Custom report template

Groffy

Hello,

I would like to create my own report template. As described in an earlier post from 2009 this is only possible by creating the template by code. Is it possible to register this customer template in a way that I can choose this template by the designer [file - new] dialog?


Best regards - Ulrich

AlexTZ

Hello,

You may create own report wizards/templates and register them using the RegisteredObjects.AddWizard method.

Groffy

AlexTZ wrote: »

You may create own report wizards/templates and register them using the RegisteredObjects.AddWizard method.

Hello,

if I would like to create a new empty report. I created a class, derived from class Wizards.BlankReportWizard. I tried the following :

public class CustTemplate : Wizards.BlankReportWizard
{

public override bool Run(Design.Designer designer)
{

ReportPage page = new ReportPage();
page.CreateUniqueName();

FastReport.ReportTitleBand titleband = new ReportTitleBand();
titleband.CreateUniqueName();
titleband.Height = Units.Centimeters * 5; ;
page.Bands.Add(titleband);

designer.Report.Pages.Add(page);

return true;

}

}


Registering the wizzard/template :

RegisteredObjects.AddWizard(typeof(CustTemplate), new Bitmap(16,16), "Custom Report", false);


I can select the new report template in the designer [File - New] Dialog, but nothing visible happens...

What is the idea behind the Wizzard classes?


Best regards - Ulrich

AlexTZ

Hello,

See the modified code below.

  public class CustTemplate : FastReport.Wizards.WizardBase
  {

    public override bool Run(Designer designer)
    {
      // this will create a report with single page containing several empty bands
      if (!designer.CreateEmptyReport())
        return false;

      // this code will add another report page
      Report report = designer.Report;

      ReportPage page = new ReportPage();
      report.Pages.Add(page);
      // call CreateUniqueName after the object is added to the report
      page.CreateUniqueName();

      FastReport.ReportTitleBand titleband = new ReportTitleBand();
      // do not add page bands like ReportTitle to the Bands collection, use page properties instead
      page.ReportTitle = titleband;
      titleband.Height = Units.Centimeters * 5;
      titleband.CreateUniqueName();

      // tell the designer to reflect changes
      designer.SetModified(null, "ChangeReport");

      return true;
    }
  }

Groffy

Hello,

its working so far, and basically I understood the differend Wizzard classes. One minor thing I recognized is, that the 16x16 bitmap I assigned to the custom wizzard/template during registration, is not visible in the designer [File - New] dialog

Best regards - Ulrich

AlexTZ

Hello,

It will be fixed in the next build.