We are pleased to present you a new plug-in for configuring а connection to Cassandra, which is available for FastReport .NET, FastReport Core, FastReport CoreWin, FastReport OpenSource. Let’s note an important detail that the order of the records will be overset because of the CassandraCsDriver library used by this connection.
Cassandra — is а NoSQL distributed database system, which аllows to create highly scalable and reliable storages of huge data arrays in the form of a hash.
To use it, you must first build the pro ...
Today we will look at migration from QuickReport 6 to FastReport VCL.
Let's do it with the updated Converter included in FastReport VCL, it allows you to convert your template, even without QuickReport 6 installed on your computer.
Converter (ConverterQR2FR.pas) has the following list of convertible components from QuickReport 6 to FastReport VCL, it is presented in the table below.
QuickReport 6
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This version includes a lot of improvements in the report designer and report creation in FastReport VCL became even faster.
We have reworked interface of "Data Tree", "Object Inspector" and "Classes Tree" and now it possible to filter items and use fast action buttons.
"Object Inspector" features
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Sometimes you may need to restrict the users' ability to edit and copy reports. The key is to do it so that they would not even guess that the program uses such a wonderful product as FastReport. Let's talk about how to keep report templates hidden from prying eyes. The idea is pretty simple: to store report templates inside an executable file, and to extract and execute them when you need it.
First, we will create report files in FastReport VCL and save them to the ReportList directory. Describe the resources through a text file with the following content:
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We invite you to travel “Delphi na Estrada" with us! We will visit 8 cities to represent the latest innovations in the world of Delphi programming. Michael Philippenko, one of the co-founders of Fast Reports Inc., will tell you about the advantages of the new 2025.2 version of FastReport VCL:
Advanced report components and external data
Overview of TfrxPDFVIew,TfrxHTMLView, and TfrxMapView components
Connecting objects to external data via DataLink
And much more!
We will be waiting for you in all cities to share our experience and valuable knowledge. Detailed information about the reports and dates is available here!
Delphi na Estrada
Portuguese localization
Our webs ...
The concept of one-page apps is finding an increasing number of supporters. One of the most famous one-page frameworks is Angular, which is a one-page JavaScript application framework. The first version of Angular was really based on JavaScript. But all subsequent versions are already working on TypeScript, and are quite different from the first one. There is no sense in creating new applications on AngularJS, so we will use the current version of Angular 7.
Microsoft managed to successfully combine Angular and ASP. NET Core MVC. Therefore, it is relatively easy for us to display reports in a one-page application using the implementation for ASP .NET Core MVC.
Node.js installation
To start development on the Angular framework, you need to pre-install a platform for executing JavaScript code on the server side. It's called Node.js. To install it, download the installer that matches your operating system from the developer’s website https ...
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Many users of report generators are interested in setting up the toolbar when reviewing the report. Such questions appear periodically on forums and questionnaires. Like this user of the DevExpress report generator who wants to customize the web report toolbar ASP.Net MVC.
In some cases, the user will simply be satisfied with hiding unnecessary controls. But what if the standard report review toolbar doesn't satisfy at all?
A standard web report toolbar may not suit the user by design or toolkit. The only solution to these problems may be to implement your own toolbar. Of course, it does not have to be a panel, controls can be placed as you like on the web page. We're just going to "pull the report for the right ropes" to get the behaviour we need. As an example, we'll look at the standard ASP.Net MVC app.
Web method returns a representation of the report and by custom controls. We use a static object of the web report, in order to be able to ma ...