1. Fast Report 5 VCL
new exports and imports
Denis Zubov
den@fast-report.com
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2. NEW EXPORTS
New exports:
• XLSX
• PPTX
• DOCX
• XLS BIFF8
• HTML <div>
• PDF/A
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3. XLSX, PPTX, DOCX:
XLSX, PPTX, DOCX:
• XML formats of Open Office;
• XLSX file often light then BIFF8;
• XLSX tabular;
• PPTX, DOCX - cross-sectional;
• All support images.
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4. Why need BIFF8?
Why need BIFF8?
• Do not need installed Excel;
• Encryption;
• Faster than XLS from OLE
• Images
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5. Structure of export BIFF8
Structure of export BIFF8
Internal components
frxBiffConverter frxAnotherConverter
FR VCL Another source
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6. HTML <div>
HTML <div>
• Cross-sectional HTML;
• No restrictions exports of table;
• Faster than HTML table export;
• Images EMF, PNG, BMP, JPEG;
• HTML5+CSS3.
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7. PDF/A
PDF/A
• PDF/A-1a;
• PDF/A – addition to export from FR4;
• Cross-platform format.
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8. CACHING
Caching
• Necessary for large reports;
• UseFileCache = True;
• Limits the amount of memory used.
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9. NEW IMPORTS
New imports:
• Import from Rave;
• Import from Crystal.
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