# GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReport.ReportStart

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<h1 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_SectionReport_ReportStart" data-uid="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReport.ReportStart" class="text-break">ReportStart Event
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<div class="markdown level0 summary"><p>Occurs at the start of report processing.</p>
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<h6><strong>Namespace</strong>: <a class="xref" href="GrapeCity.ActiveReports.html">GrapeCity.ActiveReports</a></h6>
<h6><strong>Assembly</strong>: MESCIUS.ActiveReports.dll</h6>
<h5 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_SectionReport_ReportStart_syntax">Syntax</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public event EventHandler ReportStart</code></pre>
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<h5 class="returns">Returns</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.eventhandler">EventHandler</a></td>
      <td>Occurs at the start of report processing.</td>
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<h5 id="GrapeCity_ActiveReports_SectionReport_ReportStart_examples"><strong>Examples</strong></h5>
<pre><code class="lang-csharp">var sectionReport = new GrapeCity.ActiveReports.SectionReport();
sectionReport.Document.Printer.PrinterName = String.Empty;
sectionReport.ReportStart += (sender, e) =&gt;
{
	using(connection = new OleDbConnection(m_cnnString)
	{
		var command = new System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand(sql, connection);
		command.Connection.Open();
		_reader = command.ExecuteReader();
	}
};</code></pre>

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