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XtraReports - Custom filename when exporting via the reports toolbar

created 12 years ago

Hi,

I am trying to find a way to create a custom filename for files that are exported via the XtraReports report toolbar. I have tried all of the suggestions that I could find in other DevExpress support tickets and none of them have worked. The name of the report that I am exporting is "PerformanceXtraReport" and the filenames for the export are always PerformanceXtraReport.pdf (or appropriate extension for the file type selected). The things that I have changed that haven't had an impact on the filename are as follows:

  1. Updated the ExportOptions.PrintPreviewOptions.DefaultFileName to "Test" through the Properties menu in Visual Studio
  2. Set this.ExportOptions.PrintPreview.DefaultFileName = "Test"; in the report's initializer in the report file's code-behind file
  3. Set this.PerformanceReportViewer.Report.ExportOptions.PrintPreview.DefaultFileName = "Test"; (where PerformanceReportViewer is of type XtraReports.Web.ReportViewer) in the Page_Load event for the code-behind for the ascx file that the Report viewer appears on
  4. Set report.ExportOptions.PrintPreview.DefaultFileName = "Test"; (where report is of type PerformanceXtraReport) when creating an instance of the report and settings it to the PerformanceReportViewer.Report property.

I have done all 4 of these and the file name continues to default to PerformanceXtraReport.pdf when the file is exported using the report's toolbar. I have founds ways that look like they will work using a separate button on the page and using a MemoryStream and the ExportToPdf() method but I would like to continue using the report toolbar so that way of doing it won't work for me.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance for your help.

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Answers approved by DevExpress Support

created 12 years ago (modified 12 years ago)

Hi Layne,
Please use the XtraReport.Name property to accomplish this task. Here is some sample code:

C#
...  
       XtraReport1 rep = new XtraReport1();  
        rep.Name = "1234";  
        ReportViewer1.Report = rep;  
...

Thanks,
Elliot

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    NI NI
    Nolan I 11 years ago

      It appears the assignment to DisplayName must be BEFORE the call to CreateDocument. If you assign DisplayName after CreateDocument it is ineffective.

      DevExpress Support Team 11 years ago

        Hi Nolan,

        When you call the CreateDocument method, you force the Report instance to generate the resulting document based on the current Report state. Once the document is generated, changing any report properties does not affect the document until you call the CreateDocument method again.

        That is why changing the DisplayName property value after calling the CreateDocument method does not work.

        I hope my explanation is clear.

        RK RK
        Roland Kwee 1 9 years ago

          Works fine. Thanks a lot

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