Stimulsoft Reports.Net 2007.2 just released

The new version Stimulsoft Reports.Net comes with a number of changes aimed at providing a better experience from using the product. It has a refined reports designer, which is friendlier than in earlier releases. As a result, many operations take less time to complete than before. The product gives users many new wizards for building reports and an opportunity to export to Microsoft Xps and Microsoft Excel 2007 formats. The choice of supported languages has been expanded with Dutch, making the product accessible to more people in their native language.

Please, read more about some some essential changes in our report generator:

Changes in Exports of Reports

• Now you can export reports to the Microsoft XPS format.
• Now you can export reports to the Microsoft Excel 2007 format.
• Now export to pdf supports an image from the watermark.
• Now export to pdf supports a gradient brush.
• Now you can adjust image quality in the export to the Excel.
• Now you can adjust image quality in the export to the Rtf.
• The 'Add Page Breaks' option is added to export to the Html.
• The 'Add Page Breaks' option is added to export to the Mht.
• The CSV Export: The Tag property may contain the following: Column: "FieldName" "{Expression}". In this case the new "FieldName" column with {Expression} will be added.
• New mode of export to html - Div.
• Text export is updated.

New localizations

• Localization to Dutch is added.

New in Report Designer

• Now the TextEditor tool supports the RichText component.
• The new Align context menu item is added to the designer.
• The new Size context menu item is added to the designer.
• The special wizard is added to the operation of drag&drop of DataSource to the page.
• The new Chart wizard is added.
• The new Cross-tab wizard is added.
• New abilities to edit multiple selected objects as one table.
• Context menu items 'Send to Back' and 'Bring to Front' are replaced with the new 'Order' menu item.
• Dimension lines to all operation of resizing and moving component in report designer is added.

New Components

• The new RichTextBox control is added to dialogs.
• The component System Text is merged to the Text component.

Changes in Preview

• Now the RichText component supports the Editable property.
• Now the CheckBox supports the Editable property.
• New events ProcessExport and ProcessSendEMail are added to the StiPreviewControl.
• The new StiPreviewControl.LoadPreviewControl static event.

Changes in Cross-Tabs

• The new EmptyValue property is added to Cross-Tab component.
• The new member of the SummaryType property - None. Now you can output in Cross-Tab component not numeric values.
• Styles to the Cross-Tab component editor are added.
• The new HorAlignment property is added to Cross-Tab component.
• Two new EnumeratorType and EnumeratorSeparator properties are added to the CrossRow and CrossColumn components.

Changes in Charts

• Now the Range property is available for the YAxis at Chart component.
• The new StartFromZero property is added to the YAxis of Chart component.
• The new LabelsOffset property to all line series.
• Now you can add Constant Lines to the Chart component.
• Now you can add Strips to the Chart component.
• The new YAxis property is added to each series. You can specify on which axis values from series will be shown.
• The new Title property added to Chart property.
• The new ShowInPercent property is added to Chart series labels.
• The new ShowZeros property is added to Chart series.

Changes in Web Reports

• The new PrintMode property is added to the StiWebViewer.

New in Data Processing

• The new IBM Db2 data adapter.
• The Sql connection string builder is added.
• The Odbc connection string builder is added.
• The Alias property is added to the database.

New in Report Engine

• The LinesOfUnderling property is replaced with the LinesOfUnderline property. Using this new property you can select style of underlining. All old reports will be converted automatically.
• The new total function - AvgDate.
• The new NumberOfPass property is added to report.
• New system variables: IsFirstPage, IsLastPage.
• The PrintOn property is extended on all components.
• The PrintAtFirstPage property is replaced with the PrintOn property. All old reports will be converted automatically.
• Now you can hide properties from the property grid. Example: StiConfig.HideProperty('Enabled').
• The new Restrictions property is added to all components. Using this property you can use the StiOptions.Designer.Restrictions static options.
• The new PaperSize property is added to the page.
• The IsNull function is added. Example of using: IsNull(Customers, 'Name').
• The iif function is added. Example of using: iif(condition, value1, value2).
• The new Double Click event added to component.
• The new Collate property is added to the report.
• The new StiReport.CompileReportsToAssembly static method.
• Now you can save and load packed reports under .Net 1.1 too.
• Now you can load packed reports and unpacked reports with the Load method of the report.
• Now you can sort data at hierarchical band.
• Now you can create not assigned DateTime? variables in the report dictionary.
• The new RightToLeft property is added to the Databand. This property controls the direction of column rendering.
• The new RightToLeft property is added to the Page. This property controls the direction of column rendering.
• The TextOptions.Angle property of the Text component is renamed on the Angle. All old reports will be converted automatically.
• The TextOptions.WordWrap property of the Text component is renamed on the WordWrap. All old reports will be converted automatically.