XRDesignRibbonForm.OpenReport(String) Method

Loads the report definition from the specified REPX file and opens it in the XRDesignRibbonForm.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraReports.UserDesigner

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraReports.v24.2.Extensions.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Reporting

Declaration

C#

public void OpenReport(
    string fileName
)

VB.NET

Public Sub OpenReport(
    fileName As String
)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
fileName	String	A String representing the full path to the report file (.REPX) to be opened.

Remarks

The OpenReport method opens a report in the currently active XRDesignPanel of the XRDesignRibbonForm. And, if there’s not yet a Design Panel available in the form, this method initializes an instance of the XRDesignPanel class and loads a report into it.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

reporting-winforms-custom-report-storage/CS/Form1.cs#L20

if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(url))
    form.OpenReport(url);
form.ShowDialog(this);

VB.NET

reporting-winforms-custom-report-storage/VB/Form1.vb#L22

If (Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(url)) Then
    form.OpenReport(url)
End If