How to Run Web Reports Designer?

For running the Web report designer it is necessary to put non visual StiWebDesigner component on the form and, in the event handler of a control, to call the Design() method:

<cc1:StiWebDesigner ID="StiWebDesigner1" runat="server" />

C#:

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

StiWebDesigner1.Design();

}
VB.NET:

Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

StiWebDesigner1.Design()

End Sub

For loading a report in the Web designer, the method of calling can be slightly modified:

C#:

protected void Button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

StiReport report = new StiReport();

report.Load("D:\\SimpleList.mrt");

StiWebDesigner1.Design(report);

}

VB.NET:

Protected Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

Dim report As StiReport = New StiReport()

report.Load("D:\\SimpleList.mrt")

StiWebDesigner1.Design(report)

End Sub

It requires a bit more complicated code to call the reports designer automatically when loading a page. It is necessary to exclude service messages which are sent by the client part of the designer to the server part:

C#:

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

if (Page != null)

{

string keyValue =
Page.Request.QueryString.Get("stimulsoft_webdesigner");

if (!IsPostBack && keyValue == null)

{

StiReport report = new StiReport();

report.Load("D:\\SimpleList.mrt");

StiWebDesigner1.Design(report);

}

}

VB.NET:

Protected Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)

If Not Page Is Nothing Then

String keyValue =

Page.Request.QueryString.Get("stimulsoft_webdesigner")

If Not IsPostBack And keyValue Is Nothing Then

Dim report As StiReport = New StiReport()

report.Load("D:\\SimpleList.mrt")

StiWebDesigner1.Design(report)

End If

End Sub