Hide AllWith the ReportInfo control available in a section report, you can display page numbers and report dates and times by selecting a value in the FormatString property. This property provides the following pre-defined options for page numbering and date and time formatting.
Predefined Options and their Description
| Numbering Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Page {PageNumber} of {PageCount} on {RunDateTime} | Display the page numbers along with Date and Time in the following format : Page 1 of 100 on 1/31/2012 2:45:50 PM |
| Page {PageNumber} of {PageCount} | Display the only the page numbers in the following format : Page 1 of 100 |
| {RunDateTime:} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : 1/31/2012 2:45:50 PM |
| {RunDateTime: M/d} | Display the Date in the following format : 1/31 |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy} | Display the Date in the following format : 1/31/12 |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : 1/31/2012 |
| {RunDateTime: MM/dd/yy} | Display the Date in the following format : 01/31/12 |
| {RunDateTime: MM/dd/yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : 01/31/2012 |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM} | Display the Date in the following format : 31-Jan |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : 31-Jan-12 |
| {RunDateTime: d-MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : 31-Jan-2012 |
| {RunDateTime: dd-MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : 31-Jan-12 |
| {RunDateTime: dd-MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : 31-Jan-2012 |
| {RunDateTime: MMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : Jan-12 |
| {RunDateTime: MMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : Jan-2012 |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM-yy} | Display the Date in the following format : January-12 |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM-yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : January-2012 |
| {RunDateTime: MMMM d,yyyy} | Display the Date in the following format : January 31, 2012 |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy h:mm tt} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : 1/31/12 2:45 PM |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy h:mm tt} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : 1/31/2012 2:45 PM |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yy h:mm} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : 1/31/12 2:45 |
| {RunDateTime: M/d/yyyy h:mm} | Display the Date and Time in the following format : 1/31/2012 2:45 |
Page numbering can also be set to a group level using the SummaryGroup and SummaryRunning properties.
These steps assume that you have already added a Section Report to a project in Visual Studio. See Adding an ActiveReport to a Project for more information.
To display page numbers and report dates on a report
- From the ActiveReports 7 Section Report tab in the toolbox, drag the ReportInfo control to the desired location on the design surface.
- With the ReportInfo control selected in the Properties Window, drop down the FormatString property.
- Select the pre-defined format that best suits your needs.
Tip: You can customize the pre-defined formats in the Properties Window. For example, if you change the FormatString property to Page {PageNumber} / {PageCount}, it shows the first page number as Page 1/1. For more information on creating formatting strings, see the Date, Time, and Number Formatting topic.
To display page numbers and page count at the group level
- From the ActiveReports 7 Section Report tab in the toolbox, drag the ReportInfo control to the GroupHeader or GroupFooter section of the report and set the FormatString property as above.
- With the ReportInfo control still selected in the Properties Window, drop down the SummaryGroup property and select the group for which you want to display a page count.
- Drop down the SummaryRunning property and select Group.