Ariel Kahana
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Ariel Kahana
asked on 26 Nov 2006, 12:17 PM
Hi.
I have some questions reguarding the Reporting tool:
1. When the PDF Extension will be available.
2. I want to use the tool to produce labels. what is the preferred report render extention for that kind of task.
I have some questions reguarding the Reporting tool:
1. When the PDF Extension will be available.
2. I want to use the tool to produce labels. what is the preferred report render extention for that kind of task.
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Thank you for your interest in our reporting tool. Ariel.
Sincerely yours,
Rossen
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- The PDF rendering extension will be available in the first official version, which is due next year. Unfortunately, we do not have a timeframe for it yet, but we hope to have a beta in late January.
- In order to achieve the best results when producing labels, you must use the WinForms viewer. You can directly print the report from the viewer, or if you want to store the report for later use, you can export it to PDF or TIFF and print it later. The PDF and TIFF image formats are page-oriented formats. As a result, you can set properties to precisely control how pages will look when viewed in PDF or TIFF formats. That makes this formats more suitable for printing on paper.
Sincerely yours,
Rossen
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Todd Anglin
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answered on 27 Nov 2006, 11:36 PM
Rossen,
Can you clarify why the WinForms viewer would have to be used to print labels? Is there going to be a limitation in the Web viewer that will not allow reports to be displayed consistently between the web and Windows?
I know that multi-column layouts don't display correctly on the Web in the November CTP, but I expected this would be fixed in later builds. Either way, can you clarify your comment?
Thanks~
Can you clarify why the WinForms viewer would have to be used to print labels? Is there going to be a limitation in the Web viewer that will not allow reports to be displayed consistently between the web and Windows?
I know that multi-column layouts don't display correctly on the Web in the November CTP, but I expected this would be fixed in later builds. Either way, can you clarify your comment?
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Ariel Kahana
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answered on 28 Nov 2006, 09:20 AM
Hi,
Is there any bulid in report which support Avery 5160 standard labels, or instructions how to build report which support that standard.
Is there any bulid in report which support Avery 5160 standard labels, or instructions how to build report which support that standard.
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Hi Todd,
The problem is not connected with the fact that the WebViewer does not support multiple columns. Have in mind that this is just a CTP release and there are many features still missing. We are planning to support multiple columns in a later version. The problem is that HTML is not page-oriented format, therefore we do not recommend printing directly from the web page. You still can do that if the results satisfy you. We simply suggested using the WinViewer for better results. The HTML rendering extension does not use physical pages with dimensions in the same way the image rendering extension does. It is designed primarily for viewing reports. Besides, we cannot rely on the web browser's print function and expect the same results across different browsers. Therefore, if the end goal is to get a printed page, I would suggest using the PDF or TIFF exports. You will be able to export to these formats from both the WinViewer and the WebViewer.
Ariel,
This is still just a CTP version and there are no wizards for creating different kinds of reports. We are planning to provide such wizards at a later stage. For now you can try to configure the report manually by setting PageSize, Margins, ColumnCount, and ColumnSpacing following the labels' specification.
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Rossen
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The problem is not connected with the fact that the WebViewer does not support multiple columns. Have in mind that this is just a CTP release and there are many features still missing. We are planning to support multiple columns in a later version. The problem is that HTML is not page-oriented format, therefore we do not recommend printing directly from the web page. You still can do that if the results satisfy you. We simply suggested using the WinViewer for better results. The HTML rendering extension does not use physical pages with dimensions in the same way the image rendering extension does. It is designed primarily for viewing reports. Besides, we cannot rely on the web browser's print function and expect the same results across different browsers. Therefore, if the end goal is to get a printed page, I would suggest using the PDF or TIFF exports. You will be able to export to these formats from both the WinViewer and the WebViewer.
Ariel,
This is still just a CTP version and there are no wizards for creating different kinds of reports. We are planning to provide such wizards at a later stage. For now you can try to configure the report manually by setting PageSize, Margins, ColumnCount, and ColumnSpacing following the labels' specification.
Greetings,
Rossen
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Todd Anglin
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answered on 28 Nov 2006, 04:34 PM
Rossen,
Thanks for the clarification. I thought that may have been what you meant, but I just wanted to be sure there wasn't any hidden message in your original comment. That said, I understand and agree that reports that depend on exact page positioning should use a reliable page oriented format like PDF or TIFF.
In the final version of reporting, will there be API access that allows developers to open a report on the web in its PDF rendered form? In other words, rather than sending users to the HTML viewer and asking them to click Export to PDF and then Print, will developers be able to directly call the export method from a page and present the user with the rendered PDF?
Thanks~
Thanks for the clarification. I thought that may have been what you meant, but I just wanted to be sure there wasn't any hidden message in your original comment. That said, I understand and agree that reports that depend on exact page positioning should use a reliable page oriented format like PDF or TIFF.
In the final version of reporting, will there be API access that allows developers to open a report on the web in its PDF rendered form? In other words, rather than sending users to the HTML viewer and asking them to click Export to PDF and then Print, will developers be able to directly call the export method from a page and present the user with the rendered PDF?
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Yes, Todd, you will be able to do all that in the official version :)
Kind regards,
Rossen
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Kind regards,
Rossen
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Nick Devore
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answered on 25 Apr 2007, 09:04 PM
Rossen,
Now that the official version of the reporting piece is out, would you be able to provide the code that would generate this "straight to PDF" view inside of a webform? This is exactly what I was hoping to do, but I'm not sure how exactly to do this. Thanks.
Now that the official version of the reporting piece is out, would you be able to provide the code that would generate this "straight to PDF" view inside of a webform? This is exactly what I was hoping to do, but I'm not sure how exactly to do this. Thanks.
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Hi all,
You can use the following code snippet to programmatically export the report into "PDF" format from a Web Site or Web Application project:
For the Web Site you may need to manually specify the folder in which the "PDF" rendering extension is located using this code line:
Telerik.Reporting.Processing.ReportProcessor.ExtensionDir = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/bin");
Also, make sure that Telerik.Reporting.ImageRendering.dll resides in the Bin folder of the application.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Chavdar
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You can use the following code snippet to programmatically export the report into "PDF" format from a Web Site or Web Application project:
| void ExportToPDF(string reportName, Telerik.Reporting.Report reportToExport) |
| { |
| string mimeType = string.Empty; |
| string ext = string.Empty; |
| Encoding encoding = Encoding.Default; |
| byte[] reportBytes = Telerik.Reporting.Processing.ReportProcessor.Render( |
| "PDF" |
| , reportToExport |
| , null |
| , out mimeType |
| , out ext |
| , out encoding); |
| string fileName = reportName + ".pdf"; |
| Response.Clear(); |
| Response.ContentType = mimeType; |
| Response.Cache.SetCacheability(HttpCacheability.Private); |
| Response.Expires = -1; |
| Response.Buffer = false; |
| Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", |
| string.Format("{0};FileName=\"{1}\"", |
| "attachment", |
| fileName)); |
| Response.OutputStream.Write(reportBytes, 0, reportBytes.Length); |
| Response.End(); |
| } |
For the Web Site you may need to manually specify the folder in which the "PDF" rendering extension is located using this code line:
Telerik.Reporting.Processing.ReportProcessor.ExtensionDir = HttpContext.Current.Server.MapPath("~/bin");
Also, make sure that Telerik.Reporting.ImageRendering.dll resides in the Bin folder of the application.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes,
Chavdar
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bnye
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answered on 20 Aug 2007, 04:54 PM
This is a nice example.
As the report is in the byte array. Instead of downloading this you could send it to interfax or other service.
I have a couple question on the reporting.
1. Is it possible to set parameters. For example in our case we would only want to show one job order at a time. Can we pass a GUID to the report so that it only pulls one record.
2. Is it possible to add data to the report depending on data values from the database. For example if a field in the report displays 1 then show "silver pickup", if the field shows "2" then show "green giraffe" or something like that?
UPDATE: The following thread seems to cover the parameter issue:
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-hkctc.aspx
Sincerely,
Ben
As the report is in the byte array. Instead of downloading this you could send it to interfax or other service.
I have a couple question on the reporting.
1. Is it possible to set parameters. For example in our case we would only want to show one job order at a time. Can we pass a GUID to the report so that it only pulls one record.
2. Is it possible to add data to the report depending on data values from the database. For example if a field in the report displays 1 then show "silver pickup", if the field shows "2" then show "green giraffe" or something like that?
UPDATE: The following thread seems to cover the parameter issue:
http://www.telerik.com/community/forums/thread/b311D-hkctc.aspx
Sincerely,
Ben
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Todd Anglin
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answered on 20 Aug 2007, 08:39 PM
Ben-
Some good news. The next version of Telerik Reporting will contain out of the box support for parameters. This new feature will greatly simplify the task of working with reports and parameters. Look for the update in the September timeframe.
As for the second question, you should be able to use the Report's events to handle conditional tasks like this. Specifically, the Report's ItemDataBound event should give you exactly the type of access you need to conditionally display data based on what the database returns. Check out more on Reporting events here:
http://www.telerik.com/demos/reporting/Reporting/
Examples/Events/DefaultCS.aspx
Let me know if that helps.
Thanks~
Todd
Some good news. The next version of Telerik Reporting will contain out of the box support for parameters. This new feature will greatly simplify the task of working with reports and parameters. Look for the update in the September timeframe.
As for the second question, you should be able to use the Report's events to handle conditional tasks like this. Specifically, the Report's ItemDataBound event should give you exactly the type of access you need to conditionally display data based on what the database returns. Check out more on Reporting events here:
http://www.telerik.com/demos/reporting/Reporting/
Examples/Events/DefaultCS.aspx
Let me know if that helps.
Thanks~
Todd
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Drew Robison
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answered on 19 Aug 2008, 02:59 PM
FYI: I am using the q2 2008 release of Telerik Reporting.
I have designed a multi-column report as follows:
1. define a solitary group within the detail section containing
textboxes for person's name, company's name, address lines 1-3,
city, state zip (6 lines)
2. setting ColumnCount=3 and width=3 in. (this should allow the 3 horizontal columns). Page layout = landscape 8.5 x 11
From the web page, when the user demands the report, I render the report as PDF with code similar to that logged in this thread.
Yet, the report shows only one column.
I need to know urgently if there is a way to generate a multi-columnar report
exported to PDF. If not, I need to set expectations with the client.
I have designed a multi-column report as follows:
1. define a solitary group within the detail section containing
textboxes for person's name, company's name, address lines 1-3,
city, state zip (6 lines)
2. setting ColumnCount=3 and width=3 in. (this should allow the 3 horizontal columns). Page layout = landscape 8.5 x 11
From the web page, when the user demands the report, I render the report as PDF with code similar to that logged in this thread.
Yet, the report shows only one column.
I need to know urgently if there is a way to generate a multi-columnar report
exported to PDF. If not, I need to set expectations with the client.
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Hi Drew Robison,
That is very weird. Can you open a support ticket and attach the source code of your report. We would like to examine it in order to see what is going on.
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Ross
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That is very weird. Can you open a support ticket and attach the source code of your report. We would like to examine it in order to see what is going on.
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Ross
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Drew Robison
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answered on 20 Aug 2008, 02:01 PM
Ross,
thanks for your reply. i was able to get multi-columnar reports working.
The issue was with widths - once I tweaked those, the report shows up great.
At this point, I would like to know two things:
1. Can I set a horizontal direction for the column?
I think you know what I mean. The entries march downwards then to the right. I would like columns to grow sideways then down.
2. Can the group header stretch across the page?
In other words, in my example where I'm grouping contact persons by city, I want the city group header to stretch across the page and all contacts within the group to grow horizontally across.
If these features aren't currently provided, please consider adding them to your wish list for the near future.
thanks for your reply. i was able to get multi-columnar reports working.
The issue was with widths - once I tweaked those, the report shows up great.
At this point, I would like to know two things:
1. Can I set a horizontal direction for the column?
I think you know what I mean. The entries march downwards then to the right. I would like columns to grow sideways then down.
2. Can the group header stretch across the page?
In other words, in my example where I'm grouping contact persons by city, I want the city group header to stretch across the page and all contacts within the group to grow horizontally across.
If these features aren't currently provided, please consider adding them to your wish list for the near future.
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Hello Drew Robison,
Currently, making columns appear Across-then-Down will not be possible. We have already added a similar request to our list.
As for the second question, only the PageHeader and PageFooter stretch on the whole page and this is by design.
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Ross
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Currently, making columns appear Across-then-Down will not be possible. We have already added a similar request to our list.
As for the second question, only the PageHeader and PageFooter stretch on the whole page and this is by design.
Kind regards,
Ross
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