How to start Fast Report Designer
Hi,
We just bought full version of Fast Report.Net yesterday, everything looks great so far, Good work.
I just have few notes:
1. How can I start Fast Report Designer?????? It seams that I have to open the Demo program then click on Run the Designer which is not a good way.
2. Why I can't open frx files directly with Fast Report??
3. Demo folder should be named examples folder, since this is a Full paid version.
Still, it's really much better to develop and deploy with Fast Report than Crystal Report hell :-)
Thanks,
We just bought full version of Fast Report.Net yesterday, everything looks great so far, Good work.
I just have few notes:
1. How can I start Fast Report Designer?????? It seams that I have to open the Demo program then click on Run the Designer which is not a good way.
2. Why I can't open frx files directly with Fast Report??
3. Demo folder should be named examples folder, since this is a Full paid version.
Still, it's really much better to develop and deploy with Fast Report than Crystal Report hell :-)
Thanks,
Comments
1) we don't have speciall app - the report designer. Typically you don't need this. In most cases, your application provide a data for a report, and this data will not be available in a stand-alone designer. So it's better to call the designer from your application, instead of having the stand-alone designer.
2) the same reason - we don't have a designer application, which will be associated with .frx file. If you need this app, I can make it, and include in the fr package.
3) we mean "Demo" as "demonstration", not "trial" - so it's ok, I think [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Thank you for your opinion, it helps to make FastReport better[/img]
Alex,
I don't agree with your #1.
A Standalone designer is very useful. So far in all my FR.Net reports, I've had to use the demo and click on designer.
Typically, I'll add a datasource connection to my SQL server and then add custom SQL queries to add to the data tree. In the query I use FR.NET Parameters passed. That way I can test the report in the designer and get it laid out like I want it. Then from my main application, I'll replace the parameters or use RegisterData.
I've also done several reports that I don't use an application at all, just modify the parameters in the designer and run.
This may be because I'm used to using FR Studio.
BTW, everything is working exeptionally well.
Bryan