FASTREPORT® VCL

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. New FastReport features
3. Capabilities

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1. INTRODUCTION

FastReport® VCL is an add-on component that allows your application to generate 
reports quickly and efficiently. 
FastReport® provides all the necessary tools to develop reports, including a visual 
report designer, a reporting core, and a preview window. It can be used in the 
Borland® Delphi 7-2006, Borland® C++Builder 2006, Turbo Delphi/C++Builder,
CodeGear® Delphi 2007, CodeGear® C++Builder 2007, CodeGear® Delphi 2009, CodeGear® C++Builder 2009, 
Embarcadero® Delphi 2010, Embarcadero ® C++Builder 2010, Embarcadero® Delphi XE, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE,
Embarcadero® Delphi XE2, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE2, Embarcadero® Delphi XE3, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE3,
Embarcadero® Delphi XE4, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE4, Embarcadero® Delphi XE5, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE5,
Embarcadero® Delphi XE6, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE6,
Embarcadero® Delphi XE7, Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE7,
Embarcadero® Delphi XE8 and Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE8,
Embarcadero® Delphi 10 Seattle, Embarcadero ® C++Builder 10 Seattle, Embarcadero® Delphi 10.1 Berlin, Embarcadero ® C++Builder 10.1 Berlin, Embarcadero® Delphi 10.2 Tokyo, Embarcadero ® C++Builder 10.2 Tokyo,
Embarcadero® Delphi 10.3 Rio and Embarcadero ® C++Builder 10.3 Rio,
Embarcadero® Delphi 11 and Embarcadero ® C++Builder 11 environments.

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2. NEW FASTREPORT FEATURES

Classes:
- New fill types available in the Memo object: gradient and glass.
- Memo object can have several highlight conditions. The highlight condition now includes the following style settings: frame, font, fill and an object visibility. You may turn on and off each setting.
- Memo object can have several format settings. When a Memo object contains multiple expressions in a text, you may specify a format for each expression.
- Added Filter property to data bands. You may filter out data rows without using a script.
- Changes in the report file format: collections like datasets, variables, formats, highlights are written as nested properties for better readability. Old files (FR VCL 3 and 4) are fully supported.
- Added MouseEnter, MouseLeave events to report objects.
- Added Visibility property (set of flags - vsPreview, vsPrint, vsExport).

New objects:
- New 2D barcodes - PDF417, DataMatrix, QR Code.
- New barcodes - Code128, EAN128 with auto encoding.

Interactivity:
- New interactive report types: detail report and detail page. When you click an interactive object, a new report is built and displayed in a separate tab in the preview window.
- Added interactivity in the Chart object. Clicking on a chart element, you may build a detail report.

Exports:
- New exports: HTML5 (div), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.
- Improvements in RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, ODF exports: support of different frame lines in a single Memo object.
- Improved font embedding in the PDF export: font subset is embedded instead of a whole font. This will significantly reduce a file size.

GUI:
- New icons in the designer and preview windows. 
- Improved appearance of the Data tree: new icons for different field types.
- New/improved dialogs: highlight, frame, fill, hyperlink, databand editors.

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3. CAPABILITIES

- Band-oriented report generator.
- Fast, compact and flexible code allows you to extend FastReport functionality.
  No additional DLLs needed.
- Built-in powerful and easy-to-use designer (also available in run-time).
- Full WYSIWYG
- Set of most useful components: Text, Line, Diagonal line, Picture, Shape,  OLE, 
RichText, Chart, Barcode. You can also write your own components.
- Ability to export your reports to other formats (such as TXT, RTF, HTML,  PDF, XLS, 
XML, JPG, BMP, TIFF). 
- Dot matrix reports. 

- Built-in language allows you write code without programming in Delphi. 
  It allows you to create reports that can't be created in other tools. 
-  Various fill types, shadow.
- Script editor with syntax highligt.
- One script in the report (like an unit in the Delphi). 
- Dramatically increased performance. 
- Strict type checking. 
- Multi-language architecture allows you to use many script languages (Pascal,   C++, 
Basic, Java). 
- Access to any object inside your application (in case you've allowed this).  Standard 
libraries to access to base classes, controls and forms. Easily  expandable library 
architecture. 
- Debugger.

- Report preview with "Search text" and "Edit" functions.
- Text rotation 0..360 degrees.
- Paragraph gap. 
- Memo object supports simple html-tags (font color, b, i, u, sub, sup). 
- Styles. 
- Text flow. 
- URLs, Anchors 
- Zooming in designer. 
- In-place editing. 
- Rulers, guides. 
- Grid: mm, inches, pixels. 
- Wizard for base type reports. 
- Copy objects to Windows clipboard. 
- Full Undo/Redo.

- reports can contain dialogue forms that you can use to ask  parameters before 
prepare a report. You can have as many dialogs as you need. FastReport uses the 
same designer for dialogs and have set of standard dialog controls like Button, Edit, 
CheckBox and other.
- Storing reports in XML format, compressed XML format (compatible with GZip) also 
available.
- Set of DB engines for FastReport allow you to create table/query/database 
components in run-time. Your reports can be completely independent of your  
application!
- You can use FastReport in international applications.
- Full Bi-directional text output.

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Fast Reports Inc. 

e-mail:    	<info@fast-report.com>
web site:  <http://www.fast-report.com>