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Hi!

I evaluated Stimulsoft using the 2008.1 version a few years back, on behalf of a client. Although I recommended the package, he did not proceed.

Now he wants another look, so I downloaded (and installed without incident) the 2013.1 version. It has plugged itself in to Visual Studio 2008 and seems to be working very well.

Here's my problem:

1. This client is using Fujitsu ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) files with COBOL. He isn't ready to convert to a relational database just yet so we need a way to get the ISAM data into Stimulsoft.

2. I wrote an extract that reads the ISAM file and produces XML, exactly as if it had been exported to XML from an Access database table.
(It shows for each record (row) the values of the fields (columns) in standard XML.)

3. When I go into the Stimulsoft designer in Visual Studio and try to add a new datasource, it DOESN''T show XML as a possibility. I can only see: Database, Service, or Object. I looked at all three but none of them lets me point to the XML file.

It is critical for us to be able to use XML as a datasource and the literature I read for Stimulsoft says it supports it. What am I missing? How can I get my XML connected to Stimulsoft?

Any help, suggestions, or examples, gratefully accepted.

Thanks.

Hello,

3. When I go into the Stimulsoft designer in Visual Studio and try to add a new datasource, it DOESN''T show XML as a possibility. I can only see: Database, Service, or Object.

It's standard VS objects, but you can use other methods - direct database connections or get data from dataset.

Please check the following videos on our site:

Binding Data Set
Binding DataSet at Runtime
Binding to XML in Report Designer

Thank you.

Thank you, Ivan, that was very helpful.

Hello,

Let us know if you need any additional help.