ActiveReports 9
Reports with Custom Code
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This walkthrough illustrates how to create a simple report with custom code.

The walkthrough is split up into the following activities:

Note:
  • This walkthrough uses the Store 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.
  • Although this walkthrough uses Page reports, but this can be implemented using RDL reports also.

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 add a dataset

To create a layout for the report

To embed code in a report and reference it in a field expression

To reference embedded code in a field expression

To view the report

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