FastReport OpenSource 2025.1.0

[Engine]

• added PicturesInParagraph property to RichObject;
• added method for asynchronous report preparation PrepareAsync();
• added converting of strings to dbtype compatible;
• added print scale;
• added decimal conversion to words in ToWords functions;
• added locale identifier for Spanish is 22538 (Spanish - Latin America) and 3082 (Spanish - Spain (Modern Sort));
• a new IfNull function has been added for working with expressions. It returns the result of the calculated expression if it is not null, otherwise the specified default value;
• implemented calculation of horizontal position of pictures in RichObject;
• added the ability to send a request in the virtual-host-style;
• added support for text rotation with TextRenderType = HtmlParagraph;
• added the ability to use header bands for the "PrintOn" property of the Totals;

• upgraded Oracle.ManagedDataAccess.Core in FastReport.Data.OracleODPCore;
• methods GetConnection, OpenConnection and Dispose marked as virtual;
• added null check for incoming value for Hyperlink.Value property;
• static verification methods TryParse has been introduced into classes of QRCodes;

• fixed text break issues;
• fixed page visibility change after PageStart event;
• fixed conversion to parameter type;
• fixed checking of the report script for stop-words if it contained in the variable name;
• fixed visibility of the bottom border of a text object with enabled GrowToBottom;
• fixed border doubling when the grouped DataBand has the GrowToBottom option;
• removed rendering of child clipPath tags in SVGPictureObject;
• fixed a bug in FinishReport event;
• removed invalid ability to add SubreportObject to ContainerObject;
• fixed changing the CommandType of the request if it was set in GetAdapter;

[Designer]

• added ability to open page as link from another report;
• added italic, bold, underline and strikethrough font styles to the span tag;
• added a search in the TreeView by the character entered from the keyboard;

• added a check for duplicates of downloaded fonts;
• replaced default property values in the constructors of CurrencyFormat, NumberFormat, and PercentFormat classes from fixed values to values from CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;

• fixed incorrect position of Amiri, Cambria Math, DejaVu Math TeX Gyre fonts in the font selection drop-down list;
• fixed a bug leading to System.NullReferenceException when saving borders via Border Editor;
• fixed incorrect display of SVG-images in the designer;
• fixed the display of variables declared in one line on the Code tab in the tooltips;
• fixed page margins length in "ExtraDesignWidth" mode;
• fixed the length of the Guides in the designer for long reports;
• fixed a bug where the selected font was not displayed in the drop-down list;
• fixed incorrect application of data formats;
• fixed an error leading to System.NullReferenceException when deleting a band with a Subreport object;

[Preview]

• added properties Outline.Expand and Outline.Width in PreviewControl;

• fixed index out of range when previewing empty SvgObject;
• fixed closing of PreviewSearchForm after clicking the "Next" button;

[Exports]

• added the ability to combine all report pages into one when exporting to Excel;
• added an option to use a custom format instead of general in Excel-export;
• added strikethrough text formatting to Word-export;
• added the MemoryOptimized option for Word-export, which enables the use of FileStream instead of MemoryStream;
• added support for rotating text with TextRenderType = HtmlParagraph when exporting to PDF;

• format display adjustments - format 'D' and 'MMMM yyyy' are displayed as dates (format 'MM yyyy' if possible), numeric format with negative pattern '-n' is displayed in standard Excel numeric format;
• changed the export of the PictureObject border as an image in Word;
• optimized memory consumption when exporting to PDF;
• changed layout of table export to fixed;

• fixed the issue with HTML tags rendering in HTML export;
• fixed the export of negative PDF property values;
• fixed the color of cell borders in the browser after exporting to Excel;
• fixed border style of cell in Word and PowerPoint;
• fixed export of pictures in header and footer to Word;
• fixed bug with deleting temporary file;
• fixed calculation of line-height when exporting to HTML;
• fixed incorrect export of borders with double line style to PDF;
• fixed a bug with transparency in HTML-Export;
• fixed an issue where the <p> tag was incorrectly displayed during HTML-export;
• fixed default value of "UseHeaderAndFooter" option in Word export;
• fixed incorrect location of images in tabular export to Word;
• fixed the row height of objects sets after TableObject when exporting to Excel;
• fixed NullReferenceException when exporting font to PDF with alternative lookup of substitution;

[Common]

• added a new method for setting an parameter expression via code;

[Extras]

• added ability of connection to stored procedures in Oracle;

• updated the Firebird.Client version to 10.0.0;
• updated vulnerable packages Npgsql(Postgres) and System.Data.SqlClient;
• changed the text of the error message when pressing the "Advanced" button in the connection to Linter;

• fixed a bug with missing menu in the designer of forms for the Report object;
• fixed a bug with "character varying" type of Postgres;

[Demos]

• fixed demo-report Barcode.frx.

FastReport OpenSource 2024.2.0

[Engine]

• added OnCreatePage event for the ReportPage object;

• removed top and bottom padding when splitting TextObject between pages;

• fixed the display of a row following a row with a column union;

• fixed an exception when preparing a report with a TableObject containing MSChartObject;

• fixed display of the bottom border line when using GrowToBottom;

• fixed a bug when the Report.IsPrepared parameter returned an incorrect value when preparing a report asynchronously;

• fixed error when printing with different pages selected;

• fixed IndexOutOfRangeException when executing Graphics.Path.AddBeziers;

• fixed vulnerability with the ability to call JS code from a hyperlink;

  [Designer]

• added interaction with FastReport Cloud in the Community edition;
• added the Contains (string , string) function, which determines whether a string contains a substring;

• changed the text of the warning message about duplicate parameter names in the query wizard;
  *replaced the error with a warning form about parameters with the same names in the SQL query;
  *changes in SwissQR: the processing of the "Amount" field has been changed; the "Currency" field is now a text field; added processing of data from the database in the fields of information about the Recipient, Payer and in the "Link" field;

• fixed Datamatrix brush color;

• fixed errors in the PictureObject editor;

• fixed a bug in the format editor;

• fixed a bug when resizing the dialog form;

• fixed the drawing of a rotated ITF14 barcode;

• fixed a bug with the operation of the "select all" keyboard shortcut;
  -fixed a bug in resetting the format when changing an expression;

• fixed errors with the separation of source data into lines, both separator options (\r\n and \n) are now supported;

• now during the QR code generation process, extra \r\n characters at the end of the line are removed;

• fixed NullRreferenceException when editing the SelectCommand of the data source table;

• fixed context menu of the RFIDLabel object;

• fixed the band title in the classic band display mode;

• fixed a problem when using the hh:mm time format;

• fixed a bug leading to System.NullReferenceException when connecting to JSON;

• fixed a bug when resizing objects while holding down the Shift key;

• fixed an exception that occurred when using DontEditCode;

• fixed incorrect behavior of lines when changing the Height property for a horizontal line or the Width property for a vertical line if the Diagonal property is set to False;

  [Preview]

• fixed a bug with the search dialog in the preview;

• fixed rendering of report objects outside the page;

• fixed display of vertical paddings in preview when using the LineHeight property;

  [Exports]

• fixed the value of the paddingNonSeparatePages variable in ImageExport to eliminate unnecessary padding;

  [Extras]

• added support for views and functions in the PostgreSQL connector (Extras/Core/FastReport.Data/FastReport.Data.Postgres);
• added a new filter for selecting file extensions when connecting to SQLite, combining .db and .db3, with the first filter selected by default.

FastReport OpenSource 2024.1.10

Merge pull request #688 from FastReports/sync_branch_2024.1.10

FastReport.OpenSource 2024.1.10

FastReport OpenSource 2024.1.3

Merge pull request #664 from FastReports/sync_branch_2024.1.3

FastReport.OpenSource 2024.1.3

FastReport OpenSource 2024.1.0

[Engine]

• added merging of text objects;
• added the ability to change the shape of PictureObject;
• added the ability to create custom line styles;

• now working with fonts is done without blocking;

• fixed text going beyond the boundaries of the TextObject when TextRenderer = HTMLParagraph;
• fixed creation of fonts from PrivateFontCollection;
• fixed indentation in HTMLTextRenderer;
• fixed clipping of a TextObject when rendering with HTMLTextRenderer

[Designer]

• added the “Show progress window” property to the designer settings;
• added the ability to configure hotkey combinations;
• improved usability of working with the "Table" object in the designer;

• updated checks for links; links with spaces are now processed correctly;
• сhanged the behavior of trees - after clearing the search field, the data tree collapses and the report tree expands;

• fixed the appearance of extra lines when scaling a RoundRectangle of small size;
• fixed slash encoding in Barcode 93 Extended;
• fixed deleting a link when merging dictionaries;
• fixed a bug with the choice of date or time formatting in the Hungarian localization;
• fixed reset of search in DataTree and ReportTree;
• fixed exceptions System.NullReferenceException and System.FormatException when incorrect data entered to FloatCollection;

[Preview]

• fixed incorrect size of the page border when the page height or width is infinite;

[Exports]

• corrected private font collections;
• fixed error in parsing the GSUB table;

[WebReport]

• support for .NET Standard 2.0 has been removed in FastReport.Web;

[Extras]

• added Variant conversion to CLR types in MySqlDataConnection;
• added FastReport.Data.Odbc plugin.

FastReport OpenSource 2023.3.0

[Engine]

• added new RFIDLabel object;
• added GS1 automatic formatting for GS1-128 barcode;
• added loading tables in cells of other tables when converting RDL templates;
• added Config.CompilerSettings.ReflectionEmitCompiler property, which, when enabled, speeds up report preparation if the script has not been changed (works only in .NET Core/.NET);
• added the ability to configure barcode font using the new "Font" property;

• improved work with private font collections;

• fixed an infinite loop when calculating a parameter expression equal to this parameter;
• fixed the problem of reading the DataMatrix barcode by a mobile scanner;
• fixed a bug when line strikethroughs were incorrectly displayed during manual transfers;
• fixed conversion of empty Variant to other types;
• fixed deletion of a column after which the column data remained in the report;
• fixed the work of the VisibleExpression property for matrix and table rows and columns;
• fixed deletion of fonts that are no longer present from the font_hash dictionary;
• fixed a bug with parsing GSUB table leading to exception;
• fixed a bug with loading object borders when converting RDL templates;
• fixed deletion of the first three characters in the GS1-128 barcode;
• fixed coding table for Code93 Extended barcode;
• fixed text encoding in DataMatrix barcode;
• fixed text rendering bug during word break due to lack of space;
• fixed line break in HtmlTextRenderer;
• fixed a bug when page columns were printed over band columns;
• fixed ignoring ConnectionString if ConnectionStringExpression returned null;
• fixed import of tables from JasperReports;
• fixed System.NullReferenceException when clearing TableObject;
• fixed System.NotImplementedException when the TextObject tab stop is negative;
• fixed null conversion if the expression contains a function;
• fixed System.ArgumentException when JSON data source host has an empty CharacterSet;

[Designer]

• added ability to take column names from the first row in Excel connection;
• added categories for "Barcode" objects;
• added the "Other" category for dialog controls in the "Objects" panel;
• added the procedure selection page in the form of the data connection wizard;
• added the toolbar to the context menu;
• added parsing of parameters from SQL query;
• added a warning when the names of the request parameters match;
• added a check for the existence of a file when it is changed in a CSV connection via the CsvFile property;

• changes in the "Query Builder" interface;
• updated "Data Connection Wizard." Improved interface, fixed bugs, and increased speed;
• change in the rendering of tooltips with coordinates/sizes in the designer;

• fixed the problem of connecting to CSV via URL;
• fixed error with reading values from the designer configuration file;
• fixed a bug when a new report page was created after double right-clicking on the "Code" tab;
• fixed an error after closing the preview window with empty values of numerical parameters;
• fixed a bug when the designer did not respond during the authorization process;
• fixed bugs in the Gauge object editors;
• fixed System.NullReferenceException when merging dictionaries that include parameter connections;
• fixed a bug with the order of formats when there are several expressions in a text object;
• fixed a scaling error in the designer settings window on the "Plugins" tab;
• fixed incorrect scaling of the data source selection form in Visual Studio;
• fixed incomplete display of pages with infinite width in the preview page adding;
• fixed a bug with password-protected report loading;
• fixed problems with scaling some controls;
• fixed a bug when fields are selected for unselected tables during connection editing;
• fixed a bug when all tables were selected during connection editing, even though only some of them were actually selected;
• fixed a System.IO.FileFormatException when using an incorrect XML report on the FRX page;
• fixed a bug when connecting a CSV database via URI;
• fixed problems with displaying SVG in the designer;
• fixed a bug with the font size in the "Report Tree" window;
• fixed the behavior of the "About" window when changing scaling;

[Preview]

• fixed text object horizontal alignment when AutoWidth = true;
• fixed problems with displaying SVG in preview;

[Exports]

• added export of page borders during image export;
• added "Use page breaks" option in HTML export;
• expansion of font names;

• fixed loading of fonts with traditional Chinese characters;
• fixed export of font families registered in FastReport.Utils.FRPrivateFontCollection;
• fixed a bug when hyphen characters were not processed when exporting to HTML;

[WebReport]

• added report shadow in WebReport;

• changed Toolbar behavior for one-page reports;
• changed the behavior of printing a report from a browser in WebReport. Now a print page closes automatically;

• fixed a bug when click events in WebReport did not work;
• fixed a bug where a single-page report did not export if settings were used;
• fixed a bug when the report was not updated when the parameter was changed;

[.NET Core]

• fixed a bug when the InvariantGlobalization option was enabled;

[Online Designer]

• added the ability to display the translated object in the Online Designer;

[Extras]

• added export of page borders when exporting with PDFSimpleExport;
• added the ability to connect to MariaDB using the MySqlConnection plugin;
• added .db format to the file filter for connecting SQLite;

• RPTImportPlugin updated to .NET Framework 4.7.2;

• fixed a bug resulting in System.IO.FileLoadException when connecting to ClickHouse and MongoDB;
• fixed the data source selection form, which did not open in the foreground.

FastReport OpenSource 2023.2.0

➕ added property Config.ConnectionStringVisible, which indicates whether the connection strings of data sources will be displayed in the designer;
➕ added a context menu to the page panel elements in Designer;
➕ a context menu for creating new pages and dialog forms has been added for the panel with report pages;
➕ added Filter button in the Properties window;
➕ added support of DBNull and Guid types for parameters;
➕ the script compiler will now display errors depending on the selected locale set with FastReport.Utils.Res.LoadLocale() or FastReport.Utils.Config.CompilerSettings.CultureInfo;
➕ added support for DI in WebReport. To use, call services.AddFastReport();
➕ added support for Microsoft.Extensions.Caching.Memory.MemoryCache instead of the standard WebReportLegacyCache. To use, when registering a DI container, use services.AddFastReport(options => options.CacheOptions.UseLegacyWebReportCache = false);
➕ added an option to enable the toolbar to display regardless of the screen position in WebReport using WebReport.Toolbar.Sticky property;
➕ added asynchronous version of method WebReport.Designer.SaveMethod - WebReport.Designer.SaveMethodAsync;
➕ added validation of page range in WebReport export settings window;
➕ added WebReport.Toolbar.Exports.PinnedSettingsPosition property. If enabled, the container of export settings will be fixed on the screen and displayed in the foreground;
➕ report validator now runs from "Report|Validate report" menu. "Messages" window is used to display validation messages;
➕ changed interface of QR code editor;
➕ updated demo applications;

🐛 fixed a bug with extraction of procedures in connection that cannot contain procedures;
🐛 fixed a bug where the first column of the page was always displayed in the leftmost position;
🐛 fixed a bug when GaugeObject.Value property was set equal GaugeObject.Minimum, if new value was more than GaugeObject.Maximum. Now it will be set equal GaugeObject.Maximum;
🐛 fixed a bug on right clicking Data Sources menu item;
🐛 fixed a bug when checkbox "Select all" was not visible in Data wizard;
🐛 fixed a bug causing System.NullReferenceException when deleting dialog form;
🐛 fixed issue with adding tables that were not selected in the connection wizard;
🐛 fixed a bug causing System.NullReferenceException when creating connection to stored procedure;
🐛 fixed exception when manually entering an invalid parameter type;
🐛 fixed a bug where it was impossible to set an object to a transparent color;
🐛 fixed reopening of the query wizard;
🐛 fixed incorrect margins when exporting the report to HTML;
🐛 fixed a bug with an extra empty page when exporting if there are bands with the Exportable property equal false;
🐛 fixed a bug when padding top was not taken into account when exporting to layered HTML;
🐛 fixed an error that made the text go beyond the table when the page was zoomed out in HTML export;
🐛 fixed a bug where First Page Source, Other Page Source, Last Page Source and Duplex properties was not saved when changing ReportPage;
🐛 fixed an error that made the report preview not refresh before pressing "Refresh" button;
🐛 fixed an error that caused incorrect calculation of table row height;
🐛 fixed an error that caused extra pages to appear when printing;
🐛 fixed incorrect work of report 'Interactive Report' on WebReport;
🐛 fixed rare NullReferenceException in WebReportLegacyCache;

FastReport OpenSource 2023.1.0

➕ added support for .NET 7;
➕ added property Report.IsPrepared;
➕ added TextRenderType.Inline;
➕ implemented converter of JasperReports templates;
➕ implemented connection to stored procedures in MsSQL;
➕ added ability to create calculated column for IEnumerable data sources;
➕ added window with message about loading a report when opening a file;
➕ added column with error numbers in table of report validation;
➕ added the ability to hide and show columns with the number and type of error in the report validation table;
➕ reworked WebReport.ReportPrepared property, now this property is bound to the same report's property;
➕ updated WebReport design for FastReport.Core.Web and FastReport.Web.Blazor;
➕ increased minimum version of .NET Framework from 4.0 to 4.6.2;
➕ receiving JSON in the data source is exposed to the interface part;
➕ increased the speed of the report validator;
➕ the delete band button is now disabled in situations where the band cannot be deleted;
➕ now there is not possible to create a table in the query wizard if another table with the same name already exists;
➕ connection to ElasticSearch moved to a separate plugin.
➕ updated design of demo reports

🐛fixed data tree view with IEnumerable data source, which column was not adding, if it consists of value type;
🐛 fixed a bug with localization of the "Remove" button in the report properties on the "Script" tab;
🐛 fixed a bug with selection object after click on row in "Validation" window;
🐛 fixed a bug due to which selected object did not change when changing the height of the band with mouse;
🐛 fixed a problem with System.OverflowException when editing text object without editor;
🐛 fixed a bug causing System.StackOverflowException when copying formatting;
🐛 fixed selection of object located on inactive page when clicking on row in "Validation" window;
🐛 fixed showing progress of updating list of errors in "Validation" window when changing report;
🐛 fixed order of switching by "Tab" key in connection forms;
🐛 fixed a bug where the border properties of the chart axes were not saved when they were changed in the editor;
🐛 fixed an error that occurred when deleting a band through the band configurator if the classic mode for displaying bands is selected;
🐛 fixed an error that occurs when clicking the "Delete" button on the configure bands form if there are no bands in the report;
🐛 fixed an error that occurs when removing bands from the workspace with holding left mouse button;
🐛 fixed restoring state of GridControl when closing column editor form;
🐛 fixed an error that occurs when clicking on the "Cancel" button in the Grid object column editor;
🐛 fixed moving columns of GridControl in column editor form;
🐛 fixed bugs when dragging objects from the report tree to pages and the "Code" tab;
🐛 fixed errors in the query constructor window when adding a table to the workspace and when creating relationships between tables;
🐛 fixed a bug leading to System.ArgumentException when TextObject.FontWidthRatio property equal zero;
🐛 fixed highlight of text in RTF parser;
🐛 fixed multiple requests to get image when using URL in ImageLocation;
🐛 fixed IsNull function;
🐛 fixed a bug with getting JSON row of JsonTableDataSource;
🐛 fixed a bug leading to infinite loop when building table if there is not enough space on page for one row;
🐛 fixed display of the print form when increasing the display scaling;
🐛 fixed a bug when new exports did not appear in the menu;
🐛 fixed order of switching by "Tab" key in export forms;
🐛 fixed a bug with exporting lines drawn from right to left or from bottom to top when exporting to layered HTML;
🐛 fixed a bug due to which the background of objects with a Solid fill was not printed from the browser;
🐛 fixed a bug with set method of HtmlTemplates.IndexTemplate property;
🐛 fixed navigation buttons and page numbering display in HTML export;
🐛 fixed a rare crash when trying to add an empty data source to WebReport;
🐛 fixed a bug due to which Outline did not work in WebReport.LoadPrepared();
🐛 removed refresh button when loading prepared report (.fpx);
🐛 removed page selection in export settings for single-page reports;

FastReport OpenSource 2022.3.11

Certificate was updated

FastReport OpenSource 2022.3.0

➕ implemented converter reports of StimulSoft;
➕ added changing name of JSON data source in expressions when it's renamed;
➕ added converting of PaperSize property when converting reports from StimulSoft;
➕ added checking existence of referenced assembly when converting reports from StimulSoft;
➕ added PrintOnParent property to Table and Matrix objects;
➕ added loading of report parameters when converting reports from RDL;
➕ added loading of subreports when converting reports from RDL;
➕ added the feature to store JSON connection data using the StoreData property;
➕ optimized speed in reports containing large amount of objects;
➕ added the ability to change the localization of a new demo application without restarting it;
➕ implemented connection to Cassandra;
➕ added the report validator that helps to find invalid objects (duplicate names, negative sizes, etc.);
➕ added FRX editor in report designer;
➕ added detailed description of referenced assemblies and installed plugins;
➕ added the ability to copy dialog pages;
➕ added the ability to delete dialog pages using the context menu;
➕ added ability to disable using of last formatting options when creating objects;
➕ added integration with FastReport.Id;
➕ added call to online-documentation in the report designer;
➕ added wizard for visualization of control identification signs;
➕ add tooltip about right and bottom indents for guides and objects in designer;
➕ added ability to select color of backlight intersecting objects in designer;
➕ added possibility to connect bases of Access 2007;
➕ added an option to import reports using streams;

🐛 changed the look of ElasticSearch connection editor form;
🐛 changed the text fields in CISWizardForm with units to text fields that only support numbers;
🐛 fixed a bug leading to System.NullRefereceException when creating calculated column for subtable JSON;
🐛 fixed a bug leading to System.FormatException when drawing labels of maps;
🐛 fixed a bug leading to the System.NullReferenceException when clicking the "Paste" button in the context menu of dialog pages;
🐛 fixed a bug with scaling zoom controls of designer in HiDPI mode when run from old demo application;
🐛 fixed opening form of save changes after save all report;
🐛 fixed unscalable items in welcome window;
🐛 fixed backlighting intersected charts;
🐛 fixed exception on rename JSON table;
🐛 fixed UpdateStatusBar in DialogWorkspace;
🐛 fixed a bug with localization of "Account..." button in menu "File";
🐛 fixed canceling selection of object if its properties are changed;
🐛 fixed a bug when switching to the "Code" page did not occur after adding an event handler;
🐛 changed exception text when calculating and formatting expression if e.InnerException is null;
🐛 when loading RDL report, page width will be equal section width in case when there is no page width;
🐛 fixed length calculation encoding DataMatrix C40 and text;
🐛 handled System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception when printing with disabled Print Spooler;
🐛 fixed hide border of picture when printing with auto size;
🐛 fixed stack overflow error when prepare report with child band of page footer and then start new page option enabled for it;
🐛 fixed a bug with not passing path of base report to current one in Unix OS;
🐛 fixed a bug with creating subreport and page with the same name when converting reports from StimulSoft;
🐛 fixed a bug with invalid names when converting reports from StimulSoft;
🐛 fixed a bug with TotalPages in Page.VisibleExpression that causes an exception when double pass is disabled;
🐛 fixed a bug when band can grow out of page;
🐛 fixed a bug when objects can grow out of band or ContainerObject;
🐛 fixed "back indent" feature in RTF translator;
🐛 fixed RichText line spacing when RTF translated to report objects;
🐛 fixed an error with ConnectionString property in JsonDataSourceConnectionStringBuilder class when value was without a request headers;
🐛 fixed incorrect scaling pictures in HTML-export when enabled high quality SVG and zoom more than 1;
🐛 fixed a bug with scaling picture in HTML-export;
🐛 fixed a bug when SVG picture was not rotated to needed angle in HTML export;
🐛 fixed exception when export object with negative size in HTML export;
🐛 OnlineDesigner properties are moved to webReport.Designer with backwards compatibility;
🐛 fixed a bug when event "CheckedChanged" handled by RadioButton was not performed;
🐛 fixed incorrect search for public-methods in report script;
🐛 fixed problem of creating a fontlist file on Azure;
🐛 updated RPTImportPlugin;