Windows Form Report Not Render

[Alfred]

Version: Q3 2009
Visual Studio 2005 + windows 7

I have a report viewer1 in a form.  I load a report to the report viewer.  The subLoadReportHeader is just to load heading from a database. eg Report Title, etc.

Dim myReport1 As New someReport
myReport1.oTable = oTable
myReport1.subLoadReportHeader()
Me.ReportViewer1.Report = myReport1

In the someReport, I use NeedDataSource to bind the data.

Private Sub someReport_NeedDataSource(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.NeedDataSource
        Me.DataSource = oTable
End Sub

So the report can only display with the heading but not the details.  I need to click the refresh button in the report viewer to refresh so as to display the details.

What is wrong?  Thanks.

[Steve]

Hi Alfred,

As outlined in our documentation in the Using the NeedDataSource event to connect data help article, you should use the processing data item i.e.:

Private Sub someReport_NeedDataSource(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.NeedDataSource
 TryCast(sender, Telerik.Reporting.Processing.Report).DataSource = oTable
End Sub

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Steve
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[Alfred]

It is the same.

If I add 

Dim myReport1 As New someReport   myReport1.oTable = oTable   myReport1.subLoadReportHeader()   Me.ReportViewer1.Report = myReport1 Me.ReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
Dim myReport1 As New someReport
myReport1.oTable = oTable
myReport1.subLoadReportHeader()
Me.ReportViewer1.Report = myReport1

then the report can generate. 
But I think there must be something wrong.  Since if I add:

Me.ReportViewer1.Report = myReport1
Me.ReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
ExportToPDF()

The ExportToPDF:

Dim reportProcessor As New ReportProcessor()
Dim result As RenderingResult = reportProcessor.RenderReport("PDF", ReportViewer1.Report, Nothing)
Dim fs As New System.IO.FileStream(stFile, IO.FileMode.Create)
fs.Write(result.DocumentBytes, 0, result.DocumentBytes.Length)
fs.Flush()
fs.Close()

The export function does not work.  Since when reportProcessor renders the report again, there is no report generated (no refresh button click.)

My target is simple, once the report is created at front end, a copy must be saved at server.

[Alfred]

After trial and error, I found that:
1. I need to have the report in separate class library.  The Reportviewer loads normally.
2. Export the report to pdf programmatically is not possible.
3. When the reportviewer renders the report, I try to export the report to pdf by clicking the button, but, it shows the error:
object reference not set to an instance of object
3. Export to image seems to be normal programmatically or clicking on the export button.

Methinks the error is probably due to the Telerik Reporting does not suppot Windows 7 and Acrobat writing function. 

How to fix that?

Thanks.

(2010-06-21) Sorry.  My Windwos 7 is 64 bit.

[Steve]

Hello Alfred,

We've noticed that in your specific scenario, the reporting engine is unstable. To make this work properly, please invoke the ExportToPdf() method before the RefreshReport i.e.:

....
Me.ReportViewer1.RefreshReport()
ExportToPDF()
....

Kind regards,
Steve
the Telerik team