Use rdlx.json file in activereports 16

Posted by: jesse.van.dam on 20 October 2022, 10:20 am EST

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    Posted 20 October 2022, 10:20 am EST

    Hi

    Is there any way i can use a rdlx.json file created by ActiveReportJS in the ActiveReports 16 .NET version? So i can generate my reports in the backend? Or is it possible to convert rdlx.json files to .rdlx files?

    Or do you have any other suggestions how i can generate my reports (as pdf) in our .NET 6 backend application

    Thanks!

  • Posted 21 October 2022, 3:20 am EST

    Hello,

    ActiveReportsJS and ActiveReports.NET are two different products, and they are generally not compatible, so unfortunately it’s not possible to use rdlx-json file with ActiveReports.NET.

    To run and export a rdlx-json report on the server-side with .NET backend, an application could run an instance of a headless browser, load an HTML page that loads and exports a report using JS, get the output back to the back-end code. We have the sample that shows this approach on https://github.com/GrapeCity/activereportsjs-samples/tree/main/arjs-server-mode

    It’s a node.js app, but the same method could be used with .NET.

  • Posted 18 November 2024, 4:06 pm EST

    Very late, but it seems like it is possible just the other way round it seems?

    https://developer.mescius.com/kb/migrating-activereports-professional-reports-to-activereportsjs

    From above’s link:

    "1. Open the .rdlx report in the ActiveReportsJS Designer

    1. Save the report with .rdlx-json file extension

    Note: Only .rdlx reports bound to JSON and CSV data sources are converted to .rdlx-json format, provided the data file is located in the same folder as the .rdlx report."

  • Posted 19 November 2024, 2:56 am EST

    Hi Pascal,

    As mentioned previously, it is not possible to convert

    .rdlx-json
    reports to
    .rdlx
    directly due to the difference in their report structures.

    We apologize for the inconvenience caused!

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