
(Qt Printing)
LimeReport - multi-platform C++ library written using Qt framework and intended for software developers that would like to add into their application capability to form report or print forms generated using templates.
Report designer included in the library allows to create fast and intuitive print form templates which can be saved in XML format and used to generate report pages. So formed pages could be send to preview, PDF file or printer.
As a data source developer can use SQL database or data passed from application using QAbstractTableModel interface. Besides one can initialize variables which available as database request parameters. LimeReport goal is to provide your application with functionaly abundant and at the same time simple to use tool for a report generation to be used even by inexperienced in IT users.
Main features:
Multi-platform support;
Embedded report designer;
Embedded preview;
External and internal data source setups;
External parameters for database requests;
Various band types for a report of any complexity;
Page and masterband header and footer;
Data grouping (GroupHeader, GroupFooter, Subdetail, SubdetailHeader, SubdetailFooter);
Aggregation functions (SUM, COUNT, AVG, MIN, MAX);
Report elements: Text, Geometric (Line, Ellipsis, Rectangle), Picture;
Horizontal elements groups;
HTML to format input fields;
Scripts to format output data;
An Automatic band height adjustment;
A Smart band split moving data to the next page;
And much more !
changelog:
Version 1.2.1 :
1. Buttons to open / hide sidebar;
2. Improved look-and-feel of report elements to clarify designing process;
3. Printing to PDF added.
4. Fixed bug in SQL-editor when it used variables in SQL expression;
5. Fixed bug of variable's initialization if it exists more than once in SQL expression;
6. .. and other minor bugs fixed.
Version 1.3.1:
Added:
1. Columns
Some bands can be divided into columns
2. Items align
Report items now may be aligned to the left,right or center of container
also it can be stretched to the whole width of container
3. Group can start new page
4. Group can reset page number;
5. Table mode added to horizontal layout
This mode allows you to distribute the internal layout's space among grouped items
Fixed:
1. Postgresql connection
2. The error that prevented normal run of more than one instance of LimeReport::ReportEngine
Version 1.3.9:
New functions added to LimeReport::ReportEngine:
QString::saveToString(),
loadFromString(const QString& report, const QString& name=""),
QByteArray::saveToByteArray(),
setCurrentReportsDir(const QString& dirName);
printOnEach page and columns have been added to DataHeader band
startNewPage added to DataBand
performance has been improved
fixed many bugs and errors
WARNING:
from this version the item "Text" by default does not use HTML.
To enable HTML support you need to use the property allowHTML
Version 1.3.10:
Memory leak has been fixed
Grid & Settings have been added
Recent files menu has been added
Magnet feature has been added
Added ability to use variables in the connection settings
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