is more complicated than a regular bar code with stripes and it is undoubtedly more reliable. The technology of QR codes contains redundancy (duplication of information) and a checksum. Therefore, even with 30 p...

Matrix reports are a great tool for analyzing data. In essence, the matrix in analytical reports is a summary table. "Conditional allocation” is often used to facilitate the analysis. This is a regular tool in FastReport.Net. Conditional highlighting implies highlighting the data cells with co...

Most of the time when developing a report, it takes away the placement of elements on the page. Very few people manage to pick up the sizes and proportions from the first time. You always have to do a couple of test runs of the report. The new function of controlling the height of the band is desig...

In this article we will discuss the use of stored procedures to retrieve data for a report. Using the MS SQL example, I'll show you how to create and use functions in a report. As you know, Transact SQL allows us to create stored procedures and functions. Stored procedures are used to automate any ...

Most users of FastReport.Net build reports receiving data from SQL DBMS, and would like to take advantage of Sql in their reports. Nothing prevents you from using dynamic queries, stored procedures and functions. In this article, we will have a look at how to use dynamic queries when creating a repo...

To obtain data in MS SQL, you can use sql queries, stored procedures, and stored functions. We have already discussed how to use dynamic queries and stored procedures as a report data source. In this article, we will create a table and scalar function and use them in the report. I recall that table...

In the version of FastReport.Net 2018.3.14 appeared useful refinement that does not relate to the functionality of generator. However, it significantly improves usability report designer, or rather the report preview mode. Finishing touched menu exports. Because developers regularly delight us with...

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 ...

The new property came to replace the obsolete HtmlTags. Now the TextRenderType property is responsible for processing html tags, and not only. This property has three possible values: Default – just text, without any tag transformations; HtmlTags – applying html tags. Their list is r...