Exporting a Report from Code
Our sample projects and report templates can help you learn the basics of working with our products.A report can be rendered and saved to any supported format straight from a WPF application — PDF, Word, Excel, text or image.
Render, then export. Prepare the document, then write it to a stream in the chosen format:
How it works. The prepared report is format-agnostic, so a single
In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code:
Render, then export. Prepare the document, then write it to a stream in the chosen format:
var report = new StiReport();
report.Load(@"Reports\TwoSimpleLists.mrt");
report.Render();
var stream = new MemoryStream();
report.ExportDocument(StiExportFormat.Pdf, stream); // Word2007, Excel2007, Text, ImagePng, ...Render()— builds the document pages in memory; required before exporting.ExportDocument(StiExportFormat, stream)— writes the result; theStiExportFormatenum picks PDF, Word, Excel, text, image and more.
How it works. The prepared report is format-agnostic, so a single
Render() can be exported to as many formats as you need without rebuilding it.In the screenshot below you can see the result of the sample code: