Static Report

A static report is a report that is not be bound to a data source. In the following example, a one-page announcement will be created which will then be repeated 20 times in a report.

To create a static report, follow the steps.

• Drop the Rich Text control from the Toolbox onto the Detail band.

  

• Select the created control and click its Smart tag. In the displayed actions list, click Load File.

  

  In the window then displayed, define the path to the RTF or TXT file containing the text of the announcement, and click Open.

  Note:
  Additional text formatting can be performed using the Formatting Toolbar.

• To repeat the content of the report 20 times, select the Detail band and in the Property Grid set its Repeat Count when Data Source is Empty property to 20.

  Also, to make the announcement print on separate pages (so that each instance of the announcement is on a separate page), set the band's Page Break property to After the Band.

  

The static report is now complete. Switch to the Preview tab to view the result.