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Your ActiveReports 6 installation includes the following samples, with four versions of each. There is a C# and a Visual Basic.NET version for Visual Studio versions 2005, 2008 and 2010.

Click a sample name below to drop down a description of the sample. A more complete description of the samples are available in a *README.html file within the sample folder, and comments are sprinkled throughout the sample code.

ShowAnnual Report

Demonstrates how to use subreports and nested subreports, how to modify data source properties at run time, how to use parameters in the chart control, how to create alternate row highlighting and how to use the page break control. See the Annual Report Sample topic for more information.

ShowBound Data

Demonstrates binding to ADO.NET Data objects. See the Bound Data Sample topic for more information.

ShowCalculated Fields

Demonstrates using an unbound data field to perform a calculation which can then be aggregated.

ShowCategory Selection

Demonstrates using the ad hoc report filter by modifying the report's SQL query at run time. See the Category Selection Sample topic for more information.

ShowCharting

Demonstrates the use of the Chart control in both bound and unbound modes. See the Charting Sample topic for more information.

ShowNEW! Cross Section Controls

Demonstrates the use of the new cross section lines and boxes. See the NEW Cross Section Control Sample topic for more information.

ShowCross Tab Report

Demonstrates using unbound data, conditional highlighting and distributing data across columns to create a cross-tab view and data aggregation. See the Cross Tab Report Sample topic for more information.

ShowCustom Preview

Demonstrates using viewer control customization, export filters, rich edit control and mail-merge, parameters in the chart control, and grouping. See the Custom Preview Sample topic for more information.

ShowData Field Expressions

Demonstrates the use of expressions in the DataField properties of controls.

ShowHyperlinks and Drill Down

Demonstrates using hyperlinks and the viewer hyperlink event to simulate drill-down from one report to another. See the Hyperlinks and Drill Down Sample topic for more information.

ShowIList Binding

Demonstrates how to bind reports to objects.

ShowPrint Multiple Pages per Sheet

Demonstrates how to print multiple pages of a report on a single sheet of paper.

ShowRDF Viewer

Demonstrates customizing the WinForms viewer control toolbar, loading Report Document Files (RDF) and using the export filters. See the Rdf Viewer Sample topic for more information.

ShowStandard Edition Web Sample

Demonstrates using Standard Edition in ASP.NET. It shows how to use custom exporting without the Pro Edition server controls or RPX handlers as well as running reports on the server, exporting output to HTML or PDF streams and pushing content to the client. The sample also demonstrates using the Flash viewer to view report output on the client machine.

ShowNEW! Style Sheets

Demonstrates the use of style sheets to create consistent styles across different reports. See the NEW Style Sheets Sample topic for more information.

ShowSubreports

Shows the proper use of Reports with SubReports to minimize memory usage. See the SubReports Sample topic for more information.

ShowUnbound Data

Demonstrates retrieving data from an array and from a text file in unbound mode.

ShowXML

Demonstrates the XML data source and using it to run multi-level reports with and without using subreports.

Professional Edition

ShowNEW! Flash Web Viewer

Demonstrates customization possibilities with the new FlashViewer, including localization, themes, and a custom button. See the NEW Flash Web Viewer Sample for more information.

ShowEnd User Designer

Demonstrates a custom end-user report designer that can be integrated in your applications to allow users to modify report layouts.

ShowToolbox Class Library

This is the project that creates the toolbox used in the End User Designer sample.

ShowProfessional Edition Web Sample

The ASP.NET Web Samples demonstrate the use of Professional Edition ASP.NET features, including HTTP Handlers, Report Caching, and the Server Viewer Control in both Visual Studio 2005 and 2008.
Note: The ASP.NET user machine must have ASP.NET write access before you run the sample or an exception is thrown during execution.

ShowNEW! Silverlight Viewer Sample

Demonstrates the new Silverlight Viewer with its various options of loading RPX and RDF reports. The sample also demonstrates how to print a report in PDF, customize a Viewer theme and localize the Viewer.

The Silverlight Viewer Sample (OOB) demonstrates the out-of-browser support of Silverlight-based applications.

See Silverlight Viewer (Pro Edition) for more information.

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