Loads an existing report XML layout from the specified file name into the designer.
Loads design-time information from a given file name in an XML format.

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)
Overloads Public Sub LoadReport( _ ByVal fileName As String _ )

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`Dim instance As Designer Dim fileName As String instance.LoadReport(fileName)`

C#
public void LoadReport( string fileName )

Parameters

fileName: Specifies the name of the report layout file (RPX) to be loaded into the designer.
The file to be loaded.

Example

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/// <summary> /// OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file /// </summary> private void OpenReportFile() { try { this.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (.rpx)\|.rpx"; this.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2; this.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = true ; this.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx"; if(dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) { this._alreadySaved = true; //Add opened report to the opened report recent cache if(System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml")) { DataSet _reportsDS = new DataSet(); _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture; _reportsDS.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml"); DataTable _reportsTable = _reportsDS.Tables["Reports"]; _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture; //Create a Row DataRow _rowReports = _reportsTable.NewRow(); object [] _myArray = new object[2]; this._savedPath = this.dlgOpenFile.FileName; _myArray[0] = this.dlgOpenFile.FileName; _myArray[1] = System.DateTime.Now; _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray; _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports); _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema); } //Load the Report this.ardMain.LoadReport(this._savedPath); } //Fill the designer combo boxes this.FillCombo(); } catch(System.IO.IOException ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString()); } }

/// <summary>

/// OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file

/// </summary>
private void OpenReportFile()

{

   try

   {

       this.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx";

       this.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2;

       this.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = true ;

       this.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx";

           

       if(dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)

       {

           this._alreadySaved = true;



           //Add opened report to the opened report recent cache

           if(System.IO.File.Exists(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml"))

           {

                   

               DataSet _reportsDS = new
DataSet();

               _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

               _reportsDS.ReadXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml");

               DataTable _reportsTable = _reportsDS.Tables["Reports"];

               _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;



               //Create a Row

               DataRow _rowReports =
_reportsTable.NewRow();

               object []
_myArray = new object[2];

               this._savedPath
= this.dlgOpenFile.FileName;

               _myArray[0] = this.dlgOpenFile.FileName;

               _myArray[1] = System.DateTime.Now;

               _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray;

               _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports);

               _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + @"\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema);

           }

   

           //Load the Report

           this.ardMain.LoadReport(this._savedPath);

       }



       //Fill the designer combo boxes

       this.FillCombo();

       

   }

   catch(System.IO.IOException ex)

   {

       MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString());

   }

}

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'OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file Private Sub OpenReportFile() Try Me.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (.rpx)\|.rpx" Me.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2 Me.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = True Me.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx" If dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then Me._alreadySaved = True 'Add opened report to the opened report recent cache If System.IO.File.Exists((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml")) Then Dim _reportsDS As New DataSet() _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture _reportsDS.ReadXml((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml")) Dim _reportsTable As DataTable = _reportsDS.Tables("Reports") _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture 'Create a Row Dim _rowReports As DataRow = _reportsTable.NewRow() Dim _myArray(1) As Object Me._savedPath = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName _myArray(0) = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName _myArray(1) = System.DateTime.Now _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports) _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema) End If 'Load the Report Me.ardMain.LoadReport(Me._savedPath) End If 'Fill the designer combo boxes Me.FillCombo() Catch ex As System.IO.IOException MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString()) End Try End Sub 'OpenReportFile

'OpenReportFile - opens the Open File dialog box to select and open a report rpx file

Private Sub OpenReportFile()

    Try

        Me.dlgOpenFile.Filter = "ActiveReport Report Design (RPX) (*.rpx)|*.rpx"

        Me.dlgOpenFile.FilterIndex = 2

        Me.dlgOpenFile.RestoreDirectory = True

        Me.dlgOpenFile.DefaultExt = ".rpx"



        If dlgOpenFile.ShowDialog() = DialogResult.OK Then

            Me._alreadySaved = True



            'Add opened report to the opened report recent cache

            If System.IO.File.Exists((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml")) Then



                Dim _reportsDS As New DataSet()

                _reportsDS.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture

                _reportsDS.ReadXml((Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml"))

                Dim _reportsTable As DataTable = _reportsDS.Tables("Reports")

                _reportsTable.Locale = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture



                'Create a Row

                Dim _rowReports As DataRow = _reportsTable.NewRow()

                Dim _myArray(1) As Object

                Me._savedPath = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName

                _myArray(0) = Me.dlgOpenFile.FileName

                _myArray(1) = System.DateTime.Now

                _rowReports.ItemArray = _myArray

                _reportsTable.Rows.Add(_rowReports)

                _reportsDS.WriteXml(Application.StartupPath + "\Settings\recent.xml", XmlWriteMode.WriteSchema)

            End If



            'Load the Report

            Me.ardMain.LoadReport(Me._savedPath)

        End If



        'Fill the designer combo boxes

        Me.FillCombo()



    Catch ex As System.IO.IOException

        MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString())

    End Try

End Sub 'OpenReportFile

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LoadReport(String) Method
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