Using Script in a Section Report (XML-based)

In a section report (xml-based), a user can connect to a data source, access report controls and sections and set their properties using scripting. Go through the sections below to learn using the scripts in a xml based section report.

To use a script to create a data connection

Go to the Script tab and add a scripting code like the following:

To write the script in Visual Basic.NET

Visual Basic.NET script. Paste in the script editor window.	Copy Code
Private Shared m_cnn As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection Public Sub ActiveReport_ReportStart() 'Set up a data connection for the report Dim connString As String = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=[User Documents folder]\ComponentOne Samples\ActiveReports 8\Data\NWIND.mdb" Dim sqlString As String = "SELECT * FROM products" m_cnn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(connString) Dim m_Cmd As System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand(sqlString, m_cnn) If m_cnn.State = System.Data.ConnectionState.Closed Then m_cnn.Open End If rpt.DataSource = m_Cmd.ExecuteReader End Sub Public Sub ActiveReport_ReportEnd() 'Close the data reader and connection m_cnn.Close End Sub

To write the script in C#

C# script. Paste in the script editor window.	Copy Code
private static System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection m_cnn; public void ActiveReport_ReportStart() { //Set up a data connection for the report string m_cnnString = @"Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=[User Documents folder]\ComponentOne Samples\ActiveReports 8\Data\NWIND.mdb"; string sqlString = "SELECT * FROM products"; m_cnn = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection(m_cnnString); System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand m_Cmd = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand(sqlString, m_cnn); if(m_cnn.State == System.Data.ConnectionState.Closed) { m_cnn.Open(); } rpt.DataSource = m_Cmd.ExecuteReader(); } public void ActiveReport_ReportEnd() { //Close the data reader and connection m_cnn.Close(); }

Warning: Do not access the Fields collection outside the DataInitialize and FetchData events. Accessing the Fields collection outside of these events is not supported, and has unpredictable results.

To add scripting to apply alternate colors in the detail section