xtrareports-devexpress-dot-xtrareports-dot-userdesigner-dot-xrdesignmdicontroller-41185344.md
Invokes the Report Wizard.
Namespace : DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
Assembly : DevExpress.XtraReports.v25.2.Extensions.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Win.Reporting
public void CreateNewReportWizard()
Public Sub CreateNewReportWizard
This example demonstrates how to invoke the Report Wizard by calling the XRDesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard method.
After the report has been created, it is saved to a temporary file, where it can be later reconstructed and previewed.
Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
' ...
Namespace docNewReportWizard
Partial Public Class Form1
Inherits Form
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub simpleButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles simpleButton1.Click
Dim fileName As String = CreateReport()
Me.BeginInvoke(New MethodInvoker(Sub() PreviewReport(fileName)))
End Sub
Private Function CreateReport() As String
Dim fileName As String = "temp.repx"
Dim form As New XRDesignForm()
form.DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard()
form.ActiveDesignPanel.BeginInvoke(New MethodInvoker(Sub() form.ActiveDesignPanel.Report.SaveLayout(fileName)))
Return fileName
End Function
Private Sub PreviewReport(ByVal fileName As String)
Dim newReport As XtraReport = XtraReport.FromFile(fileName, True)
newReport.ShowPreview()
End Sub
End Class
End Namespace
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner;
// ...
namespace docNewReportWizard {
public partial class Form1 : Form {
public Form1() {
InitializeComponent();
}
private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
string fileName = CreateReport();
this.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(
() => {
PreviewReport(fileName);
}
));
}
private string CreateReport() {
string fileName = "temp.repx";
XRDesignForm form = new XRDesignForm();
form.DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard();
form.ActiveDesignPanel.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(() => { form.ActiveDesignPanel.Report.SaveLayout(fileName); }));
return fileName;
}
private void PreviewReport(string fileName) {
XtraReport newReport = XtraReport.FromFile(fileName, true);
newReport.ShowPreview();
}
}
}
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winforms-reporting-add-ai-options-to-report-wizard/CS/CustomXRDesignRibbonForm.cs#L13
base.OnLoad(e);
DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard();
}
winforms-reporting-add-ai-options-to-report-wizard/VB/CustomXRDesignRibbonForm.vb#L17
MyBase.OnLoad(e)
DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard()
End Sub
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