FastReport VCL

Report generator FastReport VCL is a modern solution for integrating Business Intelligence in your software. It has been created for developers who want to use ready-made components for reporting. FastReport VCL, with its simplicity of use, convenience and small distribution size is able to provide high functionality and performance on almost any modern PC.

Key Features:

• Fast and reliable engine for report production: FastReport is specifically optimised for speed and every dayproves itselfon heavyworkloadsin real businesses.
• Report designer:
  • Powerful modern editor which includes a large set of tools for visually designing and modifying report templates.
  • Can be incorporated into your application to give users their ownreport design.
  • Report Wizard: even easier than using the visual designer - step by step report creation.
  • Separate tabs for "Design", "Data" and "Code": a full-featured report development environment.
• Security:
  • Source code. Professional and Enterprise Editions of the product include all the source code for FastReport. This is very beneficial for companies that want to adapt the product to their own special needs.
  • Reports only have access to data specified by your application and data can be made read only
  • Encrypted templates and reports (by Rijndael-like algorithm). Data can protected by a secure document password
  • Web-based reports support the use of secure channels
• Flexibility and Interactivity:
  • Built-in script shell that supports 4 languages: PascalScript, C++ Script, BasicScript and JScript
  • Interactive forms, drill-down (drop) reports, call another report with detailed information from the preview window with one mouse click
  • Inheritance of report templates
  • Reports can be independent of your application, so the application does not require recompilation when a user requires changes in a report
• Any kind of data:
  • FastReport supports many libraries for database access: FireDAC, ADO, BDE, DBX, IBX and FIBPlus, so providing access to practically all databases, including Oracle and many third-party libraries
  • Data generated within your application
  • Passing out of both static and dynamic records
• International localisation:
  • UNICODE. Reports can use any language in the world and even multiple languages simultaneously, maintaining true internationality!
  • The FastReport interface is localised for fourteen languages
  • The file format allows reports to be translated at a local level
  • Documentation and help files are available in English, German, Polish and Russian.

FastReport VCL - Features

General Features

• Band-oriented report generator. Wide range of band types allows you to create any kind of report.
• Report can consist of several design pages. Thus you can build a report that consists of cover, data and back cover - all in one file.
• Wide range of objects that can be used in a report: text, picture, lines, shapes, charts, barcodes, cross-table, ole object, richtext, checkbox, gradient. screenshot
• Visual report designer supports zooming, undo/redo, guidelines, rulers. Fully customizable interface with MS Office look. You can give your users the ability to modify reports and create new ones. screenshot
• Report can contain datasets (tables, queries, DB connections). Thus you can not only use application-defined datasets, but connect to any databases and use tables and queries right inside a report. At this time the following libraries are supported: ADO, BDE, DBX, IBX, FIB, and many third-party DB libraries. screenshot
• Report can contain dialogue forms to ask for some data before the report is run. You can create fully standalone, application-independed reports! screenshot
• Built-in script engine that supports 4 languages: PascalScript, C++Script, BasicScript, JScript. You can perform complex data handling with it, manage the interaction with dialogue forms and controls. screenshot
• The debugging tools: step, breakpoints, watches. screenshot
• Visual query builder. You don't have to learn the SQL language to create a complex query from several data tables. screenshot
• Export filters allow you to export your report to many supported formats (PDF, RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, JPG, BMP, GIF, TIFF, TXT, CSV, Open Document Format).
• Send report by email with one mouse click.
• Web-reporting components. Distance no longer matters! You can browse a report using only web browser.
• Special kind of report for dot-matrix printing. This type of printer is still alive and used in many corporations. Use FastReport for fast dot-matrix printing! screenshot
• Report inheritance (supported both file-based inheritance and visual form inheritance used in Delphi/C++Builder). You have many reports with common elements such as titles, logos, footers? Put the common elements into base report and inherit all other reports from a base.
• Rich printing abilities: cut big pages to several smaller ones, print several small pages on one big, print on specified paper size using scale. You need to print A3 report on A4 printer? It's not a problem anymore!
• Access to any kind of data, from an array to a DB table. You can pass any data from your application into the report, either static (non-changed) data or data dynamically changed from row to row.
• Report wizard. Perform 5 steps and get well-shaped, ready-to-use report.
• Cross-tab reports allow to build a table with complex row and column headers from a single dataset, either table or a query. This is analogous to OLAP cubes with exception that you cannot manage it dynamically. screenshot
• Vertical bands allow you to build a table-type report with variable number of table columns.
• Charts. Full support of all features of TeeChart Pro library. screenshot
• Multi-functional "Text" object can display one or more text lines. That may contain text mixed with variables or dataset fields or expressions. It supports simple HTML tags (b,i,u,strike,sub,sup,font color), all styles of text alignment, text rotation, fill, frame, WYSIWYG mode. screenshot
• UNICODE support. Your report may display all the world languages!
• Extendable FastReport architecture allows you to create your own objects, export filters, functions, wizards, DB engines. If an existing FastReport abilities are not enough for you - extend it!
• Drill-down reports. You can turn your group report into interactive drill-down report with one mouse click! You can expand or collapse a group right in the preview window. screenshot
• Interactive reports. You can define an action that will be performed if a user clicks an object in the preview window. For example, you can build and show another report with detailed information about the item that was clicked.
• Don't be concerned about confidentiality with report encryption! You can open the report file only if you know the password.
• Print copy name on each printed copy (for example, "First copy", "Second copy"). You can set up copy names easily.

What you get with FastReport?

Once you purchase FastReport, you get more than just a report generator. Depending on FastReport edition, you get the following products that can be used in your application independent of FastReport:

• FastScript - powerful multi-language script engine. It is useful for developers who want to add scripting abilities to their projects. (available in the FastReport Standard edition and above)
• FastQueryBuilder - visual SQL query builder. It allows complex query creation based on several data tables without having to learn the SQL language. (available in the FastReport Professional edition and above)

Why choose FastReport?

Compact and fast:

• High operating speed;
• Very small footprint. FastReport adds fewer Kb to your application than any other reporting tool with comparable features;
• FastReport doesn't use any additional DLLs, and can be compiled into your application.

Powerful and flexible:

• A wide range of objects used in report (text, image, chart, barcode, etc.) and data-formatting tools - everything necessary to create professional-looking reports;
• A built-in dialog designer to request parameters before running a report, plus a macro-language interpreter (four languages available - C++Script, PascalScript, BasicScript, JScript) that handles non-standard data and allows you to create even the most complex reports;
• Can create special reports for dot-matrix printers and print them quickly, which is particularly important for meeting corporate goals.

Reasonably priced:

• Liberal update Policy
• A visual designer is included with the license for FastReport. You can give your users the ability to create their own reports. No additional fees are required

Source code:

• FastReport is shipped with full source code (Professional and Enterprise only). You can adapt the sources for your own needs.

Documentation:

• FastReport contains detailed documentation (user manual, programmer's manual, component developer's manual, script reference, help file) of over 400 pages.

FastReport Users:

• Borland Software Corporation
• Hitachi Consumer Products (Thailand) Ltd
• Nokia Products
• Samsung Electronics, Co. Ltd.
• SIEMENS

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FastReport VCL - System Requirements

System Requirements

Borland Delphi 4-2006 and Borland C++Builder 4-2006 environments