Report from DataGridView - Advice Please

[Peter Forman]

I have a windows form that contains a datagridview containing
manipulated data from various sources (numerous sql servers + xml
files). I now need to create a report from the data in the
datagridview.
Do I need to convert the datagridview into something else (dataset?)
or should I have put the data into a dataset in the first place.
Assuming I can create a 'Data Source' from my data, can you advise me
on how to launch a report from a windows form?

Any advice/suggestions gratefully received.
TP

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Peter Forman <xl****@gmail.comwrote in news:152cfa44-ba8a-4277-bae6-
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I have a windows form that contains a datagridview containing
manipulated data from various sources (numerous sql servers + xml
files). I now need to create a report from the data in the
datagridview.

DataGridView is a display only component, it does not inherently provide
reporting features.

Do I need to convert the datagridview into something else (dataset?)
or should I have put the data into a dataset in the first place.
Assuming I can create a 'Data Source' from my data, can you advise me
on how to launch a report from a windows form?

What sort of report do you require? Raw data? Formatted reports?

If you want formatted reports, you'll need to use a reporting tool such as
Crystal, Reporting Services, ActiveReports, etc.
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[Peter Forman]

On Jan 10, 9:46 pm, Spam Catcher <[e-mail]:

Peter Forman <[e-mail] in news:152cfa44-ba8a-4277-bae6-
[e-mail]:

I have a windows form that contains a datagridview containing
manipulated data from various sources (numerous sql servers + xml
files). I now need to create a report from the data in the
datagridview.

DataGridView is a display only component, it does not inherently provide
reporting features.

Do I need to convert the datagridview into something else (dataset?)
or should I have put the data into a dataset in the first place.
Assuming I can create a 'Data Source' from my data, can you advise me
on how to launch a report from a windows form?

What sort of report do you require? Raw data? Formatted reports?

If you want formatted reports, you'll need to use a reporting tool such as
Crystal, Reporting Services, ActiveReports, etc.

Thanks,
Yes, I do want to use a formatted report such as crystal - so how can
I get the data from a Datagridview into crystal?
That's where I'm stuck.

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Peter Forman <xl****@gmail.comwrote in news:bea99c63-0c7d-4b41-b855-
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Thanks,
Yes, I do want to use a formatted report such as crystal - so how can
I get the data from a Datagridview into crystal?
That's where I'm stuck.

What is your underlying datasource? What datasource are you manipulating?
You'll have to pass that datasource to Crystal - i.e. a SQL string, a
dataset, etc.

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[Jack Jackson]

On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:24:28 -0800 (PST), Peter Forman
<xl****@gmail.comwrote:

>On Jan 10, 9:46 pm, Spam Catcher <[e-mail]:

>Peter Forman <[e-mail] in news:152cfa44-ba8a-4277-bae6-
[e-mail]:

I have a windows form that contains a datagridview containing
manipulated data from various sources (numerous sql servers + xml
files). I now need to create a report from the data in the
datagridview.

DataGridView is a display only component, it does not inherently provide
reporting features.

Do I need to convert the datagridview into something else (dataset?)
or should I have put the data into a dataset in the first place.
Assuming I can create a 'Data Source' from my data, can you advise me
on how to launch a report from a windows form?

What sort of report do you require? Raw data? Formatted reports?

If you want formatted reports, you'll need to use a reporting tool such as
Crystal, Reporting Services, ActiveReports, etc.

Thanks,
Yes, I do want to use a formatted report such as crystal - so how can
I get the data from a Datagridview into crystal?
That's where I'm stuck.

Unless the DataGridView is unbound, the data is stored in whatever the
grid is bound to - DataTable, BindingList, etc. It is that source
that you want to use as the source for printing.