+ Added new progress type fcxpFetchingData to track loading data progress by TfcxCube.OnProgress
+ Added TfcxSlice.OnScriptError event to handle errors in script
+ Added script functions to search measure value by dimensions values: TMeasure.GetValueWithColDimValues(ADimValues: Array of variant): Variant and TMeasure.GetValueWithRowDimValues(ADimValues: Array of variant): Variant
+ Added TfcxMeasuresContainer.AddCalculationScript procedure for adding functions to script
+ Added TMeasures.CurrentMeasureIndex: Integer and TMeasures.CurrentMeasureName: String properties for use in scripts
+ Added TfcxSliceDataZone.PopupCell: TfcxMeasureCell property for use in popup menus
+ Added an ability to use default color palette in export to Excel
+ Added an ability to override zone popup menus or to inject own menu items into zone popup menus
+ Added selection rows/columns group for selected cell
+ Added TopN Load/Save together with schema
+ TopN popup shows inactive conditions
+ Added Save menu in TfcxSliceGridToolbar
+ Added TfcxCustomToolbar.OnMenuItemClick event which allows to change reaction of menu items on toolbar 
+ Added TfcxCustomToolbar.OnButtonClick event which allows to change reaction of buttons on toolbar 
+ Added TfcxAxisContainer.ShowTotalAs: TfcxShowTotalAs property. See default value for each axis in  TfcxSlice.Settings
+ Added TfcxMeasuresContainer.DeleteMeasures
+ Added an ability to show hint for SliceGrid elements (use ShowHint = True to enable it)
+ Added TfcxCustomToolbar.OnGetButtonVisible event which allows to change visibility of particular buttons on toolbar 
+ Added TfcxpSliceGridReport component
+ Added Version property to FastCube components
+ Added XE5 support in Recompile Wizard
+ Added TfcxSliceContainer.Alignment
+ Added TfcxSliceGrid.OnDataDblClick event to be compatible with 1.x versions
+ Call the first export filter on Export button click if there are no other filters registered
+ Auto drop down toolbutton menu if it has no other click action
+ Added property TfcxSlice.Settings (default setting for axis and fields)
+ Added check type for date/time splitting 
+ Added: Fields List now popups by mouse click on any point inside button (instead of click on popup indicator only)
+ Added TfcxSliceGrid.OnGetClipboardText and TfcxCubeGrid.OnGetClipboardText event handlers to allow override standard behavior
+ Added an ability to hide CaptionZone in SliceGrid and CubeGrid
+ Added Portuguese translation and help files
+ Added Czech translation by Karel Janeček
+ Added Italian translation by Augusto Pellis
+ Added partial translation for languages from FastCube 1
- Fixed a bug with converting types of loading data
- Fixed scrollbar disabling when it had position > 0
- Fixed error with HideTotalForSingleValue in axis with measures
- Fixed errors with Hidden nodes
- Fixed export cells with Percent and Rank
- Fixed error in Data marker
- Fixed error in export to Excel
- Fixed error in row/column selection
- Fixed some errors in TopN
- Fixed error in GetData from DataSet in Delphi XE3-XE5
- Fixed error of saving filters of Date and Time parts
- Fixed some errors in TopN
- Fixed error with TDataSet from DLL
- Fixed error in fcxCube.AppendData
- Fixed error in TimeStamp and BCD
- Fixed errors while exporting an empty slice to Excel
- Fixed AV in with empty Cube
- Fixed some AV in empty Slice
- Fixed memory leak in FieldsPopup
- Fixed integer overflow in Hash for string fileds
- Fixed "Range check error" after DblClick in empty SliceGrid
- Fixed AV on resize in empty SliceGrid
* Added overloaded methods AddCalcMeasure and InsertCalcMeasure to create calculation measures with var section
* Added: Export tool button not enabled when no registered exports
* Renamed TfcxSliceGrid.Export to TfcxSliceGrid.DoExport
* Fixed Chart package for Delphi XE3
* Fixed alignment popup menu check state
* Fixed an error with memory corruption on unicode versions of Delphi (D2009+)
* Fixed data loading from TWideStringField
* Fixed LoadFromStream() did not load streams previosly saved by SaveToStream()
* Fixed garbage on slice grid in some cases
* Added missing lazarus form files for FastScript integration
* Fixed loading string resources with FPC >= 2.7.1
* Fixed Measure/Dimension caption change in Lazarus applications
* Fixed file names for case sensitive file systems (like on Mac OS X and Linux)

We are glad to let you know about Black Friday discounts to all Fast Reports products. Action will start 29 November and will continue until the date 3 December 2013.

Now FastReport.NET is compatible with restrictions Fips Algorithm Policy (Federal Information Processing Standards) with some limitations (encryption of PDF export, encryption of report). Also we present a support of standard for long-term archiving of electronic documents PDF/A ISO 19005-1:2005. Exchanging by documents expanded by adding a new export in SVG (scalable vector graphics). You can replace any graphic in toolbar of WebReport and dynamically load any available localization (28 language packs available) for your Web reports.

+ added compatibility with Fips Algorithm Policy (with limitations: encryption of PDF export, encryption of report)
+ added support of PDF/A in PDF export
+ added export to SVG
+ added support of html tags <B>, <I>, and <U> it RTF export.
+ added localization in WebReport (property WebReport.LocalizationFile)
+ added custom icons and background in WebReport toolbar
+ added new demo of localization and customization in Webreport (Demos\C#\MvcCustomization\)
* added default action to the Print buttion in WebReport when WebReport.PrintInPdf = false;
- fixed bug with paragraphs in RTF & Word2007 exports
- fixed bug when inserting gauge
- fixed bug with bookmarks in PDF export
- fixed bug with an additional empty page in the export to the MS Word 2007
- fixed bug with borders in XAML export
- fixed bug with rendering of ASP.NET WebReport control in design-time
- fixed bug with showing of invisible dialog pages in WebReport
- fixed the line spacing in a layered export to Word 2007
- fixed bug with incorrect server address in save to FTP server

Fast Reports is going to BASTA! in February 24 personally! Can FastReport work with BigData? We will speak about on BASTA! Spring!

BASTA! is the most famous and independent conference for .NET technologies in Germany. At BASTA! renowned experts from all over Europe come together to share their .NET knowledge with conference attendees. For many years, the conference has offered a unique blend of sessions, workshops and keynotes, giving attendees a level of information that is unparalleled.

You can download demo version of FastReport® VCL 5 here

Whats new:

Classes

• New fill types available in the Memo object: gradient and glass.
• Memo object can have several highlight conditions. The highlight condition now includes the following style settings: frame, font, fill and an object visibility. You may turn on and off each setting.
• Memo object can have several format settings. When a Memo object contains multiple expressions in a text, you may specify a format for each expression.
• Added Filter property to data bands. You may filter out data rows without using a script.
• Changes in the report file format: collections like datasets, variables, formats, highlights are written as nested properties for better readability. Old files (FR VCL 3 and 4) are fully supported.
• Added MouseEnter, MouseLeave events to report objects.
• Added Visibility property (set of flags - vsPreview, vsPrint, vsExport).

New objects

• New 2D barcodes - PDF417, DataMatrix, QR Code.
• New barcodes - Code128, EAN128 with auto encoding.

Interactivity

• New interactive report types: detail report and detail page. When you click an interactive object, a new report is built and displayed in a separate tab in the preview window.
• Added interactivity in the Chart object. Clicking on a chart element, you may build a detail report.

Exports

• New exports: HTML5 (div), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.
• Improvements in RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, ODF exports: support of different frame lines in a single Memo object.
• Improved font embedding in the PDF export: font subset is embedded instead of a whole font. This will significantly reduce a file size.

GUI

• New icons in the designer and preview windows.
• Improved appearance of the Data tree: new icons for different field types.
• New/improved dialogs: highlight, frame, fill, hyperlink, databand editors.

FastrReport® VCL 5 FAQ

First FastReport.Net was released several years ago. But only now world have met with such data volumes, which allow estimate real power and benefits of FastReport. Meet FastReport.Net 2014.2 - with Big Data support!

+ added connector Google BigQuery \Extras\Connections\FastReport.GoogleBigQuery
+ added an example of Google BigQuery access \Demos\C#\GoogleBigQuery
+ added save to Box cloud from preview
+ added support of line-spacing in RTF and DOCX exports

* increased speed of database access (up to 6 times faster)
* changed output of language names in an interface language selection dialog
* updated German, Japanese resources
- fixed bug with fonts in SVG export
- fixed bug with default message in ProgressBar window
- fixed bug with AVG function in Map editor
- fixed bug in font packing subsystem (in some rare cases the OS/2 table was overlapped by other tables)
- fixed bug with artifact lines in RoundRectangle with big Curve value
- fixed bug with ParagraphOffset in RTF export
- fixed bug with hints in WebReport toolbar

Fast Reports is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Delphi Developer Days 2014!

Delphi experts Bob Swart and Cary Jensen present the 2014 Delphi Developer Days tour. Dates and locations are:
- May 5-6, 2014: Washington DC/Baltimore, USA
- May 8-9, 2014: Chicago, USA
- May 26-27, 2014: Frankfurt, Germany
- June 12-13, 2014: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- June 18-19, 2014: London, United Kingdom

Delphi Developer Days are two-day live Delphi events that provide you with the latest information on Delphi as well as practical techniques to help you improve your Delphi development skills. An agenda can be found at: http://www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com/descriptions.html

Fast Reports CEO Michael Phillipenko and Lead Developer Denis Zubov will be the featured guest speakers at the Delphi Developer Days 2014 event in Amsterdam on 12 June. Their presentation is titled "Creating Reports for VCL and FireMonkey Using FastReport".

Trial version and install packages of FastReport VCL 5 for Delphi 7'XE5 and C++ Builder 2005-XE5 published.

You can download and try it.

If you are our customer of FastReport VCL 4 you can get discounted upgrade to FastReport VCL 5 beta (and than free upgrade to release) from your customer panel.

+ Added new QR barcode
+ Added recompile utility for fast packages recompilation
+ Added TeeChart Std support
- Fixed memory leaks
- Fixed error when designer hangs/crashes application in OSX
- Fixed problems with context menu in the report designer under OSX(XE5)
- Fixed problem with XE5 update 2 for C++ Builder

FastReport VCL version 5.0 initial release

Classes:
- New fill types available in the Memo object: gradient and glass.
- Memo object can have several highlight conditions. The highlight condition now includes the following style settings: frame, font, fill and an object visibility. You may turn on and off each setting.
- Memo object can have several format settings. When a Memo object contains multiple expressions in a text, you may specify a format for each expression.
- Added Filter property to data bands. You may filter out data rows without using a script.
- Changes in the report file format: collections like datasets, variables, formats, highlights are written as nested properties for better readability. Old files (FR VCL 3 and 4) are fully supported.
- Added MouseEnter, MouseLeave events to report objects.
- Added Visibility property (set of flags - vsPreview, vsPrint, vsExport).

New objects:
- New 2D barcodes - PDF417, DataMatrix, QR Code.
- New barcodes - Code128, EAN128 with auto encoding.

Interactivity:
- New interactive report types: detail report and detail page. When you click an interactive object, a new report is built and displayed in a separate tab in the preview window.
- Added interactivity in the Chart object. Clicking on a chart element, you may build a detail report.

Exports:
- New exports: HTML5 (div), DOCX, XLSX, PPTX.
- Improvements in RTF, XLS, XML, HTML, ODF exports: support of different frame lines in a single Memo object.
- Improved font embedding in the PDF export: font subset is embedded instead of a whole font. This will significantly reduce a file size.

GUI:
- New icons in the designer and preview windows.
- Improved appearance of the Data tree: new icons for different field types.
- New/improved dialogs: highlight, frame, fill, hyperlink, databand editors.

Client/Server:
- New navigation toolbar with touch support
- Works via AJAX technology
- Optimized exchange protocols
- Reduced response time

RAD Studio Reporting with Fast Reports
See what’s new with FastReport and FastCube VCL and FMX

You’re invited to join Embarcadero with Fast Reports’ Michael Philippenko and Den Zubov for two new webinars on reporting for RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder developers.

Webinar 1:
New Report Generator for Delphi FastReport VCL 5
Thursday, May 22, 2014
6AM San Francisco / 9AM New York / 2PM London / 3PM Milan
11AM San Francisco / 2PM New York / 7PM London / 8PM Milan
5PM San Francisco / 23-May 9AM Tokyo / 23-May 10AM Sydney

FastReport VCL is a modern solution for integrating Business Intelligence in your software. Topics covered in this webinar include:

What is new and how to use it in FastReport VCL 5
New kinds of report interactivity
News in objects and properties
Changes in web-reporting and more!

Webinar 2:
FastCube VCL 2 and New FastCube FMX - OLAP Components for your Software!
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
6AM San Francisco / 9AM New York / 2PM London / 3PM Milan
11AM San Francisco / 2PM New York / 7PM London / 8PM Milan
5PM San Francisco / 4-June 9AM Tokyo / 4-June 10AM Sydney

FastCube enables you to analyze data and to build summary tables (data cut-offs) as well as create a variety of reports and graphs both easily and instantly. In this webinar you will learn:

What is new in FastCube VCL 2
What the difference in VCL and FMX versions
How to estimate performance of FastCube on your own data and application

More information

Launched commercial beta FastCube FMX - Delphi XE4-XE6 supported. Compilation for MS Windows and Mac OS X only.

FASTCUBE FMX is a tool for effective data analysis

FastCube  enables you to analyze data and to build summary tables (data slices) as well as create a variety of reports and graphs both easily and instantly. It's a handy tool for the efficient analysis of data arrays.

FastCube FMX is a set of OLAP Desktop components. It supports Embarcadero Delphi XE4, XE5, XE6, C++Builder XE4 - XE6, RAD Studio XE4 and higher. You can integrate it to applications for MS Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

What's new? 

Added Embarcadero RAD Studio XE6 support;
Added OnGetCustomData/OnSaveCustomData events which allow to save;
custom data inside report template(look new CustomReportData demo);
Added OnLoadDetailTemplate event - used to load detail reports from
other sources like data fields;
Added new multiImage mechanism in TIFF export - multiImage document is
not limited with pages count;
Added new property UTF8 in CSV export filter for stroing Unicode text
in UTF8 encoding;
Added missing RTTI information for new clases;
- Improved and fixed template inheritence (inherite some collections
like classes and variables);
- Improved checkbox control in PDF export;
- Fixed script inheritence - for more information see example "Report
with script enheritence";
- Fixed Interactive chart behaviour and added "Interactive Chart "
report example;
- Fixed bug with shadows in pictures in PDF export;
- Fixed problem with multipage preview;
- Fixed negative number export in BIFF8 export (braket form);
- Fixed pictures in PowerPoint export;
- Fixed bug with Excel export in Enterprise edition;
- Fixed frames in RTF export;
- Fixed gradient fill in exports;

We will take a participation in Developer Conference of Delphi and Object Pascal in Leiden at 11th of September.

Michael Philippenko and Denis Zubov will speak you about Server Reporting in FastReport VCL and about migration from other reporting tools.
More detail and registration:

blaisepascal.eu

We will take a participation in BASTA! developer conference in Mainz from 23th to 25th of September.
The BASTA! is the leading independent conference for Microsoft technologies in Germany.
Alexander Tsyganenko, Aleksandr Fediashov and Oleg Kozhnikov will answer on any questions regarding our products.
More detail and registration: basta.net

Our CEO Michael Philippenko will make presentation "Reports inheritance and live interactive reports - how to use it in applications" and will show methods of using inheritance in reports. What exactly (and for what) you can inherit in report? what the difference and restrictions of inheritance of report objects, script, etc.? How to use overriding in complex with inheritance? Interactive report - often you need some reaction of report to user's activity.

The Conference will be in Germany from 3th till 5th of November, the EuroDevCon 2014 welcomes some of the worlds leading Delphi experts, thinkers and practitioners to share their craft and mastery secrets. The EuroDevCon 2014 offers a deep dive for the modern developer and architect aiming to transform technologies into valuable business solutions. The conference is focusing on Delphi innovations, Fundamentals, Tips and Tricks, Data bases, Frameworks and Tools and Cross platforms/ Mobile and Web technologies, as well as expert professional insight into the very latest methodologies and best-practices. Interaction and exchange of ideas is one of the great attributes of EuroDevCon 2014 – a meet, greet, listen and learn conference. For more information visit www.eurodevcon.com.

FastReport have an editor of QR-codes in the designer. Now you will free to create a QR-codes with the contents: vCard, URI, E-mail address, E-mail message, coordinates, SMS, Call, Event, Wi-FI, etc. Designer give new converter from List & Label in FastReport. Also you can use new linear indicators.

+ added QR-code editor in designer
+ added import from List & Label report template
+ added vertical linear gauge
+ added simple gauge
+ added vertical simple gauge
+ added new properties AllowExpression, Brackets in Barcode object
+ added new property Inverted in linear gauge
+ increased customization options of scale in simple gauge
+ added new property DefaultZoom in PDFExport
+ added new property DefaultPage in PDFExport
+ added WebMatrix demo (\Demos\C#\WebMatrix)
+ added CSV export in WebReport
+ added processing of event handlers Load, FormClosing and FormClosed in DialogPage in WebReport
+ added MonthCalendar object in WebReport
* updated German, French, Japanese resources
- fixed bug with scaling of linear gauge
- fixed bug with spaces in file names in exports in WebReport
- fixed bug with metafile size in RTF export
- fixed bug with line spacing in RTF export
- fixed bug with HTML-tags in RTF export
- fixed bug with landscape pages in Word 2007 (docx) export
- fixed bug with selecting all text (Ctrl+A) in the object inspector in designer
- fixed bug with refresh of DateTimePicker in WebReport

Fast Reports on ITDevCon 2014. Den Zubov will explain how migrate to FastReport from other reporting tools. 

ITDevCon is coming back on 23rd and 24th October 2014. The innovative feature of this edition is the location. This year, the European Conference for Delphi developers will be held in Milano.
We will discuss about the main improvements of the RAD Studio suite and how is now possible work in a fluid development environment that makes your workflow more efficient. 
We will also talk about new technologies and development, also for mobile, on different platforms: Windows, MacOSX, iOS and Android. itdevcon.it

Main features: ability to export with transparency to PDF and RAD Studio XE7 support.

+ Added support of Embarcadero RAD Studio XE7 for both Delphi and
C++Builder developing environment
+ Added support of Embarcadero RAD Studio XE6 for both Delphi and
C++Builder developing environment
+ Added TfrxCheckBoxView component
+ Added ability to export with transparency to PDF
+ Improved CrossTab editor
- Fixed performance issue with XE6 and above on OSX platform
- Fixed problem with components registration on XE5 and above
- Fixed embedded Fonts in PDF export on x64 platfoorm
- Fixed CrossTab and TeeChart editors errors on XE5 and above
- Fixed TfrxDBDataSet editor
- Fixed printing report with different pages dimensions
- Fixed Memo and Code editiors on XE6

Great reason to order licence or re-enroll support and updates - a lot of improvements in the new version of FastReport.Net 2014.4.

+ added an AutoSave feature in a Designer, you can enable it and set a time interval in View-Options-Saving

+ added picture editor in a Designer, now pictures can be resized, cropped and modified to grayscale or monochrome

+ added "Enable Code Completion" checkbox in Code Page Options in a Designer
+ added selection of multiple objects with CTRL key in a Designer
+ added proportionally scaling of objects with SHIFT in a Designer
+ added selection of barcode type on a toolbar in a Designer
+ added text editor for barcodes

+ added support of encodings Windows-1251, cp866 in QR-code object
+ added transparency of the image in PDF export
+ added compliance of PDF/A-2a,b and PDF/A-3a,b in PDF export
+ added new property PDFExport.PdfACompliance 
(can be selected from PdfAStandard.PdfA_2a, PdfAStandard.PdfA_2b, PdfAStandard.PdfA_3a, PdfAStandard.PdfA_3b)
+ added options for selection of PDF/A compliance, Jpeg quality, Initial Zoom in PDF export dialog

+ added support of dialog objects ListBoxControl, CheckedListBoxControl in WebReport
* improved speed of PDF export with transparent images (now it became three times faster)
- fixed bug in Designer with save from code editor (save icon is not active after code change)
- fixed bug with band break
- fixed bug with single page export in PDF