Version 2025.2

Report Designer Improvements

Also in this version, several useful features have been introduced to simplify work with reports.

In the Object Inspector, you can now quickly copy data from the list of object properties using the Ctrl + C hotkeys. This will help you easily transfer object properties between different parts of the document or even between different reports.

In addition, it is now possible to copy totals and parameters while preserving the nesting hierarchy. This means that when copying complex data structures, their original organization will be preserved, avoiding the need to manually rebuild the structure after copying.

Improvements of the preview window

In OutlineControl we have added handy buttons with icons for minimizing and maximizing. These buttons were there before, but without icons.

In addition, properties have been added that allow you to change the width and height of the scrollbars in the preview window.

Export Improvements

Added export of number, currency, date, time and percent formats to OpenOffice Calc (.ods).

This update also introduces a new paragraph export mode for OpenOffice Writer (.odt) format files. This makes it easier to edit generated documents and makes them more visually understandable to humans. The new export mode does not replace but complements the existing mode and extends its capabilities.

In addition, an �Autosize width� option for MS Excel export has been added.

Will only work with certain values of text object properties: AutoWidth and AutoShrink properties are enabled; HorzAling property value is any except Justify.

Full list of changes

[Engine]
+ added support for vertical tabulation;
+ added support of encoding for Chinese (simplified) language when converting RTF;
+ added the ability to disable integration with FR Cloud;
+ added GS1 Datamatrix barcode;
- fixed error with RichObject (zh-tw codepage);
- fixed a bug with simultaneous compilation of a report script when preparing reports in multiple threads;
- fixed a bug when printing an empty matrix;
- fixed bug when passing null value to a MS SQL query parameter;
- fixed a bug leading to infinite loop when child band of "Page Header" or "Column Header" has "StartNewPage" property turned on;
- fixed a bug leading to System.ArgumentException when connecting to MySQL;
- fixed calculation of PrintableExpression of page;
- fixed a bug leading to System.NullReferenceException in the Report.GetParameterValue method;

[Designer]
+ added a possibility to copy data from the list of properties of an object using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C;
+ added the ability to copy totals and parameters, preserving their hierarchy;
* in the window for opening the report page, it is still possible to select only a *.frx file;
* changed the logic of style processing for .rtf files when opened in the designer;
- fixed a bug where the image of PictureObject disappeared after canceling changes in the designer when editing a prepared page;
- fixed a bug with the search filter in the data tree that reset the current search state;
- fixed a bug when running preview from a designer;
- fixed System.InvalidOperationException when deleting a data source column when that column no longer exists in the database;
- fixed reading the GS1 DataMatrix barcode as a DataMatrix;
- fixed a bug with selecting layout of band columns in "Data Band Column Editor" window;
- fixed deleting objects and categories from the sidebar in the designer;
- fixed a bug when adding IsNull function via "Text editor" added an extra comma;

[Preview]
+ added collapse and expand buttons with icons in OutlineControl;
+ added the ability to change the width and height of the scroll bar through the code;
- fixed disabling the button to save the prepared report in the preview;
- fixed disabling the "Storage" tab in the report saving menu in the preview;
- fixed bug with "Advanced Matrix" when filters are missing;
- fixed a bug where the print form did not appear in the preview when pressing Ctrl + P;
- fixed a bug with incorrect paper size for printers without "Auto paper size" option, when clicking "Settings" and then "Advanced" buttons in "Print" window;

[Exports]
+ added export of "Author" property in export to PDF/A;
+ added support for HTML non-breaking space tag when exporting to Excel;
+ added export of number, currency, date, time, and percentage formats to OpenOffice Calc (.ods);
+ added "Shrink to fit" option for export to MS Excel;
+ added paragraph export mode in OpenOffice Writer export (.odt files)
* now, when exporting Pages with ExportAlias property to Excel, suffix "-n" will not be added to sheet name if it's possible;
- fixed a bug where the font name was exported without quotes to HTML;
- fixed a bug in HTML-export when the barcode border was not displayed;
- fixed the error of opening files when exporting a report with special characters to ODT and ODS formats;
- fixed export of TableObject fills to PDF;
- fixed export of TableObject and page fills to HTML;
- added export of height for the merged cells in Excel export.