Example of export in MVC

When using FastReport .NET together with the ASP.NET MVC framework there is an easy method for creating a file in any supported format from a button press on the HTML form.

Add this code in the View:

  @using (Html.BeginForm("GetFile", "Home"))
  {
    <input id="pdf" type="submit" value="Export to PDF" />
  }

• GetFile - name of the controller handler;
• Home - name of the controller (eg: HomeController.cs).

Add the name space in the controller:

using FastReport.Export.Pdf;

Add method GetFile in the controller:

public FileResult GetFile()
{
    WebReport webReport = new WebReport();
    // bind data
    System.Data.DataSet dataSet = new System.Data.DataSet();
    dataSet.ReadXml(report_path + "nwind.xml");
    webReport.Report.RegisterData(dataSet, "NorthWind");
    // load report
    webReport.ReportFile = this.Server.MapPath("~/App_Data/report.frx");
    // prepare report
    webReport.Report.Prepare();
    // save file in stream
    Stream stream = new MemoryStream();
    webReport.Report.Export(new PDFExport(), stream);
    stream.Position = 0;
    // return stream in browser
    return File(stream, "application/zip", "report.pdf");
}

Example for Excel 2007:

using FastReport.Export.OoXML;
...
webReport.Report.Export(new Excel2007Export(), stream);
...
return File(stream, "application/xlsx", "report.xlsx");