What are the differences between AR16 - AR17 - AR18?

What are the differences between AR16 - AR17 - AR18?

Posted by: ccampbell on 17 April 2024, 1:35 am EST

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  ccampbell

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  Posted 17 April 2024, 1:35 am EST

  I have many Winform VS2019 applications that are currently using AR16 (section reports exclusively). I’m wondering if there are any advantages to upgrading to either AR17 or AR18. I experienced a nightmare when I attempted to upgrade from AR13 to AR16 and I don’t want to go through that again.

  Here is what I’m looking for: Clean migration from AR16 to ARXX, Faster performance. 100% solid 64bit functionality. Compatibility with VS2022. 100% compatibility with .Net 8. Cool new charting options a plus. Plus any intangibles I didn’t mention.

  I tried to find this information on your web site but it seems since Mescius took over, your AR web site is kind of a jumbled mess.

  Thanks,
  
  Chris

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  Posted 17 April 2024, 8:28 pm EST

  Hi Chris,

  You can find what’s new in the later versions of ActiveReports here:

  • What’s New in ActiveReports 17
  • What’s New in ActiveReports 18

  >> I experienced a nightmare when I attempted to upgrade from AR13 to AR16 and I don’t want to go through that again.
  
  ActiveReports 13 to ActiveReports 16 included some major design changes including a shift in our licensing due to which there were many issues reported when upgrading from v13 to later versions of ActiveReports.
  
  However, ActiveReports v16 is pretty similar in terms of design to any newer version of ActiveReports, the newer version of ActiveReports though adds more features and bug fixes that are not there in v16, you can learn more about the same from my links above.

  We suggest you download ActiveReports v18 from here: https://developer.mescius.com/activereportsnet/download within the trial period for the first 30 days try upgrading your project, then if you feel comfortable upgrading to v18 you can then purchase a license for the same.
  
  Upgrading to consecutive versions of ActiveReports is easier as it includes lesser breaking changes that pile up over time and creates issues when upgrading your older ActiveReports project. For v18 you can check all the older breaking changes here: Breaking Changes.

  >> I tried to find this information on your web site but it seems since Mescius took over, your AR web site is kind of a jumbled mess.
  
  GrapeCity and Mescius are still the same (i.e. from the same owners) we have only renamed ourselves from GrapeCity to Mescius, you can learn more about this change here: From GrapeCity to Mescius

  Regards,
  
  Anand

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  Posted 18 April 2024, 1:25 am EST - Updated 18 April 2024, 1:30 am EST

  Thank you for your reply. I’m interested in the .Net 8 compatibility in AR18 so that will be my eventual destination. Thank you for posting the “breaking changes” information. That will at least give me something to refer to during the migration process.

  Just FYI. I’ve attached a screen shot of what I see when I click one of your provided links. I see this on every link I click on. I then have to scroll to down past this to find the content I was actually looking for.

  

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  Regards,
  
  Chris

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  Posted 18 April 2024, 5:54 pm EST - Updated 18 April 2024, 6:03 pm EST

  Hi Chris,

  It looks like the website does not implement CSS correctly in your case, you can try using a different browser/incognito/system or try opening the website on your phone.

  The website should look like:
  
  

  

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  Regards,
  
  Anand