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Crystal Reports for Eclipse 1.0 发布 - 宣布免费

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Crystal Reports for Eclipse 1.0 版本 发布了。

尽管一直以来 Business Objects 都拥有一个强大的Java报表运行引擎. 这次还是他们第一次发布Java版本的报表设计工具.

同时,Business Objects宣布这次发布的Crystal Reports for Eclipse 1.0将会免费,开发者可以免费使用在其产品当中.

同时, 用户可以使用Crystal Reports for Eclipse来编辑之前的报表创建工具创建的报表.

一些特性包括:
Crystal Reports Web Project Wizard - this feature will enable developers to create a web project which already includes all of the required runtime configurations. Additionally, developers can optionally choose to add a sample database and reports to the project to get up and running in no time.

JSP Page wizard - Drag 'n' drop a report onto a JSP page, or create a new JSP page via the context menu of a report. This wizard will provide developers with a dialog page allowing them to choose a number of different stub code which will be custom generated based on the selected report. Does your report require parameters, do you want to change the database at runtime, or export directly to PDF...the wizard will generate all of the required code to complete the requested actions, all custom to the specific report. You can literally get away with never having to write a line of reporting code again.

POJO Data Source support - This feature enables developers to design reports off of in-memory Java classes. Just take the class and drag 'n' drop it onto the report design surface. Then start designing reports the same way you would as with any other data source.

Java Reporting Component facet - easily add the Crystal Reports runtime environment to any new or existing web applications. Now you will never have to worry about ensuring that all your JAR files have been added.
Java User Function Library wizard - this feature enables developers to expose Java logic to their Crystal Reports formulas. Does your organization have a large amount of code already invested into calculating a discount ratio? Wrap this logic up in a User Function Library using this easy wizard and your Crystal Reports files will be able to access this same logic.

Deployment Assistance - Never have to worry about ensuring the proper JDBC drivers are available at runtime. When a report is added to a project, the tooling will ensure that the required runtime libraries are present (including database libraries) when the application is built.

Built-in pointers to the Business Objects' Update Site - never have to worry about whether you have the latest version or not. Use the existing Eclipse Update Manager mechanism to check for updates and install them automatically. This feature also has built-in rollback capabilities in case you opt to go back to a previous version

Update your projects with the latest runtime - have you just downloaded a hot fix, but are not too sure if you have already added it to an existing project? Use the Crystal Reports File Versions feature accessed via the Properties Menu of a project to quickly and easily see which file versions are currently in your project and compare this with the file versions installed in the tooling. If they are out of sync, click the Update button to easily update your application to the latest version.

Global Property Settings - do you find that you are always turning off the logo on the viewer, or enabling the refresh button? Well, now developers can set their global settings for the Crystal Report viewers within their workspace preferences. Each time a viewer is added to a JSP page these preferences will be honored and the appropriate code modifications will be added.

Integrated Help - Access a complete and robust report designer guide as well as developer walkthroughs, API docs and Best Practices via the built-in Eclipse Help System

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