Programming Crystal Reports with ASP.NET 2.0 - Crystal Report Components

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In the previous section, we added a new Crystal Report to the web site. Once the report gets added, you should be able to see the Visual Studio layout with "Field Explorer," the new "Crystal Reports" menu and an "Embedded Crystal Report Designer" with two modes ("Main Report" and "Main Report Preview" at the bottom) as shown below.

The "Field Explorer" can be used to drag and drop the columns onto the report, add new, add new tables to the report, add new formula oriented columns, running totals, and so on.

The report designer is initially divided into five sections (Report Header, Report Footer, Page Header, Page Footer and Details). Report Header gets displayed only on the first page. Report Footer gets displayed only on the last page. Page Header gets displayed on top of every page. Page Footer gets displayed at the bottom of every page. The Detail section is the body of the report where all of the rows get displayed.

Using the formatting toolbar, properties windows and tools in toolbox, we can format the report in the required manner. Try playing with formatting the report (and preview it simultaneously without executing the project).

Displaying Crystal Report on the ASP.NET 2.0 web page

To display the report on the web page, we need to work with Crystal Report Viewer control. The following are the steps required to attach the Crystal Report to the ASP.NET 2.0 web page:

Using the ToolBox, drag and drop the CrystalReportViewer control.

Using the Smart tag of the CrystalReportViewer control, select "New Report Source."

This leads you to a new dialog box, "Crystal Report Source." Every CrystalReportViewer gets associated with the CrystalReportSource control. You can directly drag and drop the CrystalReportSource control from the toolbox as well and assign the same in a smart tag. Provide the details and click OK.

The moment you hit OK, you should be previewing the report. Just hit F5 to execute your web site. Once the web page gets displayed, provide logon information for the report and click on "Logon."

Next: Providing Login information for the CrystalReportViewer control dynamically >>
 

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