ActiveReports 11
SaveReport(FileInfo) Method
Example 

GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design.Win.v11 Assembly > GrapeCity.ActiveReports.Design Namespace > Designer Class > SaveReport Method : SaveReport(FileInfo) Method
Specifies the File object to contain the report layout.
Saves a report layout as an XML file to the specified file name.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub SaveReport( _
   ByVal file As FileInfo _
) 
public void SaveReport( 
   FileInfo file
)

Parameters

file
Specifies the File object to contain the report layout.
Example
/// <summary>
/// SaveReportFile - opens the Save File Dialog to save the report out to an rpx file
/// </summary>
private void SaveReportFile()
{
    //If the Report was saved once, we already have a valid path, call Save on it.
    if(this._alreadySaved)
    {
        this.ardMain.SaveReport(this._savedPath);
    }
    else
    {
        //Open Save dialog to retrieve a file and path to save to
        this.dlgSaveFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx";
        this.dlgSaveFile.FileName = "Report.rpx";
        this.dlgSaveFile.FilterIndex = 2;
        this.dlgSaveFile.RestoreDirectory = true ;
        this.dlgSaveFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx";
    
        if(dlgSaveFile.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            //Add new saved report to the recent documents cache
            if(System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml"))
            {
                DataSet _reportsDS = new DataSet();
                _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
                _reportsDS.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml");
                DataTable _reportsTable = _reportsDS.Tables["Reports"];
                _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

                //Create a Row
                DataRow _rowReports = _reportsTable.NewRow();
                object [] _myArray = new object[2];
                this._savedPath = this.dlgSaveFile.FileName;
                _myArray[0] = this.dlgSaveFile.FileName;
                _myArray[1] = System.DateTime.Now;
                _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray;
                _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports);
                _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema);
            }
            this.ardMain.SaveReport(this._savedPath);
        }
    }
}
'SaveReportFile - opens the Save File Dialog to save the report out to an rpx file
Private Sub SaveReportFile()
    'If the Report was saved once, we already have a valid path, call Save on it.
    If Me._alreadySaved Then
        Me.ardMain.SaveReport(Me._savedPath)
    Else
        'Open Save dialog to retrieve a file and path to save to
        Me.dlgSaveFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx"
        Me.dlgSaveFile.FileName = "Report.rpx"
        Me.dlgSaveFile.FilterIndex = 2
        Me.dlgSaveFile.RestoreDirectory = True
        Me.dlgSaveFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx"

        If dlgSaveFile.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
            'Add new saved report to the recent documents cache
            If System.IO.File.Exists((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml")) Then
                Dim _reportsDS As New DataSet()
                _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
                _reportsDS.ReadXml((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml"))
                Dim _reportsTable As DataTable = _reportsDS.Tables("Reports")
                _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture

                'Create a Row
                Dim _rowReports As DataRow = _reportsTable.NewRow()
                Dim _myArray(1) As Object
                Me._savedPath = Me.dlgSaveFile.FileName
                _myArray(0) = Me.dlgSaveFile.FileName
                _myArray(1) = System.DateTime.Now
                _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray
                _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports)
                _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema)
            End If
            Me.ardMain.SaveReport(Me._savedPath)
        End If
    End If
End Sub 'SaveReportFile
See Also

Reference

Designer Class
Designer Members
Overload List