FastReport 2.4
for Delphi 2-7 & C++Builder 1-6
READ THIS FILE ACCURATELY BEFORE INSTALLING FR2.4!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Capabilities
3. Installing
4. Backward compatibility
5. Ordering
6. Notes
7. Credits
8. Other products recommended to use
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1. INTRODUCTION
FastReport is reporting tool component. It consists of report engine,
designer and preview. It written on 100% Object Pascal and can be installed
in Delphi 2-7 and C++Builder 1-6. Also available cross-platform version
FR CLX for Delphi 6, C++ Builder 6 and Kylix 1,2 - check out webpage to
get latest information.
FastReport 2.4 is SHAREWARE. See "Ordering" topic for details.
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2. CAPABILITIES
- Fast, compact and flexible code allows you to extend FR functionality.
No additional DLLs needed.
- Built-in powerful and easy-to-use designer (also available in run-time).
- Suitable MSWord-like report preview with "Search text" and "Edit" functions.
- Set of most useful components: Text, Line, Picture, Shape, OLE, RichText,
Chart, Barcode. You can also write your own components.
- Ability to export your reports to other formats (such as TXT, RTF, CSV,
HTML, PDF and other).
- Built-in Pascal-like language allows you write code without programming
in Delphi. It allows you to create reports that can't be created in other
tools.
- Script editor with syntax highligt.
- FR reports can contain dialogue forms that you can use to ask
parameters before prepare a report. You can have as many dialogs as you need.
FR uses the same designer for dialogs and have set of standart dialog
controls like Button, Edit, CheckBox and other.
- Set of DB engines for FR allow you to create table/query/database components
in run-time. Your reports can be completely independent of your application!
- FR can obtain data from tables and queries, arrays and data files - from
any source. FR is not BDE-dependent, you can use it with *any* DB library
that is based on standard TDataset component. You can also use FR with
IB_Objects - powerful and wide-known library for Interbase DBMS.
- Localization in 19 languages. You can use FR in international applications.
- Full Bi-directional text output.
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3. INSTALLING
Before installing, remove any other version of FastReport from the Delphi
component palette. Create a folder under your Delphi folder, typically FR240
and decompress the files in 240core.zip and 240reg.zip to this directory.
! USE WINZIP or WINRAR - ARCHIVE CONTAINS LONG FILE NAMES !
FR2.4 includes full source code. Trial version contains almost all sources
(only one compiled unit). Before installing, you should copy this unit
from ..\FR\LIB_DX to ..\FR\SOURCE.
! DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN FR.INC FILE OF TRIAL FR VERSION !
3.1. Delphi 2.0
Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FR\LIB_D2 to ..\FR\SOURCE (if you evaluating
FR).
If you have TChart or TeeChartPro open the file \fr240\source\FR.inc
with any text editor and uncomment the required string, then save the file -
this will allow the TfrChart component to be installed.
Now open Delphi 2 and select close all from the file menu this will close
the default starting project. Select Install from the component menu select
add the select browse in the dialog box select the source folder under the
folder to which you installed FastReport then select FR_REG.PAS file, click
Ok, when you return to the install dialog window click Ok again and your
library should recompile.
If you have any problems see installing components in your Delphi Manual.
Note: You should make a backup copy of the Delphi CMPLIB32.DCL AND SAVE IT
IN A DIFFERENT FOLDER - THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO REPLACE YOUR LIBRARY IF IT
FAILS TO COMPILE .
After compiling, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Delphi's
components palette. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT DELPHI!
For adding FR help file to the Delphi help system, you should:
- copy files from ..\FR\Help\English to ..\Delphi2\Help;
- make reserved copy of file ..\Delphi2\BIN\Delphi.hdx;
- run ..\Delphi2\HELP\TOOLS\HelpInst.exe;
- open file ..\Delphi2\BIN\Delphi.hdx and choose "Keywords/Add Keyword File";
- open file FR.kwf from ..\Delphi2\HELP;
- save all work by "File/Save" menu command;
- add the following lines to ..\Delphi2\Help\Delphi.cnt:
:Index FastReport Reference=FR.hlp
:Link FR.hlp
3.2. Delphi 3.0
Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FR\LIB_D3 to ..\FR\SOURCE (if you evaluating
FR).
Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package
FR3.dpk from ..\FR\SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button
to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install
package into Delphi.
After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Delphi's
components palette. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT DELPHI!
Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab
and add path to ..\FR\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string.
For adding FR help file to the Delphi help system, you should:
- copy files from ..\FR\Help\English to ..\Delphi3\Help;
- add the following lines to ..\Delphi3\Help\Delphi3.cnt:
:Index FastReport Reference=FR.hlp
:Link FR.hlp
3.3. Delphi 4.0.
Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FR\LIB_D4 to ..\FR\SOURCE (if you evaluating
FR).
Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package
FR4.dpk from ..\FR\SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button
to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install
package into Delphi.
After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Delphi's
components palette. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT DELPHI!
Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab
and add path to ..\FR\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string.
For adding FR help file to the Delphi help system, you should:
- copy files from ..\FR\Help\English to ..\Delphi4\Help;
- add the following lines to ..\Delphi4\Help\Delphi4.cnt:
:Index FastReport Reference=FR.hlp
:Link FR.hlp
3.4. Delphi 5.0.
Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FR\LIB_D5 to ..\FR\SOURCE (if you evaluating
FR).
Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package
FR5.dpk from ..\FR\SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button
to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install
package into Delphi.
After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Delphi's
components palette. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT DELPHI!
Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab
and add path to ..\FR\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string.
For adding FR help file to the Delphi help system, you should:
- copy files from ..\FR\Help\English to ..\Delphi5\Help;
- add the following lines to ..\Delphi5\Help\Delphi5.cnt:
:Index FastReport Reference=FR.hlp
:Link FR.hlp
3.5. Delphi 6.0.
Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FR\LIB_D6 to ..\FR\SOURCE (if you evaluating
FR).
Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package
FR6.dpk from ..\FR\SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button
to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install
package into Delphi.
After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Delphi's
components palette. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT DELPHI!
Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab
and add path to ..\FR\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string.
For adding FR help file to the Delphi help system, you should:
- copy files from
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