FastReport CLX 2.5

FastReport CLX 2.5 for Delphi 6/7, C++Builder 6 and Kylix 1/2/3 READ THIS FILE ACCURATELY BEFORE INSTALLING FR CLX! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Capabilities 3. Installing 4. Backward compatibility 5. Ordering 6. Notes 7. Credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. INTRODUCTION FastReport is reporting tool component. It consists of report engine, designer and preview. Its capabilities comparable with in ReportBuilder 5.xx. It written on 100% Object Pascal and can be installed in Delphi 6,7, CBuilder 6 and Kylix 1,2,3. FastReport CLX is SHAREWARE. See "Ordering" topic for details. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CAPABILITIES - Band-oriented report generator. - Built-in powerful designer, also available in run-time. - Preview like in MS Word. - Unlimited number of pages in prepared report. - Multi-page reports; composite reports; subreports; groups; multi-column reports; master-detail-detail reports; cross-tab reports; two-pass reports; "live" reports. - Full control over printing process; support all paper sizes. - Set of most useful components: Text, Line, Picture, Shape, Barcode. - TXT, RTF, CSV, HTML export (RTF and HTML - with pictures). - Text search in prepared report. - Editing pages of prepared report. - Built-in Pascal-like interpreter for handling of building process. - Report form can store in DFM resources, external file, BLOb field of DB table, or in stream. - Ability of expanding functionality by own report components, wizards, function libraries. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. INSTALLING Before installing, remove any other version of FastReport from the Delphi/Kylix component palette. Create a folder under your Delphi folder, typically FRCLX and decompress the files in clxcore.zip, clxreg.zip (or clxtrial.zip, if you evaluating FR) to this directory. FR includes full source code. Trial version contains almost all sources (only one compiled unit). Before installing, you should copy this unit from ..\FRCLX\LIB_D6 (Delphi6) or ..\FRCLX\LIB_K2(3) to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE. 3.1. Delphi 6. Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FRCLX\LIB_D6 to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE (if you have trial version of FR). Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ..\FRCLX\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. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. 3.2. Delphi 7. Copy file FR_Class.dcu from ..\FRCLX\LIB_D7 to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE (if you have trial version of FR). Run Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ..\FRCLX\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. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. 3.3. C++Builder 6.0. Copy files FR_Class.obj, FR_Class.hpp from ..\FRCLX\LIB_CB6 and FR_Class.dcu from ..\FRCLX\LIB_D6 to ..\FRCLX\SOURCE (if you evaluating FR). Run C++Builder, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ..\FRCLX\SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install package into IDE. After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in C++Builder components palette. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ..\FR\SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. AFTER INSTALLING YOU SHOULD REBOOT C++BUILDER! 3.4. Kylix 1. Copy files from ../FRCLX/LIB_K1 to ../FRCLX/SOURCE (if you have trial version of FR). Run Kylix, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ../FRCLX/SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install package into Kylix. After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Kylix's components palette. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ../FRCLX/SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. 3.5. Kylix 2. Copy files from ../FRCLX/LIB_K2 to ../FRCLX/SOURCE (if you have trial version of FR). Run Kylix, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ../FRCLX/SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install package into Kylix. After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Kylix's components palette. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ../FRCLX/SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. 3.6. Kylix 3 Delphi. Copy files from ../FRCLX/LIB_K3 to ../FRCLX/SOURCE (if you have trial version of FR). Run Kylix Delphi, choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package FRX.dpk from ../FRCLX/SOURCE. In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. After compiling, press "Install" button to install package into Kylix. After installing, "FastReport" and "FR Tools" tabs appears in Kylix's components palette. Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ../FRCLX/SOURCE directory to the "Library path" string. 3.7. Kylix 3 C++. WARNING! Strongly use described below step-by-step instruction! - Copy files from ../frclx/lib_k3cpp to ../frclx/source (if you have trial version of FR). - Run Kylix Delphi. - Choose "File/Close All". - Choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package frx.dpk from ../frclx/source. - In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. - Close Kylix Delphi. - Run Kylix C++. - Choose "File/Close All". - Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ../frclx/source directory to the "Library path" string. - Choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package frxc.bpkl from ../frclx/source. - In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. - Shrug off on errors. - Choose "File/Close All". - Choose "Component/Install Packages/Add" and select file bplfrx.so from ../frclx/source. - Choose "OK" button. - Copy file fr_api.hpp from ../frclx/lib_k3cpp to ../frclx/source (replace existing). 3.8. Installing additional components. There are two additional components included in standard FR package. These components can be found in SOURCE\IBX (only for Windows) and SOURCE\DBX folders. Each component have a package file. 3.9. Installing DBX components in Kylix 3 C++. WARNING! Strongly use described below step-by-step instruction! - Run Kylix Delphi. - Choose "File/Close All". - Choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package frx_dbx.dpk from ../frclx/source/dbx. - In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. - Close Kylix Delphi. - Run Kylix C++. - Choose "File/Close All". - Choose "Tools/Environment options..." menu command. Go "Library" tab and add path to ../frclx/source/dbx directory to the "Library path" string. - Choose "File/Open..." menu command and open package dbxc.bpkl from ../frclx/source/dbx. - In package editor, choose "Compile" button to compile package. -