in DataFlex Reports Developer Guide Integrate DataFlex Reports in your DataFlex Applications DataFlex Reports Developer Guide Technical support: Internet: http://www.dataaccess.com Forums: http://support.dataaccess.com/forums E-mail: [email protected] Revision Date: March, 2016 Please forward all your findings (suggestions, bugs in the documentation) to [email protected]. Page 2 of 183 Business Software for a Changing World TM z Data Access Europe B.V. / Lansinkesweg 4 / 7553 AEHengelo, The Netherlands +31742555609 [email protected] www.dataaccess.eu COPYRIGHT NOTICE © 2009-2016 DATA ACCESS CORPORATION. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied or distributed, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, manual, or otherwise, or disclosed to third parties without the express written permission of Data Access Corporation, Miami, Florida, USA. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................... 4 2. WELCOME TO DATAFLEX REPORTS! .................................................................................................................... 7 3. APPLICATION INTEGRATION ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.1. ADDING THE DATA FLEX REPORTS LIBRARY TO A WORKSPACE ..................................................................................... 8 3.2. GETTING STARTED WITH THE INTEGRATION WIZARD ................................................................................................. 9 3.2.1. Report integration for Windows applications ..................................................................................... 10 3.2.1.1. Existing or New Report ................................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.1.2. Select Report .................................................................................................................................................. 10 3.2.1.3. Selection Fields ............................................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.1.4. Report Filters .................................................................................................................................................. 12 3.2.1.5. Parameter Fields ............................................................................................................................................ 12 3.2.1.6. Labels, Alignment and Anchors ...................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1.7. Filter Operator................................................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.1.8. Sort Order ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1.9. Functions ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.1.10. Preview Style ................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.2.1.11. Project Options ............................................................................................................................................ 15 3.2.1.12. Names .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1.13. Language & ODBC data-source .................................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1.14. Component Finished .................................................................................................................................... 16 3.2.2. Report integration for DrillDown Mobile/Touch Web applications .................................................... 17 3.2.2.1. Existing or New Report ................................................................................................................................... 18 3.2.2.2. Select Report .................................................................................................................................................. 18 3.2.2.3. Webview Style ................................................................................................................................................ 19 3.2.2.4. Selection Criteria ............................................................................................................................................ 19 3.2.2.5. Report Filters .................................................................................................................................................. 20 3.2.2.6. Parameters ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.2.2.7. Labels, Justification and Position.................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.2.8. Filter Operator................................................................................................................................................ 21 3.2.2.9. Select & Zoom Views ...................................................................................................................................... 22 3.2.2.10. Sort Order .................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2.11. Functions ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2.12. Report View Options .................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.2.13. Names .......................................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.2.14. Language & ODBC data-source .................................................................................................................... 25 3.2.2.15. Component Finished .................................................................................................................................... 25 3.3. DATA FLEX REPORTS APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE ................................................................................. 27 3.3.1. Column interface ................................................................................................................................. 27 3.3.2. Data source interface .......................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.3. Export interface ................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.4. Filter interface ..................................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.5. Function interface ............................................................................................................................... 27 3.3.6. Language interface ............................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.7. Parameter interface ............................................................................................................................ 28 3.3.8. Preview interface................................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.9. Print interface ...................................................................................................................................... 28 3.3.10. Progress interface ............................................................................................................................