FastReport VCL 2024.1.0

Released: Dec 11, 2023

Updates in 2024.1.0

Features

  • Added support for Embarcadero RAD Studio 12 Athens.
  • Report designer improvements
    • Added a new "Text" object editor which lets you to highlight expression elements and tags, allowing for quick identification of expressions within regular text. With interactive bracket highlighting, you will no longer forget to close the bracket of an expression. Furthermore, the editor allows for word wrap during text editing.
    • Expression highlighting is available not only in the editor but for "Text" objects when editing a report template.
    • Note: This functionality is available in the Enterprise version and higher.
  • New data field editor
    • Redesigned the Data Field Editor which now allows you to fine-tune the field definitions in the report designer.
      • In the editor, you can update, reset, add, delete, and customize field properties. Properties allow you to assign objects that the designer creates automatically when dragging fields from the data tree, simultaneously linking them to the fields. Configure the report designer for efficient data handling.
      • The new mode for updating the list of fields in the designer allows you to disable the auto-updating of fields and active data connections. Customize field definitions and use them in the report designer without being tied to a heavy database.
      • Please note the change in the serialization scheme of built-in data sources. The internal properties of such objects are now fully serialized to XML in the report template. Such properties may not be readable on older versions of FastReport after they are converted to a new version.
  • FastQueryBuilder
    • FastQueryBuilder integration is now optional and is enabled when the appropriate components and packages are added. Enabling or disabling FastQueryBuilder no longer requires package recompilation.
  • Transports
    • Added a new transport to S3 (AWS), save and download reports from your enterprise storage.