ActiveReports 9
Basic XML-Based Reports (RPX)
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ActiveReports allows you to create reports with embedded script and save them to the XML-based RPX file format. By embedding script in reports saved as RPX files, you can later load, run, and display reports directly in the viewer control without rebuilding the application. This walkthrough illustrates how to create a simple report, using the XML-based report template.

This walkthrough is split into the following activities:

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

When you have finished this walkthrough, you get a report 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 create a layout for the report

To add scripting to the report to supply data for the controls

To add scripting to alternate colors in the detail section

Loading the report to the Viewer

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