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Visual Report Writer Features
For stand-alone (end-user) report building, the 'Report Creation Wizard' takes you through the process of creating a report. Starting with selecting data sources it continues all the way through grouping, filtering, summarizing and sorting the data, culminating in a visual, drag & drop design interface.
At this level the end-user has full control over designing and programming functionality within the Visual Report Writer product. The language used for creating functions will be familiar as a VB-Like script-language.
For developers, the Visual Report Writer Developer Edition offers seamless integration with the Visual DataFlex development environment.
At this level the end-user has full control over designing and programming functionality within the Visual Report Writer product. The language used for creating functions will be familiar as a VB-Like script-language.
For developers, the Visual Report Writer Developer Edition offers seamless integration with the Visual DataFlex development environment.
When installing Visual Report Writer Developer Edition, an integration wizard is automatically installed in Visual DataFlex Studio and a Visual Report Writer library workspace is created. Deploying integrated reports in a Visual DataFlex Windows applications is very simple and only requires the installation of an OCX and two DLL's. Distribution is royalty-free when the Developer Edition of Visual Report Writer is used.
The embedded DataFlex database system is supported with no need for extra connectivity kits. Also, any database that is accessible via ODBC can be used as a data source, for example Microsoft SQL Server, Pervasive.SQL, Oracle, etc, again with no extra connectivity kit complication. Similarly, access to MS Excel and MS Access is possible as well.
The embedded DataFlex database system is supported with no need for extra connectivity kits. Also, any database that is accessible via ODBC can be used as a data source, for example Microsoft SQL Server, Pervasive.SQL, Oracle, etc, again with no extra connectivity kit complication. Similarly, access to MS Excel and MS Access is possible as well.
Developer Edition specific features.
The Developer Edition offers the full report design capabilities. Additionally, the Developer Edition supports the following:
The Developer Edition offers the full report design capabilities. Additionally, the Developer Edition supports the following:
- Integration capabilities with Visual DataFlex Studio.
- Developers are entitled to use the integration library that comes with the Visual Report Writer license to develop reports that may be integrated in their Visual DataFlex applications.
- Royalty-free distribution of integrated reports. For deployment, the developer can distribute and install the OCX for viewing reports in a Visual DataFlex application at no additional runtime cost.
- This means that end-users can view the report, but cannot change the reports. If an end-user needs report editing capability purchase of a Visual Report Writer license is needed.
- Developers can lock a report with the serial-number of the license of the developer. This will exclude an end-user from opening the report in Visual Report Writer. They cannot look into the logic of a locked report and they cannot change the report.