ViewerType Property

Determines the type of viewer that will be used to show the report in the client machine's browser.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Property ViewerType As ViewerType

public ViewerType ViewerType {get; set;}

Example

private void cboViewerType_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    // Set the Viewer Type from the dropdown list to the ActiveReports WebViewer
    string selection = this.cboViewerType.Items[this.cboViewerType.SelectedIndex].Text;
    switch (selection)
    {
        case "AcrobatReader":  //Acrobat Reader was chosen as the viewer type
            this.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.AcrobatReader;
            break;
        case "HtmlViewer":  //HTML Viewer was chosen as the viewer type
            this.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.HtmlViewer;
            break;
        case "RawHtml":  //Raw HTML was chosen as the viewer type
            this.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.RawHtml;
            break;
        case "FlashViewer":  //Flash Viewer was chosen as the viewer type
            this.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.FlashViewer;
            break;
    }
}

Visual Basic

Private Sub cboViewerType_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles cboViewerType.SelectedIndexChanged
    ' Set the Viewer Type from the dropdown list to the ActiveReports WebViewer
    Dim selection As String = Me.cboViewerType.Items(Me.cboViewerType.SelectedIndex).Text
    Select Case selection
        Case "AcrobatReader" 'Acrobat Reader was chosen as the viewer type
            Me.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.AcrobatReader
        Case "HtmlViewer" 'HTML Viewer was chosen as the viewer type
            Me.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.HtmlViewer
        Case "RawHtml" 'Raw HTML was chosen as the viewer type
            Me.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.RawHtml
        Case "FlashViewer" 'Flash Viewer was chosen as the viewer type
            Me.arvWebMain.ViewerType = DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.ViewerType.FlashViewer
    End Select
End Sub 'cboViewerType_SelectedIndexChanged

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

WebViewer Class
WebViewer Members