Need better FR Example reports
Currently I am not a FastReport user but QR is my tool. During the years I have several times downloaded the FR demonstration version, but always the threshold from QR has been too high to cross.
Every time I have been missing good Fast Report Examples. Now I further see just those 5 year old and quite elemantary examples. For instance how to print a Text file or Grid contents with FastReport. The FR Examples section is really at least too adequate.
What I really would want to see is for instance a demonstration Invoice or Order Confirmation type reports. The old 12 years old 16-bit QR 1.1 had these type of reports, and you could quickly adopt the ideas how to build several types of basic reports you have to write with business applications every now and then.
I did my Google work trying to locate better FR examples but I could not find any. I am sorry if they are easily available somewhere and I just was not determined and attentive enough.
Just now I would be a potential candidate for FR, while I can't make my QR make a Invoice Form that has different last page, with also some certain extra requirements.
Now I would willingly spend some time with FR and with this problem, but I really would need some standard Invoice FR example for starters.
Thanks for any comments, and sorry for any typos.
M.
Every time I have been missing good Fast Report Examples. Now I further see just those 5 year old and quite elemantary examples. For instance how to print a Text file or Grid contents with FastReport. The FR Examples section is really at least too adequate.
What I really would want to see is for instance a demonstration Invoice or Order Confirmation type reports. The old 12 years old 16-bit QR 1.1 had these type of reports, and you could quickly adopt the ideas how to build several types of basic reports you have to write with business applications every now and then.
I did my Google work trying to locate better FR examples but I could not find any. I am sorry if they are easily available somewhere and I just was not determined and attentive enough.
Just now I would be a potential candidate for FR, while I can't make my QR make a Invoice Form that has different last page, with also some certain extra requirements.
Now I would willingly spend some time with FR and with this problem, but I really would need some standard Invoice FR example for starters.
Thanks for any comments, and sorry for any typos.
M.
Comments
the others are covered in the other demos under the Demos folder.
download the demo version of fr4 and from the same page dl the programmers manual and the users manual. read the programmers manual as working from delphi and the users manual as working within the report.
you might also want to look at a number of demos posted in the binaries news group.
there is also a converter unit to help you convert qr to fr.
Sorry but I really seem to need extra help here, I further am not able to find it.
Here's listed all the report names on Main Demo:
*What's new in FastReport 4
"Data" tab, diagrams
Report inheritance
Endless page height
Endless page width and height
Print A3 on A4 (split)
Print A3 on A4 (scale)
Print A5 on A4 (join)
Drill-down groups
Drill-down nested groups
Reset page numbers
Cross-tab features
Print copy names
Encryption (type '1234')
*Basic reports
Simple list
Simple group
Nested groups
Master-Detail-Subdetail
Master-Detail-Detail
Multi-column list
Multi-column bands
Memos and pictures
Split bands
Subreports
Side-by-side subreports
Report with title page
Interactive report
*Cross-tabs
No rows
No columns
One row, one column
Two rows, one column
Two columns, one row
Two cell values
Highlight
Alternate color each row
Several crosses
Cross from non-DB data
Old-style crosstab
Calendar
Expressions in the cross
Objects inside the cross
*Add-in objects
Richtext
Barcode
OLE object
Chart1
Chart2
*Dialogs and script
Hello FastReport
Ask for parameters
Controls and events
Choosing records to print
Totals in group header
*Internal datasets
Internal table
Internal query
*Dot-matrix reports
Customer list
Fish list
Cross-tab
*Other features
Rotation, fills and shapes
HTML tags
Keep group together
Preview outline
URLs, anchors
Unicode
Most of those eamples keep repeating reports resembling "Sales report" or "Stock control report" style reports. None of the examples shos how to make a Invoice looking report with FR.
I am not looking anything very complicated. Just a simple report with output like this would be what I am looking:
For years I have been waiting better demos to appear to FR evaluation version.
As starters some Invoice and other business related Form style printout examples etc.
Also, for FR beginner it is not very convenient when all the Example Reports are built into one HUGE MainDemo collection of reports. For a new comer coming for instance from QuickReport, it is quite a barrier try to isolate some report from that massive FR Demo block. Try to take out some report(s) that you could use as a starting point for your first own FR business reports.
All right, thanks, I'll better go there.
I wonder if someone could kindly point me to some certain binary message there where I could find and get some starting point report my own FR Invoice etc reports
M.
the concepts are the same, one is supplied data from a single joined query query, the second is
from the tables directly.
read the user manual and build some of the demos suggested.
then you will find it very easy.
what you put in what bands and which bands you use are up to you in your design.
take a llok at the "demos for newbies" i posted on 3/8/2008
it covers some of the most important things to learn about fr.
BTW the news groups are searchable, even in OE.
FWIW look with an open mind, and don't think of how you did it in qr.
I try this link on your page, and it looks like there should be some PDF-manual:
http://fast-report.com/en/search/index.php?q=manual
Nothing. Those PDF-links just bring me back to Downloads page, and downloading and installing evaluation version does not bring me any user manual
Some Beginnes Manual or just any Manual maybe could make the difference.
Trying to be open minded does not help much. I have not yet found any written quidance how to start replacing my current QR syllabus and routines with FR syllabus.
M.
goto
http://www.fast-report.com/en/download/fas...4-download.html
scroll down the page to the documentation.
Yes you are right, in my opinion the demos should be paired down to 10 or 2- good examples of real world reports eg Multipage Invoice, and not just quantity.
Ok now having said that, i must make it clear i am a Fan of FastReports, its a good tool. I've used QR & Rave but prefer FR. The designer and backbone is very good and the ability to easily pass parameter variables and to easily format values and summaries in the designer, and the ability to allow users to design/customize reports is excellent.
if you' like a template report of some such Invoices etc send me an email with a little info about your company. this will be a my discretion. i'm not sure if you can email via the forum but in that case you may have to give me an email address and risk it getting into the wrong hands or phone me on 01424 777877
dean R
battle, east sussex