Murach's ADO.NET 4 Database Programmiing
with C# 2010

How to use the reporting features of Visual Studio

This chapter shows you how to use the Visual Studio features for preparing local reports and displaying them in both Windows and web applications. That includes presenting data easily...and clearly!...in tables, matrices, lists, and charts.

Chapter 16 How to use the reporting features of Visual Studio
Introduction to the reporting features 560
The five types of reports 560
Four ways to start a local report for a Windows or web application 562
How to create a report with the Report Wizard 564
How to select a data source and dataset 564
How to select the rows and columns 566
How to choose a layout 568
How to choose a style 568
How to use the ReportViewer control 570
How to display a report with the ReportViewer control 570
How to work with the ReportViewer toolbar 572
How to use the Report Designer 574
An introduction to the Report Designer 574
How to add or delete a column or row 576
How to add or delete a field value 576
How to insert group and grand totals 578
How to create an expression 580
The Vendor Invoices report 582
How to improve the look of a report 584
How to apply currency, number, and date formatting 584
How to add headers and footers 586
How to add an image to a report 588
An enhanced Vendor Invoices report 590
How to build other types of reports 592
How to create a report from scratch 592
How to create a matrix report 594
How to create a list report 596
How to create a chart report 598
How to create a gauge report 598




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