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POReport generator options for a Winforms app?
 

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    <p>I’m selecting a report generator for my .NET winforms app and it’s driving me crazy. I’m not familiar at all with report generators so…</p> <p>Does anyone knows of a report generator that:</p> <p>1.- Is easy to deploy in relation to the main app</p> <blockquote> <p>a. (Least, least, least desirable) Have a separate <em>scriptable/silent</em> installer (I can make the app installer call the report generator installer)</p> <p>b. (I can live with this) Have an “integrable” installer (An integrated installer for both the App and the report generator can be made easily)</p> <p>c. (Most desirable) Clickonce/xcopy installation possible (no installer at all!!! yay!!!!).</p> </blockquote> <p>2.- Is scriptable to some degree:</p> <blockquote> <p>a. (I can live with this) Is it possible to change certain properties (image sources, colors, visibility, widths, etc.) at runtime?</p> <p>b. (Most desirable) Is it possible –in addition to the previous item- to add/remove elements to the report at runtime?</p> </blockquote> <p>3.- Self-adjusts when you resize the page:</p> <blockquote> <p>a. (Least desirable) You have to manually resize things dynamically accessing the report structures (related to 2a)</p> <p>b. (Most desirable) The report and its elements adjust automatically to the available canvas/paper size (as HTML pages do, using percentages)</p> </blockquote> <p>4.- The size of individual elements in the report grows/shrinks in accordance to the content displayed inside (elements could be grid’s columns):</p> <blockquote> <p>a. (Least desirable) The element only grows vertically to accommodate bigger content (no clipping).</p> <p>b. The size of the elements can be self-adjusting to content (like a &lt;div&gt; element). Columns in a grid for example should grow/shrink according to content (as in a HTML &lt;table&gt; element without columns widths)</p> </blockquote> <p>5.- It should be possible to export a report to at least excel and PDF.</p> <p>6.- The report viewer should support languages other than English.</p> <p>I don’t know if my needs are unrealistic, but report generators are not my thing, I’m at a loss here.</p> <p>Anyone with experience on the field can give me any pointer in the right direction for me to investigate?</p>
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    1. COScaling like HTML can only work with primitive reports. HTML use not percentages. It use a complex layouting algorithm. Most people will print to A4 or letter. Is a scaling/zooming not better? For example you have an image in your report. Should it cut the margin if you print on a smaller paper? I think zooming is the better solution
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