XRDesignFormExBase.SaveReport(String) Method

Saves the definition (layout and configuration) of the report currently being edited in the End-User Designer form to the specified path.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v19.1.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public void SaveReport(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub SaveReport(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String containing the full path (including the file name) specifying where the report’s definition will be saved.

Remarks

This method saves a report’s definition to an REPX file in the same way as the XtraReport.SaveLayout method does.

Note that the SaveReport method is useful to save a file silently (without any prompt to a user). And, if the XRDesignPanel.FileName property returns an invalid path, this method invokes the XRDesignPanel.SaveReportAs method.

Note

The XRDesignFormExBase class is intended for creation of an SDI End-User Designer form. To create an MDI End-User Designer, use the XRDesignForm class, and the XRDesignPanel.SaveReport method of the XRDesignPanel class. To learn more, refer to WinForms Reporting.

To learn more, refer to Storing Report Layouts.

Example

This example demonstrates how to save a report currently being edited in the XRDesignPanel. To save a report silently (without any prompt to an end-user), you first need to specify the correct path to the report via the XRDesignPanel.FileName property. Then, call the XRDesignPanel.SaveReport method to save the report to the specified file path.

C#

// A path to a REPX file.
string reportPath = "c:\\Report1.repx";

// Specify the report's path for the design panel.
xrDesignPanel1.FileName = reportPath;

// Save the report to the specified path.
xrDesignPanel1.SaveReport();

VB.NET

' A path to a REPX file.
Dim ReportPath As String = "c:\Report1.repx"

' Specify the report's path for the design panel.
XrDesignPanel1.FileName = ReportPath

' Save the report to the specified path.
XrDesignPanel1.SaveReport()