ActiveReports 9
Run Time Data Sources
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ActiveReports allows you to change the data source of a report at run time. This walkthrough illustrates how to change the data source at run time.

This walkthrough is split up into the following activities:

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

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

Design Time Layout

Runtime Layout

To add an ActiveReport to the Visual Studio project

To connect the report to a data source

To create a layout for the report

To change the data source at run time

To close the data connection

To view the report

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