3 Ways to Convert C1Reports to FlexReport

If you're heavily invested in C1Report, you can upgrade or convert C1Reports to FlexReport with little time investment. C1Report will be moving into maintenance mode in March 2016, which means we'll continue supporting it, but will no longer develop new features for the control. Start migrating your files now, and be sure to contact Support if you run into issues.

1. Batch-convert using our sample

If you have multiple reports, use our quick Batch XML to FLXR Converter sample. Just download, run, and go!

2. Upgrade C1Report in FlexReport Designer

1. Run C1FlexReportDesigner.4.exe.

2. Go to File > Open and select the C1Report report definition (.xml) that you want to upgrade. You'll see the following dialog box:

   

3. Click OK.
4. Go to File > Save.
5. In the Save Report Definition File dialog box, specify the File name and click Save.

The report definition is saved as type .flxr. Your report definition is now converted from C1Report's .xml to C1FlexReport's .flxr.

3. Upgrading the existing C1Report Windows Application Project to FlexReport Windows Application Project in Visual Studio

1. Open existing Windows Application project that contains C1Report (.xml) file.
2. Delete C1Report from the Form.
3. Delete C1Report's previewing control C1PrintPreview or C1RibbonPreviewControl from the Form.

4. Add C1FlexReport component to the Toolbox:

   1. Right-click a tab and select Choose items... A Choose Toolbox Items dialog box appears.
   2. Click Browse and select C1.Win.FlexReport.4.dll from the bin\v4.0 folder. The C1FlexReport component will be added in the Toolbox.

5. Add C1FlexViewer control to the Toolbox:

   1. Right-click a tab and select Choose items... A Choose Toolbox Items dialog box appears.
   2. Click Browse and select C1.Win.FlexViewer.4.dll from the bin\v4.0 folder. The C1FlexViewer control will be added in the Toolbox.

6. Drop C1FlexReport on the Form. The following dlls with the same version as the version of C1FlexReport should get added to the references:

   • C1.C1Pdf.4
   • C1.Win.4
   • C1.Win.BarCode.4
   • C1.Win.C1Document.4
   • C1.Win.FlexReport.4

   If these references do not have the same version, you need to add them manually.

7. Drop C1FlexViewer control on the Form. The following dlls with the same version as the version of C1FlexViewer should get added to the references:

   • C1.C1Zip.4
   • C1.Win.C1DX.4
   • C1.Win.C1Ribbon.4
   • C1.Win.FlexViewer.4
   • C1.Win.ImportServices.4

   If these references do not have the same version, you need to add them manually.

8. Add the following dlls to the references:

   • C1.C1Rtf.4
   • C1.C1Excel.4
   • C1.Win.C1Chart.4
   • C1.Win.C1Chart3D.4

To use map and super-label custom fields, add following dlls to the references:
*   C1.Win.FlexReport.CustomFields.4
*   C1.WPF.Maps.4
*   C1.WPF.4

9. Rename C1Report component to C1FlexReport component. In code, you can change the name of the component as follows:

   • Visual Basic

    ~~~
    Dim report As New C1Report()  
    'To  
    Dim report As New C1FlexReport()
    ~~~

*   [C#](http://helpcentral.componentone.com/nethelp/FlexReport/UpgradingC1ReporttoC1FlexReport.html#TabContent-CS)  

    ~~~
    C1Report report = new C1Report();  
    //To     
    C1FlexReport report = new C1FlexReport(); 
    ~~~

10. Change the name of namespace from C1.C1Report to C1.Win.FlexReport in code-behind.
11. Delete all references to the dlls of C1Report and its dependencies - C1.C1Report, C1.Win.C1Report, C1.Win.C1Barcode, and C1.Win.C1RibbonPreview.
12. Delete namespace C1.Win.C1Preview.
13. Delete license entires of C1Report and the referenced viewer (C1Preview or C1RibbonPreview) from licenses.licx.

14. In order to bind C1FlexReport with C1FlexViewer, following code will have to be changed as follows:

    • Visual Basic

      Dim c1r As C1.C1Report.C1Report = New C1Report()  
      c1r.Load(filepath, reportname)  
      C1PrintPreviewControl1.Document = clr  
      'To  
      Dim report As New C1FlexReport()  
      report.Load(filepath, reportname)  
      C1FlexViewer1.DocumentSource = report
      

    • C#

      C1.C1Report.C1Report c1r = new C1Report();  
      c1r.Load(filepath, reportname);  
      c1PrintPreviewControl1.Document=clr;  
      
      //To  
      C1FlexReport report = new C1FlexReport();  
      report.Load(filepath, reportname);  
      c1FlexViewer1.DocumentSource = report; 
      

Note that FlexReport can be previewed at runtime by using C1FlexViewer control only. The C1FlexViewer control is not compatible with C1PrintPreviewControl or C1RibbonPreviewControl.

Submit a support ticket if you run into issues.