Folder destination for reports

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• yvisek

  May 2011 edited 6:12PM

  Anyone has any idea? or maybe it is not possible in FP?
• OlegK

  May 2011 edited 6:12PM

  Hello,
  
  I have a little idea. You can set folder destination for reports by this way:

  Report report = new Report();
  string FolderDestinationForReports = @"C:\Users\Guest\Documents\Exported Reports\";
  FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport export = new FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport();
  report.Load(@"C:\Users\Guest\Documents\Reports\Report1.frx");
  report.Prepare();
  report.Export(export, FolderDestinationForReports + "Report1.pdf");
  report.Load(@"C:\Users\Guest\Documents\Reports\Report2.frx");
  report.Prepare();
  report.Export(export, FolderDestinationForReports + "Report2.pdf");
  
• yvisek

  May 2011 edited 6:12PM

  Thank you OlegK for that,
  
  but I am using method, which can show (generate) report,
  after that user can choose: pdf, xls, ... and then save it...
  
  I want just that user will not need to select folder to save file
  (can change, but default he will be directed to his default folder).
  
  I do not generate for example pdf files, I allow user to choose format he needs...
  

  public void makeReport(string _name,bool _design)
          {            
              using (FastReport.Report report = new FastReport.Report())
              {
                  string pathFolder = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory + @"\reports\";
                  report.Load(pathFolder + _name + ".frx");
                  report.RegisterData(dsGlobal, _name); // System.Data.DataSet
                  
                  string frcs = "XsdFile =" +pathFolder + _name + ".xsd";
                  frcs += ";XmlFile=" + pathFolder+ _name + ".xml";
  
                  report.Dictionary.Connections[0].ConnectionString = frcs;
  
                  foreach (var item in parametersList)   // sending parameters
                      report.SetParameterValue(item.paramName, item.paramValue);
  
                  if(_design)
                      report.Design();
                  else
                      report.Show();
              }
          }
  

  
  report. --> does not have any property to set default folder to save generated files [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad.gif" /> report.Show() --> does not have version with parameter to set path folder[/img]
• OlegK

  May 2011 edited 6:12PM

  In this case you can use following code:

  Report report = new Report();
  report.Prepare();
  FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport export = new FastReport.Export.Pdf.PDFExport();
  SaveFileDialog dialog = new SaveFileDialog();
  dialog.InitialDirectory = @"C:\Guest\Test\Documents\Reports"; // default folder for generating reports
  dialog.Filter = "PDF file (*.pdf)|*.pdf";
  if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
  {
      report.Export(export, dialog.FileName);
  }
  
• yvisek

  May 2011 edited May 2011

  Thank you OlegK!
  
  This is almost what I need [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> I wounder, if there could be method like:[/img]report.InitialDirectory(...)...
  (you use: dialog.InitialDirectory(...)).
  
  So I think, if I would use default folder, I have to make something
  like enum, which will contain all possibility of generated type files (pdf, html and so on)
  and I will allow user to choose one of them... It is no problem at all [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Anyway -> thank you very much[/img][img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" /> //by the way If there is any wish-list I would put my wish: method:[/img]report.InitialDirectory(string path).
• Paddy

  June 2011 edited 6:12PM

  I too was trying to set default folder so that report can be generated automatically. I was searching for the answer from long ago even I have googled it but didn???t come across satisfactory answer. Thanks olegk for sharing this information with us which is really helped us a lot. I don???t think as you said you have little knowledge in this but you seem to be perfect.Looking forward to see more such stuffs from you.Also I will try my best to contribute in this forum and share my knowledge with the other users.