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Discussion on: Open Source Reporting Solution (FastReport) - Simple Demo with .NET Core

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Ryan

Hello. Nice article. I have a couple of questions though...

1.)Im not sure if this is free? I think the demo can only print 5 pages and there's a watermark indicating that its a demo version.
2.)How did you design the report? Do they have a designer? I went to their website and saw they have an online designer. Is there an offline designer that is integrated with Visual studio?

Thanks

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Zoltan Halasz

I designed the fpx file starting from one of their demo files and then editing the xml file in VS Code.
The viewer is free, so you can export any report from your app in fpx format and print it from the viewer, or export to excel, pdf, word fast-report.com/en/product/fast-re...

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Ryan

I see. So you edited the xml from visual studio. So if you wanted to use the designer to create a report, then you need to buy? Or you can use the designer for free?
I'm quite sure that the demo trial can only print 5 pages max though it was mentioned on their website.

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Zoltan Halasz

Try their demo for designer.
fast-report.com/en/product/fast-re...

as for printing, I tried to print to pdf from the app, and it printed all pages, except that sometimes it inserts empty pages.

using the report viewer (free), opening the fpx file will print only 5 pages.

Please do also your own research and contact them.