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    Instead of printing the report, you may want to export it into a file and distribute it to your clients or co-workers. To export a file in FlexReportDesigner, select Export option from the File menu and use the Export Report to File dialog box to specify the location, File name and Save as type.

    The FlexReportDesigner supports the following export formats:

    Format Description
    Paged HTML (*.html) Creates one HTML file for each page in the report. The HTML pages contain links that let the user navigate the report.
    Plain HTML (*.html) Creates a single HTML file with no drill-down functionality.
    PDF with non-embedded (linked) fonts (*.pdf) Creates a PDF file that can be viewed on any computer equipped with Adobe's Acrobat viewer or browser plug-ins.
    PDF/A  with embedded fonts (*.pdf) Creates a PDF file with embedded font information for extra portability.
    RTF (*.rtf) Creates an RTF file that can be opened by most popular word processors (for example, Microsoft Word, WordPad). It can be saved as Paged or Open XML document.
    Microsoft Excel 97 (*.xls) Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel.
    Microsoft Excel Open XML (*.xlsx) Creates an XLS file that can be opened by Microsoft Excel 2007 and later.
    Open XML Word (*.docx) Creates a DOCX file that can be opened by Microsoft Word 2007 and later.
    Compressed Metafile (*.zip) Creates a compressed metafile file, of the type EmfOnly, EmfPlusOnly,and EmfPlusDual.
    TIFF (*.tiff), BMP, PNG, JPEG, GIF images Create image file of type TIFF (Tag Image File Format), BMP (Bitmap Images), PNG(Portable Network Graphic), JPEG or GIF.
    Comma Separated Values (.csv) Create a CSV file to save data in a tabular format.

    Export to PDF

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to PDF using PdfFilter class.

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    //create a PDf filter
PdfFilter filter = new PdfFilter();
//ShowOPtions to false to not show options dialog
filter.ShowOptions = false;
//filename of the saved pdf file
filter.FileName = "testPDF.pdf";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("testPDF.pdf");

    Export to Image

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to an Image file using ImageFilter class.

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    //can use TIFF, PNG, JPEG, GIF similarly
//create a Bitmap filter
BmpFilter filter = new BmpFilter();
//Set UseZipForMultipleFiles to true to get all image in a zip file
filter.UseZipForMultipleFiles = true;
//provide file name
filter.FileName = "bmpExport.zip";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory());

    Export to HTML

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to HTML file using HtmlFilter class.

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    //create Html filter
HtmlFilter filter = new HtmlFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "htmlExport.html";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("htmlExport.html");

    Export to Paged HTML

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to Paged HTML using HtmlFilter class, and by setting the Paged property to true.

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    //create HTMl filter
HtmlFilter filter = new HtmlFilter();
//set page = true for paged html
filter.Paged = true;
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "pagedhtmlExport.html";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("pagedhtmlExport.html");

    Export to RTF

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to RTF using RtfFilter class.

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    //create RTF filter
RtfFilter filter = new RtfFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "rtfExport.rtf";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("rtfExport.rtf");

    Export to XLS

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to XLS file using XlsFilter class, and set the OpenXml property to false.

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    //create XLS filter
XlsFilter filter = new XlsFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "xlsExport.xls";
//set OpenXML to false for XLS format
filter.OpenXml = false;
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("xlsExport.xls");

    Export to XLSX

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to XLSX file using XlsFilter class, and set the OpenXml property to True.

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    //create XLS filter
XlsFilter filter = new XlsFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "xlsxExport.xlsx";
//set openxml to true for XLSX format
filter.OpenXml = true;
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("xlsxExport.xlsx");

    Export to DOCX

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to DOCX file using RtfFilter class, and set the OpenXml property to True.

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    //create RTF filter
RtfFilter filter = new RtfFilter();
//set openXML to true for DOCX format
filter.OpenXml = true;
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "docxExport.docx";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("docxExport.docx");

    Export to MetaFile

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to a metafile using MetafileFilter class.

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    //create MetafileFilter
MetafileFilter filter = new MetafileFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "metaExport.zip";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("metaExport.zip");

    Export to CSV

    The following code describes how to export a FlexReport to a CSV file using CsvFilter class.

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    //create CSV filter
CsvFilter filter = new CsvFilter();
//provide filename
filter.FileName = "csvExport.csv";
report.RenderToFilter(filter);
Process.Start("csvExport.csv");