FASTREPORT® FMX

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. New FastReport FMX features
3. Capabilities

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1. INTRODUCTION

FastReport® FMX 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 Delphi XE2 and Embarcadero ® C++Builder XE2 environments.

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2. NEW FASTREPORT FMX FEATURES

Report Designer:

• new XP-style interface
• the "Data" tab with all report datasets
• ability to draw diagrams in the "Data" tab
• code completion (Ctrl+Space)
• breakpoints
• watches
• report templates
• local guidelines (appears when you move or resize an object)
• ability to work in non-modal mode, mdi child mode

Report Preview:

• thumbnails

Print:

• split a big page to several small pages
• print several small pages on one big
• print a page on a specified sheet (with scale)
• duplex handling from print dialogue
• print copy name on each printed copy (for example, "First copy", "Second copy")

Report Core:

• "endless page" mode
• images handling, increased speed
• the "Reset page numbers" mode for groups
• reports crypting (Rijndael algorithm)
• report inheritance (both file-based and dfm-based)
• drill-down groups
• frxGlobalVariables object
• "cross-tab" object enhancements:
  • improved cells appearance
  • cross elements visible in the designer
  • fill corner (ShowCorner property)
  • side-by-side crosstabs (NextCross property)
  • join cells with the same value (JoinEqualCells property)
  • join the same string values in a cell (AllowDuplicates property)
  • ability to put an external object inside cross-tab
  • AddWidth, AddHeight properties to increase width&height of the cell
  • AutoSize property, ability to resize cells manually
• line object can have arrows
• added TfrxPictureView.FileLink property (can contain variable or a file name)
• separate settings for each frame line (properties Frame.LeftLine, TopLine, RightLine, BottomLine can be set in the object inspector)
• PNG images support (uncomment {$DEFINE PNG} in the frx.inc file)
• Open Document Format for Office Applications (OASIS) exports, spreadsheet (ods) and text (odt)

Enterprise components:

• Users/Groups security support
• Templates support
• Dynamically refresh of configuration, users/groups

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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