Hi,
1)How to bind dataTable to a DataRange?
Please refer following file :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bMtHVNVGNZTSOlxBtUMQAhncyi4q1d8j/view?usp=shari
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2)
Report report = Report.FromDictionary(new Uri("InvoicesReport.xaml", UriKind.Relative), "invoices");
-->Is there anyway to load a xaml from local path (ex. "C:\\data\\InvoicesReport.xaml")?

Hi,

This build adds Report.FromFile method, and also lets you bind directly to DataRows -
https://mindfusion.eu/_beta/report_fromfile.zip

FromFile relies on WPF's XamlReader class, which does not allow setting Name values inside ResourceDictionary for whatever reason. As a work-around, you can set InternalName instead:

<ResourceDictionary>
  ...
  <r:Report
    ...
    <r:DataRange r:InternalName="OrdersRange">
 

or otherwise make Report the root element of Xaml file:

<r:Report ...
  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
  xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
  xmlns:r="http://mindfusion.eu/reporting/wpf">

    ...
    <r:DataRange Name="OrdersRange">
 

In latter case, FromFile ignores its key parameter and just returns the root report.

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi,

1. This build has an encoded license date from 2021.R2 release of WPF pack. If your one year of maintenance (technical support and upgrades) expired before that, the license key won't work for it and newer versions.

2. Once you add {Binding} directive, it starts using WPF's property binding, which does not work directly with DataRow column names. Try binding by column index as shown here -
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2831656/how-does-one-bind-to-a-listdatarow-c...

or use DataRowView instead, which supposedly has some support for binding implemented through ICustomTypeDescriptor interface -
https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/da62c7c9-835c-443e-baaf-f...

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi Mandy,

Renewal is 60% discount on list price. Better email to sales@mindfusion.eu for details.

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi Mandy,

1. Use the beta build for time being, we'll try to release new official version next week.

2. The square brackets syntax is recognized only by the report I think; try removing the brackets when in {Binding} expression, which is WPF own handler. I.e. try binding to your DataRowView value from another element in the window UI to verify WPF recognizes the syntax, and then it should work in the report template too.

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi Mandy,

Do you mean using {Binding} inside the report template? Generally these are equivalent if you don't use expressions but just the column name -

<r:Label Location="14,2" Size="40,4" Text="[ShipName]" />
<r:Label Location="14,2" Size="40,4" Text="{Binding ShipName}" /> 

E.g. using some random value converter I've got from https://stackoverflow.com/questions/13990468/how-to-convert-lower-case-to-upper-case-in-wpf-by-xaml

<local:ToUpperValueConverter x:Key="ToUpper"/>
...
<r:Label Location="14,2" Size="40,4" Text="{Binding ShipName, Converter={StaticResource ToUpper}}" />
 

runs the converter as expected -



Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Hi,

All of these work if I just modify the original example -

<r:Label Location="0%,32" Size="14%,6" Text="{Binding Path=[OrderID]}" Style="{StaticResource ContentLabelStyle}" />
<r:Label Location="14%,32" Size="14%,6" Text="{Binding Path=OrderID}" Style="{StaticResource ContentLabelStyle}" />
<r:Label Location="28%,32" Size="14%,6" Text="{Binding OrderID}" Style="{StaticResource ContentLabelStyle}" />
<r:Label Location="42%,32" Size="14%,6" Text="[OrderID]" Style="{StaticResource ContentLabelStyle}" /> 

Please attach your copy and our developer will check it.

Regards,
Slavcho
Mindfusion

Right, {Binding OrderID} is not working for me too with your example. Our developer will investigate.

Regards,
Slavcho