ActiveReports 2 for ActiveX/COM

Generate a wide variety of reports from your application.

Published by MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity)
Distributed by ComponentSource since 1996

Prices from: $ 787.02 Version: v2.0 Updated: Jan 2, 2013 4.50 Star Average Review4.50 Star Average Review4.50 Star Average Review4.50 Star Average Review4.50 Star Average Review (8)

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Please Note: MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity) follow the Microsoft "It Just Works" compatibility for their ActiveX controls for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, Window Servers 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019. Due to changes in the Windows operating system, and end of support from Microsoft, they can no longer provide maintenance builds of any ActiveX control.

Full support for ActiveX products ended December...

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Please Note: MESCIUS (formerly GrapeCity) follow the Microsoft "It Just Works" compatibility for their ActiveX controls for Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11, Window Servers 2008, 2012, 2016, 2019. Due to changes in the Windows operating system, and end of support from Microsoft, they can no longer provide maintenance builds of any ActiveX control.

Full support for ActiveX products ended December 31, 2023.

From January 1st 2024 licenses can still be purchased however only licensing support will be provided. The MESCIUS ActiveReports v2 forum will remain open indefinitely, and the knowledge base will continue to be populated with existing solutions.

ActiveReports 2 for ActiveX/COM

A fully integrated into the Visual Basic programming environment and allows you to create rich reports without cryptic scripts or work-arounds. Features robust design-time environment including report wizard, support for DAO, ADO, and OLE DB, support for VB events, and more. Reports are compiled into your VB application for increased runtime performance.

ActiveReports 2 for ActiveX/COM

Drill Down ReportsCreate drill down reports by using the report's HyperLink event to run and preview child reports.
Drill Down ReportsCreate drill down reports by using the report's HyperLink event to run and preview child reports.
Report GroupingReports can be grouped by using GroupHeaders/Footers with their DataField properties set to the database field being grouped on.
Report GroupingReports can be grouped by using GroupHeaders/Footers with their DataField properties set to the database field being grouped on.
Column LayoutColumnLayout property determines whether a group header section should use the same column layout of its detail section.
Column LayoutColumnLayout property determines whether a group header section should use the same column layout of its detail section.
Summary TotalsUse SummaryFunc to create sub totals, grand totals and other summary values.
Summary TotalsUse SummaryFunc to create sub totals, grand totals and other summary values.
Custom Print PreviewYou can use the preview window to preview single or multiple reports at the same time.
Custom Print PreviewYou can use the preview window to preview single or multiple reports at the same time.
Grouping, Bound OLE Objects and ActiveX ControlsActiveReports allows up to 32 nested groups in a single report. You can also insert OLE objects such as bitmap images and ActiveX controls such as chart components.
Grouping, Bound OLE Objects and ActiveX ControlsActiveReports allows up to 32 nested groups in a single report. You can also insert OLE objects such as bitmap images and ActiveX controls such as chart components.
PrintingProvides full control over printer jobs, properties, and output devices
PrintingProvides full control over printer jobs, properties, and output devices
Exporting ReportsProvides TIFF export in addition to Text, RTF, Excel, PDF, and HTML export filters
Exporting ReportsProvides TIFF export in addition to Text, RTF, Excel, PDF, and HTML export filters
BindingBinds to recordsets and resultsets for maximum flexibility and connection efficiency
BindingBinds to recordsets and resultsets for maximum flexibility and connection efficiency
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Drill Down ReportsCreate drill down reports by using the report's HyperLink event to run and preview child reports.
Report GroupingReports can be grouped by using GroupHeaders/Footers with their DataField properties set to the database field being grouped on.
Column LayoutColumnLayout property determines whether a group header section should use the same column layout of its detail section.
Summary TotalsUse SummaryFunc to create sub totals, grand totals and other summary values.
Custom Print PreviewYou can use the preview window to preview single or multiple reports at the same time.
Grouping, Bound OLE Objects and ActiveX ControlsActiveReports allows up to 32 nested groups in a single report. You can also insert OLE objects such as bitmap images and ActiveX controls such as chart components.
PrintingProvides full control over printer jobs, properties, and output devices
Exporting ReportsProvides TIFF export in addition to Text, RTF, Excel, PDF, and HTML export filters
BindingBinds to recordsets and resultsets for maximum flexibility and connection efficiency

The product is now offered in two editions to suit your development needs. Both editions build on  version 1.0 and add many new features and enhancements. The Standard Edition now supports distributable XML report layouts, ActiveScripting (VB/Script/JScript) events and expressions and XML data sources. The Professional Edition adds a royalty-free customizable end-user report designer control. Other new features include: Access Reports and Crystal Reports import wizards, upsizer, Barcode Control...

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Average Review Score: 4.5 (8)

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NTSSpainover 2 years ago5 star

Excellent product. Allows end users to modify reports without installing additional products. Perhaps some limitations compared to other products. Factunet, a product of NETSISTEMAS.COM uses it, end... Read more

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danbo46USAover 2 years ago1 star

We have used ActiveReports 1 in our products for a few years now. We distribute very complex reports with our products and had many problems with unpredictable spatial layouts, page breaking, and... Read more

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