With ActiveReports, page numbering can be easily applied to groups in a report using the GroupHeader section.

This walkthrough illustrates the basics of setting up page numbering for groups in the GroupHeader section.

The walkthrough is split up into the following activities:

Adding an ActiveReport to a Visual Studio project
Connecting the data source to a database
Adding controls to the report to contain data
Viewing the report

To complete the walkthrough, you must have access to the Northwind database.
A copy is located at C:\Program Files\Data Dynamics\ActiveReports for .NET 3.0\Data\NWIND.MDB.

When you have finished this walkthrough, you will have a report that looks similar to the following.

Adding an ActiveReport to a Visual Studio project

To add an ActiveReport to your project

From the Project menu, select Add New Item.
Select ActiveReports 3.0 File and rename it rptNumberGH.
Change the name of the report and click Open.
The ActiveReports design surface is displayed.

Connecting the data source to a database

To connect the data source to a database

Click on the gray report DataSource icon in the Detail section to open the report DataSource dialog.
Select the "OLE DB" tab.
Click on Build.
Select "Microsoft Jet 4.0 OLE DB Provider" and click Next .
Click the ellipsis button to browse for the access path to the NorthWind database. Click Open once you have selected the appropriate access path.
Click OK to continue.
In the Query field, type "Select * from customers order by country".
Click OK to return to the report design surface.

Adding controls to contain data

To add controls to contain data

Add a GroupHeader/Footer section to rptNumberGH by right-clicking the design surface of the report and selecting Insert > Group Header/Footer.
Make the following changes to the group header:
- Change the name to ghCustomers
- Change the DataField property to Country
- Change the GroupKeepTogether property to FirstDetail
- Change the KeepTogether property to True

Add the following controls to the GroupHeader section:

Control Name Text Miscellaneous Location

ReportInfo reportInfo1
FormatString= Page{PageNumber} of {PageCount}

SummaryGroup= ghCustomers

SummaryRunning = Group
0, 0

Label lblCustomerID CustomerID 0, 0.25

Label lblCompanyName CompanyName 1.1875, 0.25

Label lblAddress Address 3.3125, 0.25

Label lblCountry Country 5.125, 0.25

In the Report Explorer, expand the Fields node, then the Bound node. Drag the following fields onto the detail section and set the following properties of each textbox as indicated.

Field Text Location

CustomerID CustomerID 0, 0

CompanyName Company Name 1.1875, 0

Address Address 3.3125, 0

Country Country 5.114, 0

Control	Name	Text	Miscellaneous	Location
ReportInfo	reportInfo1		FormatString= Page{PageNumber} of {PageCount} SummaryGroup= ghCustomers SummaryRunning = Group	0, 0
Label	lblCustomerID	CustomerID		0, 0.25
Label	lblCompanyName	CompanyName		1.1875, 0.25
Label	lblAddress	Address		3.3125, 0.25
Label	lblCountry	Country		5.125, 0.25

Field	Text	Location
CustomerID	CustomerID	0, 0
CompanyName	Company Name	1.1875, 0
Address	Address	3.3125, 0
Country	Country	5.114, 0

Viewing the report

To view the report

Add the ActiveReports viewer control to a Windows Form.
Add the code needed to set the viewer document equal to the report document. See Using the ActiveReports Windows Form Viewer for help.

You can quickly view your report at design time by clicking the Preview tab at the bottom of the designer.

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Walkthrough: Page Numbering in the Group Header
See Also

Adding an ActiveReport to a Visual Studio project

Connecting the data source to a database

Adding controls to contain data

Viewing the report

See Also