Using the Report component in Visual Studio (WinForms)

Let us consider the typical use of the Report component in Visual Studio. We will use the data from a typed dataset.

• create a new Windows Forms application;
• add a dataset into it ("Data|Add New Data Source..." menu item);
• switch to the Form designer;
• add the "DataSet" component on a form and connect it to the typed dataset that you have created.

To create a report, perform the following steps:

• put the "Report" component on a form:

• right-click it (or click on a smart tag button) and select the "Design Report..." item:

• choose the data source to use in a report:

• create your report. Read more about this in the User's Manual;
• close the report designer;
• add a "Button" control on your form;
• double-click it and write the following code in the button_Click event handler:

report1.Show();

• save the project and run it. When you click on a button you will see the prepared report.