External DataTable to Report.

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• nelson8000

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  And more...
  
  My DataSource Window Select shows nothing. (picture attached)

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• AlexTZ

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Hello,
  
  WebReport component is designed to use datasources such as SqlDataSource, AccessDataSource, ObjectDataSource and similar. You can read about this in the programmer's manual, "Working with ASP.NET/Using the WebReport component". Using the DataTable component is a bit tricky. Since you don't have access to it at design time, you cannot use it as a datasource when creating a report. You may do the following:
  - put the WebReport component on the form;
  - invoke the report designer;
  - add a new datasource using the "Data|Add Data Source..." menu. Connect to your DB and choose the table which you want in your report;
  - design your report;
  - now, to replace the datasource in a report with your DataTable, create the WebReport.StartReport event handler:
  
  WebReport1.Report.RegisterData(myDataTable, "Name_of_the_report_datasource");
  
  Your DataTable must have the same structure as the table used in a report.
• nelson8000

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Dear Alex, thanks for the answer.
  
  I understood the way to do with DataTable but for my team it's a
  little bit unproductive to work like this.
  
  My data isn't in the database, it's at the WebSite Session.
  
  To clarify better, it's a small cadastre with 5 fields and I don't need
  to save this, just print.
  
  I'll try to do this by the ObjectDataSource.
  
  I'll keep in touching.
  
  Tks.
• nelson8000

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Dear Alex,
  
  I did the report using ObjectDataSource and it worked. (Source attached)
  
  I have two more doubts:
  
  1??) Can I delimit the Data Band to print just 5 records per page?
  
  2??) How the component WebReport knows wich report (*.frx) to load? Where I set this?
  I have just one report and works, but if I have two or more?
• AlexTZ

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  1) You can use the script to start a new page after every 5th data row:
  - click the data band;
  - go to the Properties window;
  - click Events button;
  - create AfterPrint event handler:

      private void Data1_AfterPrint(object sender, EventArgs e)
      {
        if ((Data1.RowNo % 5) == 0)
          Engine.StartNewPage();
      }
  

  
  2) By default, the report is stored in a webform. Read about storage in the programmer's manual "Working with ASP.NET/Storing and loading a report". The recommended way is to store the report in a file (via the ReportFile property). You may set this property in the Page.Load event handler to show the needed report.
• nelson8000

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Thanks Alex!
  
  I'll do more tests.
• nelson8000

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Hello,
  
  In my solution I have two pages, one to set data and another to report viewer, but I want to export the report directly do PDF without the viewer. Is it Possible?
  
• AlexTZ

  April 2010 edited 2:21AM

  Hello,
  
  You may use the following code:
  

          protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
          {
              FastReport.Utils.Config.WebMode = true;
  
              using (Report report = new Report())
              {
                  report.Load("your_report.frx");
                  report.RegisterData(...);
                  report.Prepare();
  
                  // Export report to PDF stream
                  FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport pdfExport = new FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport();
                  using (MemoryStream strm = new MemoryStream())
                  {
                      report.Export(pdfExport, strm);
  
                      // Stream the PDF back to the client as an attachment
                      Response.ClearContent();
                      Response.ClearHeaders();
                      Response.Buffer = true;
                      Response.ContentType = "Application/PDF";
                      Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment;filename=report.pdf");
  
                      strm.Position = 0;
                      strm.WriteTo(Response.OutputStream);
                      Response.End();
                  }
  
              }
          }
  

  
  In this case, you don't need WebReport component.