FastReport Studio 4 4.6

FastReport Studio 4 4.6 comprises of powerful standalone visual report designer, scheduler of reports building, saving and distribution. Also it includes many demo samples of reports as well as work methods together with MS Access and MS Excell office applications.

FastReport® Studio for developers includes powerful full-value COM+ program interface for further verification and managing of report building and handling; command line interface for report building and bringing out management; file package for end-user free application distribution; development means and examples sources.

Major Features:

1. Compact and fast:

• high working speed and low system requirements. FastReport Studio can be installed on older slow PCs;
• compact and easy to install - the installation size is about 7Mb only!
  

2. Powerful and flexible:

• wide range of report objects (text, image, chart, barcode etc.) and data formatting tools - everything that you need to create professional looking reports;
• built-in dialog designer to request parameters before running a report, as well as macro-language interpreter (four languages available - C++Script, PascalScript, BasicScript, JScript) for non-standard data handling allows you to create reports of any level of complexity;
• you can create special reports for dot-matrix printers and print it very fast - important for corporate applications
  

3. FastReport Scheduler

• Have you ever thought that report scheduling can be easy? Have you ever dreamt of a tool which can enable you analyze and automate your reports? A tool which reduces your time spent on reports and completely eliminates errors and enables you make any adjustment you want?
• Then Scheduler in FastReport Studio Business Edition is your solution! FastReport Scheduler is a quick, easy and reliable tool to use, which allows you to automate and analyze your reports coupled with professional result simultaneously.
• FastReport Scheduler is a windows service application, which enables you easily schedule reports and run them automatically. It manages each scheduled event within the specified time and environment. It does this by reading self configuration from window’s registry and scheduled tasks list. When time for a certain the task comes, the scheduler launches the formation of the needed report based on the current data. At the scheduled time then, the scheduler prepares the selected reports and undertakes other actions.
• And finally, FastReport scheduler enables you to send your reports by e-mail, send them to your printer, fax, or save them either to your own disk or somewhere else. The exporting is done in many different formats including Word, Excel, HTML, RTF, Acrobat, RPT, text format, and many others depending on your needs.
  

4. Reasonably priced:

• a visual designer is included with FastReport Studio license - you can give your users ability to create their own reports.
• Powerful, compact, and flexible environment for creating reports; Compatible with various development environments, which supports COM model (Microsoft Visual C++, Microsoft CSharp.NET, Microsoft Visual Fox Pro, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Visual Basic, Borland Delphi, and so on); Includes set of language resources for 27 languages.

5. Data sources

• Microsoft ADO engine; Data supplied by application; Data generated by built-in script.

6. Supported report types and data processing

• Free-form; Simple list; Multilevel groups; Multilevel master-detail; Multicolumn; Cross-tabs; Charts; Labels; Nested reports (subreports); Special dot-matrix reports to print on dot-matrix printers; Interactive (dialogs, hyperlinks, etc); All of above in any combination.

7. Preview, print, and export

• Friendly WYSIWYG interface; Multipage, continuous, side-by-side previews; Outline support; Search text in preview window; Edit report in preview window; Print on any local and network printers, including dot-matrix printers; Export in PDF, RTF, Microsoft Excel, XML, HTML, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, plain text, and CSV formats.

8. Report design

• Built-in report designer with customizable interface; In-place editing, zooming, rulers, guides and undo/redo; Three types of grid: centimeters, inches, pixels; Script editor; Visual SQL Query builder
  

• added IfrxCheckBoxView interface
• added encryption for password protected reports. Please, backup your password protected reports prior to use this version.
• added property Visible to IfrxComponent interface
• added method SetGlobalVariable to IfrxReport interface