XRDesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard() Method

Invokes the Report Wizard.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.1.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public void CreateNewReportWizard()

VB.NET

Public Sub CreateNewReportWizard

Remarks

This example demonstrates how to invoke the Report Wizard by calling the XRDesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard method.

After the report has been created, it is saved to a temporary file, where it can be later reconstructed and previewed.

Form1.vb

Imports System
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UI
Imports DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner
' ...

Namespace docNewReportWizard
    Partial Public Class Form1
        Inherits Form

        Public Sub New()
            InitializeComponent()
        End Sub

        Private Sub simpleButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles simpleButton1.Click
            Dim fileName As String = CreateReport()

            Me.BeginInvoke(New MethodInvoker(Sub() PreviewReport(fileName)))
        End Sub

        Private Function CreateReport() As String
            Dim fileName As String = "temp.repx"
            Dim form As New XRDesignForm()
            form.DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard()
            form.ActiveDesignPanel.BeginInvoke(New MethodInvoker(Sub() form.ActiveDesignPanel.Report.SaveLayout(fileName)))
            Return fileName
        End Function
        Private Sub PreviewReport(ByVal fileName As String)
            Dim newReport As XtraReport = XtraReport.FromFile(fileName, True)
            newReport.ShowPreview()
        End Sub

    End Class
End Namespace

Form1.cs

using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UI;
using DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner;
// ...

namespace docNewReportWizard {
    public partial class Form1 : Form {
        public Form1() {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void simpleButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
            string fileName = CreateReport();

            this.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(
                () => {
                    PreviewReport(fileName);
                }
                ));
        }

        private string CreateReport() {
            string fileName = "temp.repx";
            XRDesignForm form = new XRDesignForm();
            form.DesignMdiController.CreateNewReportWizard();
            form.ActiveDesignPanel.BeginInvoke(new MethodInvoker(() => { form.ActiveDesignPanel.Report.SaveLayout(fileName); }));
            return fileName;
        }
        private void PreviewReport(string fileName) {
            XtraReport newReport = XtraReport.FromFile(fileName, true);
            newReport.ShowPreview();
        }

    }
}