TdxCustomReportControl.ExportToPDF(string) Method

Exports report content to a file in the Portable Document (PDF) format.

Declaration

procedure ExportToPDF(const AFileName: string); overload;

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
AFileName	string	An absolute or relative path to the target file.

Remarks

Call the ExportToPDF procedure to export report content to a string in the PDF format.

Code Example: Export Report Content to PDF File

The following code example exports content of a configured TdxReportControl component to a file in the Portable Document (PDF) format:

Delphi

uses
  dxReport.Control,  // Declares the TdxReportControl component
  dxShellDialogs;    // Declares the TdxSaveFileDialog component
// ...

procedure TMyForm.cxButtonExportToPDFClick(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if not dxSaveFileDialog1.Execute(Handle) then Exit;  // Displays the "Save File" dialog
  dxReportControl1.ExportToPDF(dxSaveFileDialog1.FileName);  // Saves control content to a file
end;

C++

#include "dxReport.Control.hpp"  // Declares the TdxReportControl component
#include "dxShellDialogs.hpp"    // Declares the TdxSaveFileDialog component

// Add the following linker directives to the corresponding CPP source file:
#pragma link "dxReport.Control"  // Required to use dxReport.Control.hpp declarations
#pragma link "dxShellDialogs"    // Required to use dxShellDialogs.hpp declarations
// ...

void __fastcall TMyForm::cxButtonExportToPDFClick(TObject *Sender)
{
  if(!dxSaveFileDialog1->Execute(Handle)) { return; }  // Displays the "Save File" dialog
  dxReportControl1->ExportToPDF(dxSaveFileDialog1->FileName);  // Saves control content to a file
}

Related Compiled Demo

To see the report export functionality in action, run the Report Designer/Viewer demo in the VCL Demo Center installed with compiled DevExpress VCL demos. Select any demo in the sidebar on the left, click the Export button, and use any export option listed in the menu.

Download: Compiled VCL Demos

Tip

You can find full source code for the installed compiled Report demo in the following folder:

%PUBLIC%\Documents\DevExpress VCL Demos\MegaDemos\Product Demos\ExpressReports\

Other Export Methods

Export to File

ExportTo

Exports report content to a file in any supported format.

ExportToCSV

Exports report content to a file in the comma-separated values (CSV) format.

ExportToDOCX

Exports report content to a file in the Office OpenXML Document (DOCX) format.

ExportToHTML

Exports report content to a file in the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document format.

ExportToImage

Exports report content to a file in the current image export format (selected using the Report Designer dialog).

The default image export format is PNG (Portable Network Graphics).

ExportToMHT

Exports report content to a file in the MIME HTML (MHT) document format.

ExportToRTF

Exports report content to a file in the Rich Text (RTF) document format.

ExportToText

Exports report content to a file in the plain text (TXT) format.

ExportToXLS

Exports report content to a file in the Microsoft Excel® binary (XLS) format.

ExportToXLSX

Exports report content to a file in the Office OpenXML Spreadsheet (XLSX) format.

SaveDocument

Exports report content to a file in the XML-Based Report Archive (PRNX) format.

Export to Stream

ExportTo

Exports report content to a stream in any supported format.

ExportToCSV

Exports report content to a stream in the comma-separated values (CSV) format.

ExportToDOCX

Exports report content to a stream in the Office OpenXML Document (DOCX) format.

ExportToHTML

Exports report content to a stream in the HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document format.

ExportToImage

Exports report content to a stream in the current image export format (selected using the Report Designer dialog).

The default image export format is PNG (Portable Network Graphics).

ExportToMHT

Exports report content to a stream in the MIME HTML (MHT) document format.

ExportToPDF

Exports report content to a stream in the Portable Document (PDF) format.

ExportToRTF

Exports report content to a stream in the Rich Text (RTF) document format.

ExportToText

Exports report content to a stream in the plain text (TXT) format.

ExportToXLS

Exports report content to a stream in the Microsoft Excel® binary (XLS) format.

ExportToXLSX

Exports report content to a stream in the Office OpenXML Spreadsheet (XLSX) format.

SaveDocument

Exports report content to a stream in the XML-Based Report Archive (PRNX) format.