Refresh Button

mmurdock · Post by **mmurdock** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:16 pm

Is it possible to have a "Refresh" button on the preview screen just like there is on preview screen in design mode?

Thanks,

Mat

Ralph · Post by **Ralph** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 10:45 am

Hi Mat,

I do this, and it works for me:

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private void buttonAktualisieren_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            boBestellMengen.FillByBestellmenge();
            if (boBestellMengen.Count > 0)
            {
                stiPreviewControl.Enabled = true;
                boAbsender.FillTop1();
                boBestellArtikel.FillByParent();

                bestellDataSet.Clear();
                bestellDataSet.Tables[boBestellMengen.TableName].Load(boBestellMengen.CurrentView.Table.CreateDataReader(), LoadOption.OverwriteChanges);
                bestellDataSet.Tables[boBestellArtikel.TableName].Load(boBestellArtikel.CurrentView.Table.CreateDataReader(), LoadOption.OverwriteChanges);

                stiReport.Render();
            }
            else
            {
                stiPreviewControl.Enabled = false;
                this.ShowMessage("mboxNoOrderEntries");
            }
        }

I think the main thing is to reload the data (in case they are changed, but otherwise a refresh wouldn't make much sense in preview) and then do a 'stiReport.Render()'

HTH, Ralph

mmurdock · Post by **mmurdock** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:52 pm

I want the refresh so that It pops up my form again that allows the user to set report filters and then rerun the data.

Mat

Brendan · Post by **Brendan** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:04 pm

There's a setting you can apply to your form so that it sort of becomes docked on the top of the preview window
You need to set the "Start Mode" property of your form to "On Preview"

You also need to make sure your form is ordered before your Report Page. Press Ctrl+F4 to bring up the Pages Manager and move your form above the page.

mmurdock · Post by **mmurdock** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:40 am

Well I like that. One improvement would be to put it on the left side of the screen instead of the top.

Mat

mmurdock · Post by **mmurdock** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:56 am

So this is weird. If I set it up as you have described and I type in the values for my filters and press my ok button the "Preparing Report" dialog box flashes real quick on the screen and nothing is displayed in the report. If I press my ok button again then the report runs as desired. If I change the start mode back to "On Start" everything works as expected.

Mat