Build Reporting Apps for .NET 8 FastReport .NET 2024.1

Build Reporting Applications for .NET 8

December 12, 2023

FastReport .NET 2024.1 gains support for .NET 8, improving application performance and adding new features to your reporting projects.

FastReport.NET is a reporting and document creation library specifically designed for the .NET framework. It provides developers with a powerful tool for creating application-independent reports within .NET applications. This library can be utilized as a standalone reporting tool or seamlessly integrated into existing applications. FastReport.NET includes a robust visual report designer that simplifies the process of creating and modifying reports.

FastReport .NET 2024.1 adds support for .NET 8, allowing developers to build reporting applications in the new release of Microsoft's popular .NET ecosystem. .NET 8 support has been added for FastReport.NET, FastReport.Core, FastReport.Core.Skia, and FastReport.WPF. The .NET 8 platform improves application performance and adds many new features that can now be utilized in your reporting projects.

FastReport .NET 2024.1.0

Released: Nov 27, 2023

Updates in 2024.1.0

Features

• Improved working with Table object
  • Quickly add columns and rows.
  • Change the height of rows and the width of columns.
  • Added new menu: 'Insert' new column or row.
  • Copy and paste text into cells using the hotkeys Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V.
• Merge text objects
  • Added mechanism for merging text objects with the same text.
• Custom line styles
  • A new property has been added which allows you to create line styles.
• Changing the shape of the 'Picture' object
  • 'Picture' objects now have a new 'Shape' property that allows you to specify the following shapes: rectangle (default), round rectangle, ellipse, triangle and diamond.
• Setting up hotkey combinations
  • It is now possible to customize hotkey combinations. You can configure commands for actions such as 'Open file', 'Save file', 'Prepare report' and more.
• Microsoft .NET 8 support
  • Added .NET 8 support.
• End of support for .NET Standard 2.0 in FastReport.Web
  • The minimum supported version of 'TargetFramework' for this product will now be .NET Core 3.1 and higher (including .NET 5, 6, 7, and 8). FastReport.Core and FastReport.Core.Skia will still support .NET Standard 2.0 without changes.
• Added ODBC connector support to FastReport.Core
  • Connect to databases via the ODBC protocol for the cross-platform products.
• Email Export to WebReport
  • WebReport now has the ability to sending reports by email.
• Printing in Blazor WebAssembly
  • WebReport now allows you to print reports in Blazor WebAssembly.