vb.net example for WinForms

[John]

I am downloading Telerik as we speak to evaluate. I have spent a couple of weeks battling with SSRS.

Can you please point me to a simple report using VB.net, WinForms and SQL Server?

Also, if you know, if I buy a license for creating reports can I use it on my desktop and laptop, or do I need to buy two licenses?

Thanks,
John

[George]

Hello John,

Thank you for writing.

I find it hard to understand what is your end goal from the provided information. For example, what controls do you intend to use to generate this control? You can read each control's documentation here: Overview | UI for WinForms Documentation. You can also see code samples and demos in our demo application: C:\Program Files (x86)\Telerik\UI for WinForms Q2 2014\Examples\QuickStart. I would kindly ask you to provide more information, should the above info does not suffice.

You can install UI for WinForms on two machines as long as you are the only developer using.

Let me know should you have any other questions.

Regards,
George
Telerik

 

 

[John]

Thanks George for your reply.

After battling with SSRS for a couple of weeks, I am looking into the possibility of using Telerik.

I was looking for a simple VB.net example which would take me through all the steps of creating a report based on an simple SQL Server db made up of say 2 or 3 tables. Nothing too complicated.

I will look into the info you provided.

John

[Stef]

Hello John,

As a start I can suggest you the following articles:

1. How To: Use the Report Wizard to create a Band Report - illustrates how to use the available wizards to create a report with the integrated in Visual Studio Report Designer. To retrieve data in the report we use the SqlDataSource component in the tutorial. Any connection strings stored in the reports' project App.config must be copied in the start application's configuration file as well.
2. Displaying Reports in the Windows Forms Report Viewer - illustrates how to display the created report in a WinForms ReportViewer control. The report is passed to the viewer via report source object depending on the format of the report (XML or .NET object).

You can also check the local Telerik Reporting demos installed by default under C:\Program Files (x86)\Telerik\Reporting <VERSION>\Examples.


Feel free to contact us with any further questions.

Regards,
Stef
Telerik