ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition combines the power and functionality of ComponentOne Reports for .NET with a customisable report designer component (C1ReportDesigner), full source code for the C1Report Designer application included with ComponentOne Reports for .NET, and an unlimited, royalty-free run-time licensing model for C1Report and the C1Report Designer application.

Developers looking to distribute customisable end-user report designers to their clients — look no further. ComponentOne Reports for .NET empowers developers to create, customise, and deploy powerful and integrated reporting solutions including end-user report designers, and distribute them without royalty-fee restrictions.

ComponentOne Reports for .NET (C1Report component)
ComponentOne Reports for .NET adds powerful, flexible database reporting to your applications. Now you can quickly and easily create Microsoft Access-style database reports for your Visual Studio.NET applications. ComponentOne Reports for .NET includes two components: the C1Report component, which generates Access-style database reports, and its companion Report Designer (C1Designer). The C1Designer is an application that can create, edit, load, and save report definition files that can be read directly by the C1Report component. ComponentOne Reports for .NET also includes a migration utility to migrate your Crystal Reports applications to ComponentOne Reports for .NET.

ComponentOne Report Designer Control (C1ReportDesigner)
The C1ReportDesigner is a Windows Forms control that provides the ability to design and edit report definitions that can be used with the ComponentOne Reports for .NET and ComponentOne WebReports for ASP.NET (not included with this product) controls.

The C1ReportDesigner control displays reports in design mode, and allows users to drag, copy, and resize report fields and sections. The control also provides an unlimited undo/redo stack and a selection mechanism designed for use with the PropertyGrid control that ships with Microsoft Visual Studio .NET.

You can use the C1ReportDesigner control to incorporate advanced report design features into your applications, or you can write your own full-fledged, custom report designer application. With ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition, you'll receive full source code for the C1Report Designer application included with either edition of ComponentOne Reports. This C1Report Designer Application uses the C1ReportDesigner control extensively.

Writing your own customised report designer is useful in many situations:

• To integrate the designer tightly into your application, rather than running a separate application. (For example, see the report designer in Microsoft Access).
• To customise the data sources available to the end-user, or the types of fields that can be added to the report. (For example, you may want to use custom data source objects defined by your application).
• To provide a menu of stock report definitions that makes sense in the scope of your application and allows users to customise some aspects of each stock report. (For example, see the printing options in Microsoft Outlook).
• To write a better, more powerful report designer application than the one you use now, that integrates seamlessly into your application. (For example, add groups of fields to the report).

Full Source Code for C1Report Designer Application
The new designer edition ships with full source code for the C1Report Designer application included ComponentOne Reports for .NET Designer Edition. Full source code allows developers to customise the designer application or even integrate it within their own applications.

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