Most reports display some data. Typically, this data is obtained from databases. Therefore, the report has a connection to the data source in order to have a list of available tables and fields, as well as the data itself. But what if at the time of writing the report, you only had a local database that you created a connection to inside the report. Then the report will not work properly. We need a valid connection. There are two ways out of this situation: use a data source from a user program, or replace the connection line in the report.
In order to get FastReport.MongoDB.dll you need to assemble the library of the plug-in connector for the database for the report designer, restore the NuGet packages. You can find out how to do it here.
As a rule, controls are placed on dialog forms, with the help of which values are set for further filtering. Often they are connected to the data source using the DataColumn property.
We connect the plugin, which is a connector to the report designer, in order to use the DB2 database. We collect it from the project. The resulting FastReport.DB2.dll library is a plugin.
To create a data source and a connection string to it, use the connector from FastReport. This includes source codes with various demo projects and additions.
The FastReport.Net designer provides a plug-in connector, which must first be assembled in the project. Before creating a data source in a report, make sure that FireBird is configured correctly.
The Vista database is designed to be embedded in the client application as a file. Vista is used in only one application and is not intended to be shared.
NosDB is a prominent representative of the NoSQL databases. It is designed for use on the .Net platform and has open source. NosDb, like many other non-relational databases, has a high speed and good linear scalability. In this article, we'll look at the way to connect to the NosDb database inside the report with a plug-in for the designer. As you know, you can connect plug-ins to a report designer that expands the functionality of the program. One of the areas of expansion of functionality is connectors to different databases. Indeed, it takes a lot of time to find, install and set connectors for different databases. FastReport allows you to create plugins that make the process of connecting to data as much easier as possible.
