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.
Embarcadero® Delphi 12 and Embarcadero ® C++Builder 12 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