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Posted by: chris.eaton on 1 March 2021, 2:53 pm EST
chris.eaton
Posted 1 March 2021, 2:53 pm EST - Updated 30 September 2022, 3:15 pm EST
Created a .net core 3.1 project in VS 2019. Added a new section report (code based). Tried to open the designer, and this is what happens every time
Running 15.0.4. Any advice? Thanks.
chris.eaton
Posted 1 March 2021, 2:58 pm EST
Checked in the event log and I see this every time it happens:
Faulting application name: DesignToolsServer.exe, version: 0.300.20.42102, time stamp: 0x5e222541
Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 10.0.17134.1792, time stamp: 0xc9a4f29d
Exception code: 0xe0434352
Fault offset: 0x000000000003a308
Faulting process id: 0x35a4
Faulting application start time: 0x01d70ecbdec48615
Faulting application path: C:\Users\chrise\AppData\Local\Temp\WinFormsCache\a2bcwoep.nmr\DesignToolsServer\DesignToolsServer.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
Report Id: 9f23788c-74fc-4171-87ff-da377b587197
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
John.Reynolds
Posted 26 March 2021, 10:07 am EST
Mohit,
Hello, do can you share more information about what the Microsoft fix is for designer support, and any guesstimates on when it might become available? Is this something slated for dotnet 6?
mohitg
Posted 26 March 2021, 12:48 pm EST
Hello,
Currently, .Net 5 does not support the custom designer. We are waiting for the Microsoft fix to include the designer support in .Net 5. That’s why, you are not able to design the report. Please refer to the following link to design the report as workaround:
https://www.grapecity.com/activereportsnet/docs/v15/online/designing-code-based-section-reports-in-net-core.html
Thanks,
Mohit
mohitg
Posted 26 March 2021, 12:53 pm EST
Hello,
Currently, there is no news from the Microsoft about the estimated time. I will inform you once I get any new update from them.
Thanks,
Mohit
cliffe
Posted 27 January 2022, 5:44 pm EST
Hello, I’ve just installed AR 16 & am trying to design a code-based Section report in VS2022, and am seeing this issue.
I get the same error in the event log, and the report is stuck on Loading designer…
Is there any update on this issue?
John.Reynolds
Posted 27 January 2022, 5:48 pm EST
Hey cliffe, if it’s dotnet core and a section report, did you do
Mohit confirmed that there’s still no relief in AR 16 / VS2022 for code-based design of reports unless you follow that tact.
cliffe
Posted 27 January 2022, 5:55 pm EST
Hello John, and thanks for the quick reply!
No, I didn’t do that, I was hoping this new version would do away with that & just work.
Did Mohit say that in a forum post, or blog post? Was there any other information, such as news of when he hopes it will be remedied?
John.Reynolds
Posted 27 January 2022, 5:57 pm EST
Cliffe,
Unfortunately the answer is… not here, no roadmap.
https://www.grapecity.com/forums/activereports/section-reports-dotnet-6-a
The problem I’m having now is getting the two references to comply nicely when I attempt to upgrade the references (of which there are tons). I have an open ticket here, which I haven’t attempted to do yet.
https://www.grapecity.com/forums/activereports/upgrading-references-for-s
christopher.gersey
Posted 28 March 2022, 10:00 am EST
Hi,
Do you have the GrapeCity.ActiveReports.VisualStudio2022.vsix ready for download? I need to run the bootstrapper. I just upgraded to Visual Studio 2022. I am running ActiveReports.NET v15
Thanks
Chris
dushyant.sharma
Posted 29 March 2022, 7:46 am EST
Hello,
Please refer to the following link for downloading the ActiveReports 15 vsix file for VisualStudio 2022:
http://cdn.grapecity.com/ActiveReports/ar15/vsix/GrapeCity.ActiveReports.VisualStudio2022.vsix
Regards
Dushyant Sharma
gerardo
Posted 6 March 2026, 12:44 pm EST
Hello, the problem is still present in VS 2026
anand.sinha
Posted 9 March 2026, 6:29 am EST
Hi Gerardo,
Unfortunately, even after that issue was resolved, some other issues were later reported to Microsoft related to their WinForms designer (which is inherited for use in SectionReport).
Now that .NET 5 is no longer supported by Microsoft, the Code-Based designer for .NET Core does not work in this.
However, with the release of our latest ActiveReports version 20, we have implemented a new designer for Code-Based SectionReport in .NET Core to be used with .NET 8 and above you may upgrade your project to NET 8 or above and then work with our NET Core designer following the guide here: Designing Code-Based Section Reports in Visual Studio.
You can learn more about the designer here: What’s New.
Unfortunately, if you are unable to upgrade from .NET 5, then you’ll have to stick with the NET Core designer workaround mentioned above.
Regards,
Anand
