FastReport V4.8 released

FastReport is an add-on component that allows your application to generate reports quickly and efficiently. FastReport provides all the necessary tools to develop reports, including a visual report designer, a reporting core, and a preview window. It can be used in Embarcadero (aka CodeGear, Borland) Delphi 4-2009, C++Builder 6-2009 and RAD Studio environments.

The following editions are available:

• FastReport Enterprise Edition
• FastReport Professional Edition
• FastReport Standard Edition
• FastReport Basic Edition

Updates in V4.8

• Added ability to split big bands(biggest than page height) by default
• Added ability to use keeping(KeepTogether/KeepChild/KeepHeader) in multi-column report
• Added BDE engine
• Added DBX engine
• Added confirmation reading for TfrxMailExport
• Added new enumerations drDontEditReportScript and drDontEditInternalDatasets to TfrxDesignerRestriction
• Added new TfrxDesignerRestriction: drDontEditReportScript and drDontEditInternalDatasets
• Added PrnOutFileName property to printer options
• Added RTF 4.1 support for TfrxRichText object
• Added TfrxDesigner.MemoParentFont property
• Added TfrxGroupHeader.ShowChildIfDrillDown property  
• Added TfrxPrintOptions.PrnOutFileName property to set ability to print to file
• Added TfrxReportOptions.HiddenPassword property to set password silently from code
• Added TimeOut field to TfrxMailExport form
• Added checksum calculating for  2 5 interleaved barcode
• Changed PDF export: added full unicode support, improved performance, decreased memory requirements
• Changed inheritance mechanism, correct inherits of linked objects (fixups)
• Fixed "Page" and "Line" variables inside vertical bands
• Fixed ActiveForm  ActiveX object
• Fixed bug in multi-column page when band overlap stretched PageHeader
• Fixed bug when cross tab cut the text in corner, when corner height greater than column height
• Fixed bug when designer place function in commented text block
• Fixed bug when designer shows commented functions in object inspector
• Fixed bug when engine delete first space from text in split Memo
• Fixed bug when Engine try to split non-stretcheable view and gone to endless loop
• Fixed bug when group doesn't fit on the whole page
• Fixed bug with displacement of subreport when use PrintOnParent property in some cases
• Fixed bug with DownThenAcross in Cross Tab
• Fixed bug with emf in ODT export
• Fixed bug with HTML tags in memo when use shot text and WordWrap
• Fixed bug with Mirror Margins in RTF, HTML, XLS, XML, OpenOffice exports
• Fixed bug with outline when build several composite reports in double pass mode
• Fixed bug with some codepage which use two bytes for special symbols (Japanese ans Chinese codepages)
• Fixed bug with using KeepHeader in some cases
• Fixed bug with using ReprintOnNewPage
• Fixed designer restrictions constants
• Fixed problem with PageFooter and ReportSymmary when use PrintOnPreviousPage property
• Fixed small memory leak in subreports
• Improved AddFrom method copy outline
• Improved DrillDownd mechanism, should work correct with master-detail-subtetail nesting
• Improved functional of vertical bands, shows memos placed on H-band which doesn't across VBand, also calculate expression inside it and call events (like in FR2)
• Improved script compilation
• Improved unsorted mode in crosstab(join same columns correctly)
• Improved WatchForm TListBox changet to TCheckListBox

About Fast Reports

Fast Reports, founded in 1998, builds fast reporting software: applications, libraries and add-ons. Its flagship product, FastReport, utilizes unique programming principles making it one of the best reporting tools for Delphi. In 2001 FastReport earned second place in the "Best Reporting Tool" category at Delphi Informant Magazine Readers Choice Awards. Fast Reports, Inc. strives to constantly improve FastReport and is proud to have made it the first full-function cross-platform report generator for Borland RAD environments on Windows and Linux.