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The
PageUnboundData
sample
demonstrates
how
to
connect
a
page
report
to
an
unbound
data
source
at
runtime,
using
the
DataSet
provider
with
the
LocateDataSource
event.
The
reporting
engine
raises
the
LocateDataSource
event
when
it
needs
input
on
the
data
to
use.
Sample
Location
Visual
Basic.NET
<User Folder>\ComponentOne Samples\ActiveReports Developer 7\Page Reports\FPL\Data\VB.NET\PageUnboundData
C#
<User Folder>\ComponentOne Samples\ActiveReports Developer 7\Page Reports\FPL\Data\C#\PageUnboundData
Runtime
Features
When
you
run
this
sample,
the
Invoice2.rdlx
report
is
displayed
in
the
Viewer
control.
The
report
displays
the
Invoice
form
with
the
list
of
products
along
with
the
product
ID,
quantity
and
price
of
the
products.
The
report
connects
to
an
unbound
data
source
at
runtime
using
the
LocateDataSource
event
and
the
DataSet
provider.
Project
Details
Invoice2.rdlx
In
the
Report
Data
Source
dialog,
the
type
of
the
report
data
source
is
set
to
DataSetProvider
and
the
ConnectionString
is
left
blank.
In
the
DataSet
dialog,
data
fields
used
on
the
report
are
added
to
the
DataSet
on
the
Fields
page.
This
report
uses
the
Table,
TextBox,
Label
and
Shape
controls
to
create
an
Invoice
layout
for
displaying
the
customer
transactions.
The
Container
control
at
the
bottom
of
the
report
contains
a
label,
a
textbox
and
line
control.
The
textbox
uses
the
Sum
function
to
display
the
sum
of
the
values
returned
by
the
expression
indicated
in
the
Value
property.
ViewerForm
This
is
the
main
form
that
appears
when
you
run
this
sample.
It
uses
the
ActiveReports
Viewer
control
to
display
the
report
at
runtime.
The
code-behind
the
form
contains
the
code
with
the
LocateDataSource
event
that
connects
the
Invoice2.rdlx
report
to
unbound
data
and
the
code
that
populates
fields
for
the
data
table.
Layout
Learn
about
the
samples
that
showcases
different
report
layouts
in
FPL.
This
section
contains:
FPL Report Loader Sample
The
FPL
Report
Loader
sample
demonstrates
how
to
customize
the
End
User
Designer
application
by
adding
the
TreeView
control
on
the
form
to
display
a
list
of
categorized
reports.
FPL Report Loader Sample
The
FPL
Report
Loader
sample
demonstrates
how
to
customize
the
End
User
Designer
application
by
adding
the
TreeView
control
on
the
form
to
display
a
list
of
categorized
reports.
At
runtime,
the
user
can
double-click
any
report
to
load
it
into
the
designer.
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