ActiveReports 9
Overflow Data in Multiple Pages(Page Report)
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In a Page Report you can create different layouts in a single report by designing your report on more than one page tab. This walkthrough describes the steps to create two different layouts and how data flows from the first layout to the next using the OverflowPlaceHolder control.

This walkthrough is split into the following activities:

Note: This walkthrough uses the CustomerOrders table from the Reels database. By default, in ActiveReports, the Reels.mdb file is located at [User Documents folder]\GrapeCity Samples\ActiveReports 9\Data\Reels.mdb.

When you complete this walkthrough you get a layout that looks similar to the following at design time and at run time.

Design Time Layout

Page 1 Page 2

Notice that the runtime report layout below is similar to the one you see at design time except for the data which is added to the report at runtime or when you preview it.

Runtime Layout

Page 1 Page 2

To add an ActiveReport to the Visual Studio project

To connect the report to a data source

To add a dataset

To create a layout for the first page

To create a layout for subsequent Pages

To view the report

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