Newbie on Fast Report

Kai Inge Buseth

Hello.

I now bought Delphi XE7 Embarcadero. Version 21.0.17707.5020 and
included there was Fast Report.

I would like to try it, but have been using Report Builder with my Delphi 2009 Enterprise.
Fiddeling a bit with Fast Report, I tend to replace RB with it, but as in all migration processes
I stumble around in the new tool, experimenting to get a report out of it.

Can you give a quick example on how I build a report in the designer, i e what bands and how
theese are connected for the following task:

I want to make an Invoice that will show the current Supplier in qrySuppliers and this supplier's
payer/customer (Master/Detail with Supplier) in qryPayers and the payer's qryOrderMaster and qryOrderDetail.
(Only one order per Invoice)

I'm in a hurry, but don't want to install Report Builder just to get this done in time, if I can avoid it.

Also, I use XanaNews news reader. Has Fast Report a news server I can use for that?

Thanks in advance.

Polomint

Kai Inge Buseth wrote: »

Can you give a quick example on how I build a report in the designer, i e what bands and how theese are connected?

Hi Kai,

Have you reviewed the dozen or so demonstration projects installed with FastReport? They'll be in a folder like:

C:\Program Files\FastReports\FastReport 5 VCL Standard\Demos\

These contain the FR3 files as well as the Delphi code.

Cheers, Paul

AlanH

Polomint wrote: »

Have you reviewed the dozen or so demonstration projects installed with FastReport? They'll be in a folder like:

C:\Program Files\FastReports\FastReport 5 VCL Standard\Demos\

These contain the FR3 files as well as the Delphi code.

Like Kai, I'm also a FR newbie, and I'm running XE7 Professional. I have a folder \Program Files\FastReports\Demos, but it's empty. Where can I download the demos that are supposed to be there? Thanks!!

Kai Inge Buseth

AlanH wrote: »

AlanH wrote: »

Have you reviewed the dozen or so demonstration projects installed with FastReport? They'll be in a folder like:

C:\Program Files\FastReports\FastReport 5 VCL Standard\Demos\

These contain the FR3 files as well as the Delphi code.

Like Kai, I'm also a FR newbie, and I'm running XE7 Professional. I have a folder \Program Files\FastReports\Demos, but it's empty. Where can I download the demos that are supposed to be there? Thanks!!

Hello Alan.
There are several flavours of Fast Report editions, where the Embarcadero edition following the Delphi XE 7 is the least one.
Your path tells me that you don't have the demos mentioned, because you only have the Embarcadero edition.
I now bought the Fast Report Standard edition and there the demos are present in the path mentioned by support.
(Different from your path)

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Polomint

Kai Inge Buseth wrote: »

I now bought the Fast Report Standard edition and there the demos are present in the path mentioned by support.

" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> Sorry Kai Inge, I am not "support". Just a slightly less Newbie FR user" alt="> Sorry Kai Inge, I am not "support". Just a slightly less Newbie FR user" />[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" /> It's a while since I had only the Embarcadero edition of FR, but I was sure it had demonstration projects too. That's how I started, using the demos to aid transition from QuickReports / Rave... Cheers, Paul[/img]

gpi

See FR Embarcadero Edition demos in the attach