WDReportGen

WDReportCom Overview

WDReportCom is powerful and flexible reporting solution, and the most cost effective.

WDReportCom is a solution for Microsoft ® Word ® reporting. It includes an ActiveX component and an executable file that can be used to develop your applications. Developers can save time and meet their users needs by integrating the report processing power of WDReportCom into their applications.

WDReportCom is a template-based solution. To create a report, you need to create a report template file first. The report template file is a Microsoft Word document that defines the layouts and formats of a report. WDReportCom retrieves data from data source and fills data into Word documents.

WDReportCom.dll

WDReportCom.dll is an ActiveX DLL that provides WDReport object. You can write a program to work with the object. To create a report using WDReport object,

1. Create a template

In Microsoft Word, create a report template file. Static values and any Word features included in the template will be included in the generated report.

2. Write the code in your application. For example,

    Set wdrpt = New WDReport
    Set con = New ADODB.Connection
    Set rec = New ADODB.Recordset
    con.ConnectionString = "Data Source=Report Sample"
    con.Open
    strSQL = "SELECT CompanyName, ContactName 
	    FROM Customers ORDER BY CompanyName"
    rec.Open strSQL, con
    wdrpt.VarTableReport Recordset:=rec, Table:=wdTable, _
	    CellList:="A2", Reserve:=2
    rec.Close

WordReport.exe

WordReport.exe is an executable program that developed using WDReportCom.dll. It likes WDReportGen command line and can read a WRF file to create a Word report. To create a report using WordReport.exe,

1. Create a template

In Microsoft Word, create a report template file. Static values and any Word features included in the template will be included in the generated report.

2. Create a WRF file

Create a WRF file using WDReportGen or a text editor. The WRF file is a text file with a .wrf extension. It tells WDReportCom how to get data from data sources and how to put data into a report. Using the WRF file, it will simplify your development.

3. Run WordReport.exe to generate the report. For example,

Wordreport c:\report\custlist.wrf

Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista or later.
Microsoft Office 97/98, Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003 or later.