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SaveLayout(Stream) Method
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stream
Stream object where the report's layout will be saved.
Saves a report's XML layout to the specified stream.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Overloads Public Sub SaveLayout( _
   ByVal stream As Stream _
)
Visual Basic (Usage)Copy Code
Dim instance As ActiveReport3
Dim stream As Stream
 
instance.SaveLayout(stream)
C# 
public void SaveLayout( 
   Stream stream
)

Parameters

stream
Stream object where the report's layout will be saved.

Example

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private void mnuPrintPreview_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
   DataDynamics.ActiveReports3.ActiveReport rpt = new DataDynamics.ActiveReports3.ActiveReport();
   System.IO.MemoryStream m_stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();
   this.designer1.Report.SaveLayout(m_stream);
   m_stream.Position = 0;    
   rpt.LoadLayout(m_stream);
   m_stream.Close();
   frmViewer frm = new frmViewer();    
   frm.SetReport(rpt);
   frm.ShowDialog(this);
}
Visual BasicCopy Code
Private Sub mnuPrintPreview_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
    Handles mnuPrintPreview.Click
        Dim rpt As New DataDynamics.ActiveReports3.ActiveReport()
        Dim m_stream As New System.IO.MemoryStream()
        Me.Designer1.Report.SaveLayout(m_stream)
        m_stream.Position = 0
        rpt.LoadLayout(m_stream)
        m_stream.Close()
        Dim frm As New frmViewer()
        frm.SetReport(rpt)
        frm.ShowDialog(Me)
End Sub

Remarks

You can use this method to save the report's layout as a stream, then store it in a database or a resource file.

The SaveLayout method uses UTF-16 encoding when you save to a stream, and UTF-8 encoding when you save to a file.

When using this method, any code behind the report is ignored. To embed code in the report, use Scripting.

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