Recommended report components under. NET (3)-ActiveReports 6 for. NET

Note: ActiveReports 6 for. NET was originally a Data Dynamics product, has been acquired by GrapeCity, the official website is http://www.datadynamics.com/Products/ActiveReports/Features.aspx

Domestic agent: http://www.commuch.com/Products/All/reporting/ActiveReports-for-NET/Details.aspx

ActiveReports is also available in Japanese.

ActiveReports is also a well-known report tool. Compared with Crystal Reports, ActiveReports has a loose copyright and is favored by developers. From the early support of VB's ActiveReport 2.0 COM version to the full use of. NET developed ActiveReport 6.0, these two versions are very successful. Now 2.0 is basically in a state of stagnant updates. Let's just say this very popular ActiveReports 6 for. NET.

I. ActiveReports 6 for. NET version description
ActiveReports 6 for. NET currently sells two editions: Standard Edition and Professional Edition. Now let's list its differences.

Serial number	Function	Description	Standard Edition	Professional Edition
1	Controls for end users	Provides the designer, report resource manager, toolbox, and other controls to help you create a designer that is released to the end user and distribute it for free.	Developers can only introduce the designer in the development environment for report template design.
2	Report browser in Silverlight Application	Supports loading reports from files, RPX, ASPX, and text streams. Supports the end user toolbar, thumbnails, printing, search, scaling, positioning, and custom buttons; support printing to PDF; use resource files (*. resx) Localization of all text on the interface; Use the Silverlight browser XAML template to implement a custom interface; Out-of-browser support.
3	PDF export: EUDC	Output of user-defined characters.
4	PDF export:Multilingual Fonts	Font embedding and font selection	Embedded only
5	PDF export: Digital Signature	Digitally sign the output PDF file to ensure file authenticity
6	PDF export: Time Stamp	Add a time stamp to the output PDF File
7	ASP. NET:Standard Web Report Browser	HTML report browser, which supports searching and turning pages
8	ASP. NET:Flash report Browser	The lash report browser supports printing, specifying page printing, retrieval, single-page/Multi-page/continuous page mode, shrinking, turning pages, output, thumbnail display, hyperlink, And customizable toolbar.
9	ASP. NET:PDF Viewer	Display reports in Adobe reader
10	ASP. NET:Raw HTML	Output to HTML Browser display report in bare HTML Mode
11	ASP. NET:HTTP Handlers Processor	PDF or HTML
Note:	Indicates full support.

II,ActiveReports 6 for. NETReport designer

Whether a report component is powerful depends on the designer. If a report designer supports multiple elements, cross tables, subreports, and all report bands, we can think that this report component can almost implement the report format we want. The report designer can only be called in the Visual Studio development environment or in a Winform application.

3. ActiveReports 6 for. NET Report Browser

The ultimate goal of a developer who completes report development tasks is to present them to users. ActiveReports 6 for. NET currently supports. Net application environment expansion from existing Winfrom and Asp. NET to Silverlight.

Under Winfrom, ActiveReports 6. NET provides a classic report browser that supports a standard tool bar, paging, export, printing, and anti-shrinking functions. In addition, it also supports thumbnails on each page, allows you to quickly locate the report page.

Under Asp. Net, ActiveReports 6 for. NET can output reports in multiple ways. Of course, the report browser under Winform cannot be used in Asp. Net. Due to browser restrictions, the first thing we think of when browsing a report is that the report is output to the browser with HTML content. ActiveReports 6 for. NET can easily output reports in HTML mode with a toolbar that is automatically hidden when Raw HTML is selected. In addition, in Asp. net developers can choose to output reports to browsing in flash mode. Its functions are not as good as those of browsers in Winform, the browser printing function is used to print reports in HTML mode, which perfectly solves the recent basic printing functions of reports. At the same time, Asp. Net can also be output to the browser in PDF mode. This mode is also very good, both print and display are very beautiful. In addition, ActiveReports
6. NET now supports Sliverlight. Sliverlight's report browsing is directly embedded into the Sliverlight application to achieve seamless report integration.

4. Reasons for recommendation

• The most widely used report control in Asia
• Easy-to-use report designer, simple and efficient report Design
• Flexible APIs provide unlimited report customization capabilities
• Supports a wide range of report browsing methods, including WinForms, ASP. NET, Silverlight, and Flash.
• Provides crystal report and Access report conversion tools for ease of migration
• Professional Chinese technical support

V. Summary

ActiveReports 6 for. NET, as a popular report component, has been widely used by software developers. Its complete documentation and example code can be easily used by developers. The software developer must evaluate the report, because the report Integrability and functions will affect your final software quality. Choose stable, powerful, affordable, and free release licenses.