ActiveReports 8
LoadReport(FileInfo) Method
Example 

File containing section or page report.
Loads an existing report XML layout from the specified file name into the designer.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Sub LoadReport( _
   ByVal file As System.IO.FileInfo _
) 
public void LoadReport( 
   System.IO.FileInfo file
)

Parameters

file
File containing section or page report.
Example
/// <summary>
/// OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file
/// </summary>
private void OpenReportFile()
{
    try
    {
        this.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx";
        this.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2;
        this.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = true ;
        this.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx";
            
        if(dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
        {
            this._alreadySaved = true;

            //Add opened report to the opened report recent cache
            if(System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml"))
            {
                    
                DataSet _reportsDS = new DataSet();
                _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
                _reportsDS.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml");
                DataTable _reportsTable = _reportsDS.Tables["Reports"];
                _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

                //Create a Row
                DataRow _rowReports = _reportsTable.NewRow();
                object [] _myArray = new object[2];
                this._savedPath = this.dlgOpenFile.FileName;
                _myArray[0] = this.dlgOpenFile.FileName;
                _myArray[1] = System.DateTime.Now;
                _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray;
                _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports);
                _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema);
            }
    
            //Load the Report
            this.ardMain.LoadReport(this._savedPath);
        }

        //Fill the designer combo boxes
        this.FillCombo();
        
    }
    catch(System.IO.IOException ex)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());
    }
}
'OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file
Private Sub OpenReportFile()
    Try
        Me.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx"
        Me.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2
        Me.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = True
        Me.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx"

        If dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then
            Me._alreadySaved = True

            'Add opened report to the opened report recent cache
            If System.IO.File.Exists((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml")) Then

                Dim _reportsDS As New DataSet()
                _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
                _reportsDS.ReadXml((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml"))
                Dim _reportsTable As DataTable = _reportsDS.Tables("Reports")
                _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture

                'Create a Row
                Dim _rowReports As DataRow = _reportsTable.NewRow()
                Dim _myArray(1) As Object
                Me._savedPath = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName
                _myArray(0) = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName
                _myArray(1) = System.DateTime.Now
                _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray
                _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports)
                _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema)
            End If

            'Load the Report
            Me.ardMain.LoadReport(Me._savedPath)
        End If

        'Fill the designer combo boxes
        Me.FillCombo()

    Catch ex As System.IO.IOException
        MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString())
    End Try
End Sub 'OpenReportFile
See Also

Reference

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