FastReport Viewer is a standalone application that shows FastReports generated by the FastReport engine. FastReport Viewer reads FastReports in either FP3 or FPX format and allows you to view the report from top to bottom, bottom to top, or in sequence.

It can also show all field values for a given record within its viewing window. The viewer offers a rich palette of colors for highlighting fields (including conditional lacquers) and for viewing sorted records and frozen areas.

It also provides a complete set of selection and display options, as well as the ability to filter records in the report. The viewer can show any number of records at once and automatically scroll through the report for you. FastReport Viewer is an excellent tool for viewing reports generated by FastReport, local or remote.

What are the FastReport tools and features?

FastReport Viewer includes a host of viewing options:

• Auto-fit on the screen: expand or contract the viewer window size.

• Scrolling through report records automatically.

• Showing or hiding frozen fields (fields that remain visible when others scroll off-screen).

• Sorting by field values or clicking on column headers to sort in descending or ascending order.

• Zooming in and out of report data is helpful when viewing meaningful reports.

• Showing or hiding detail records: a report can show only summary or detail records. Showing the summary and detail records of a report as separate sections onscreen.

• Customizing the columns displayed in detail windows.

• Conditional colors are used to highlight records based on their values. For example, you can highlight all the records in which a particular field value is equal to or greater than some number.

• A reporting tree is a hierarchical list of the report’s top-level records. A reporting tree is similar to a folder hierarchy on your computer; it shows you how all the records in the information are related to one another.

• Easy navigation from one page to another by using shortcuts.

• Flipping through your report and highlighting text without saving changes.

• The thumbnail tool allows you to view multiple reports side-by-side.

• You can search the text in the report using full, phrase, and case-sensitive search modes. You can also search on selected portions of the report.

FastReport Viewer limitations

The Viewer can only read the file format of the report. It cannot save or print your file as another file type.

Conclusions

FastReport Viewer is an excellent tool for viewing reports created in FastReport. It allows you to see all the data in your report at once and make changes without opening the original application that created it. The application has all the features of a suitable viewer, and the ability to highlight text and use the shortcut keys makes it even better.