ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition includes:
ComponentOne Reports for .NET (C1Report component)
ComponentOne Reports for .NET adds powerful, flexible database reporting to your applications. Now you can quickly and easily create Microsoft Access-style database reports for your Visual Studio.NET applications. ComponentOne Reports for .NET includes two components: the C1Report component, which generates Access-style database reports, and its companion Report Designer (C1Designer). The C1Designer is an application that can create, edit, load, and save report definition files that can be read directly by the C1Report component. ComponentOne Reports for .NET also includes a migration utility to migrate your Crystal Reports applications to ComponentOne Reports for .NET.
ComponentOne Preview for .NET (C1PrintPreview component)
ComponentOne Preview for .NET adds robust previewing, formatting, printing, and exporting to your applications. This product replaces the "all-in-one" model of the ActiveX control with two main components: C1PrintDocument (a powerful document generator) and C1PrintPreview (a full-featured print preview component). Together, they handle all of your previewing, formatting, printing, and exporting needs.
ComponentOne Report Designer Control (C1ReportDesigner)
The C1ReportDesigner is a Windows Forms control that provides the ability to design and edit report definitions that can be used with the ComponentOne Reports for .NET and ComponentOne WebReports for ASP.NET (not included with this product) controls. The C1ReportDesigner control displays reports in design mode, and allows users to drag, copy, and resize report fields and sections. The control also provides an unlimited undo/redo stack and a selection mechanism designed for use with the PropertyGrid control that ships with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET. You can use the C1ReportDesigner control to incorporate advanced report design features into your applications, or you can write your own full-fledged, custom report designer application. With ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition, you'll receive full source code for the C1Report Designer application included with either edition of ComponentOne Reports. This C1Report Designer Application uses the C1ReportDesigner control extensively.
Writing your own customized report designer is useful in many situations:
- To integrate the designer tightly into your application, rather than running a separate application. (For example, see the report designer in Microsoft Access).
- To customize the data sources available to the end-user, or the types of fields that can be added to the report. (For example, you may want to use custom data source objects defined by your application).
- To provide a menu of stock report definitions that makes sense in the scope of your application and allows users to customize some aspects of each stock report. (For example, see the printing options in Microsoft Outlook).
- To write a better, more powerful report designer application than the one you use now, that integrates seamlessly into your application. (For example, add groups of fields to the report).
Royalty-Free Run-Time Distribution (for C1Report Designer application)
Developers can now enjoy royalty-free run-time distribution of the C1Report Designer application for flexible application deployment to an unlimited number of clients.
Full Source Code for C1Report Designer Application
The new designer edition ships with full source code for the C1Report Designer application included ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition. Full source code allows developers to customize the designer application or even integrate it within their own applications.
Developers looking to distribute customizable end-user report designers to their clients — look no further. ComponentOne Reports for .NET empowers developers to create, customize, and deploy powerful and integrated reporting solutions including end-user report designers, and distribute them without royalty-fee restrictions.