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The Visual Basic .NET programming language is seen by many as an entry-level language. But this, of course, is not the case. We’ve got used to knowing that Visual Basic.NET is most often used in Desktop applications. However, this language allows much more - for example, to create web applications on the ASP .NET framework. ASP .NET supports the MVC (Model-View-Controller) programming pattern, which greatly simplifies application scaling and testing compared to regular ASP .NET. This template has various variations, but the main idea remains the same - to delimit the areas of responsibility between business logic and presentation. All modern web frameworks are built ...

To connect the report to a DB2 database, you need to connect the plugin to the designer reports. This plug is a connector. But first you need to collect this connector from the project: С:\Program Files (x86)\FastReports\FastReport.Net\Extras\Connections\FastReport.DB2 The resulting FastReport.DB2.dll library is our plug-in. To add it, run the report designer and open the File->Options menu. On the Plugins tab, click add and select the library you've created. Then restart the designer. Let's move on to creating a report data source. Add a new connection:   Objects, DB2DataConnection, appeared on the list of available connectors. Choose it and set up the connection:   If the database server is deployed locally, then it is not neces ...

In the new version of FastReport .NET 2020.3 we added a new type of QR code, Swiss QR Code. There are new properties VisibleExpression, PrintableExpression, and ExportableExpression. These properties allow to configure values of Visible, Printable, and Exportable properties depending on certain condition.   Also saving of embedded fonts in the PDF export has been optimized, as a result, file sizes have significantly decreased.   In ad ...

We have an easy way to implement a web service using the library FastReport.Service.dll (WCF Service Library), which is supplied with FastReport .Net. Our example is based on creating a simple web application with a web service functions, but you can modify your existing project based on .NET Framework 4.0 or newer. Run Visual Studio and create a new ASP.NET Web Application project under .NET Framework 4.0. Add references on libraries FastReport.dll, FastReport.Bars.dll, FastReport.Service.dll Create a new text file with name ReportService.svc in site root. ...

On September 26 lead developer of Fast Reports Viacheslav Shamshin will hold a session on generating document templates using machine learning in Azure during Basta! conference in Mainz. The session discusses the current MS Azure cloud possibilities focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies for automatical creation of reports and document forms. In addition, the speaker presents a new approach for report generation using machine learning for data blocks recognizing. Models for templates deploying of databases and report generators based on cloud structure finalize the session. Buy your tickets for Basta! conference here: https://basta.net/tickets/ ...

The latest update in FastReport .NET allows you to add pages from other reports to the developed one. This will help you work with reports faster. Before you would need to merge several files or redo the report manually. To add a page, open the File menu and select Open Page. ...

In the first part of the article we reviewed the innovations of FastReport.Net 2019.4 in terms of vector graphics. Now polylines and polygons can be constructed by Bezier curves. In this article, we will consider the possibility of creating curves using a report script. Currently there are two ways to create curves from code: use a PolyLineObject object or load a polygon from an SVG. As you know, any report object is available in the report script, so we can use PolyLineObject to set points and connect them to create a shape. Run the code before displaying the object, which means you need to create a BeforePrint event handler for the Polygon object. Let's look at a real example. Add a Polygon object to the report page. In order not to create key points of the shape, just press Esc. In the object property inspector select Events. Create a BeforePrint event handler:   ...

An interesting type of charts, the Gantt chart, appeared with the release of FastReport Business Graphics. First of all, it is a popular type of bar charts for displaying plans, schedules of work for any projects. The Gantt chart is one of the project planning methods and is used in project management applications. First, let's launch a demo project. This is what the start page looks like when you open the Gantt Chart Demo. ...