IronPDF enables generation of various types of reports, including Crystal, management, and database reports, among others, using C# and VB .Net projects. With IronPDF, any report can be rendered and saved easily as a PDF.
To build a report using IronPDF, first create your report and export it as HTML. Then, use IronPDF within your .Net application to render the HTML file as a PDF. This process can be automated, making it easy to generate reports as part of your ongoing or batch processes.
IronPDF also supports the generation of PDF reports from HTML snapshots, giving you even more flexibility in creating and generating reports.
One downside to IronPDF is that it requires Crystal Reports to generate PDF reports. However, Crystal Reports is a popular framework for generating reports in .Net applications, so this limitation may not be an issue for many users.
When it comes to creating XML reports, the best approach is to use the report framework that you already have in place. If your framework does not support XML export, it may be worth investing in a reporting platform that does. While this may require an additional expense, the added functionality and flexibility will likely be worth it in the long run.
Version 2022.3.5084:
Fixes bug where PNG images didn't load correctly when using .NET6.
Fixes bug where license stamps could not be clicked.
Improves compatibility with some Linux distributions.
Improves overall stability.
Improves multithreading support.
Updates to latest Pdfium version.
Version 2021.12:
Improved deployment logic
Updated StampHTML() methods
Default render timeout increased to 60s
Fixed:
headers and footers don't render properly if Javascript is disabled
render options aren't applied properly when using HtmlToPdf class
printing using GetPrintDocument() causes a memory issue
Version 2021.9.3737:
Added Chrome, WebKit and Adaptive rendering.
Added ChromePdfRenderer, WebKitPdfRenderer and AdaptivePdfRenderer classes.
Added Pixel Perfect Chrome HTML to PDF rendering.
Added Razor and MVC helpers.
Full Multithreading and Async support.
Improved HTML, CSS and JS rendering.
Minor API changes.
Version 2021.3.1.0:
* Improved PDF to Image performance
* Smaller deployment footprint
* PdfDocument.FromFile now supports even more PDF types
* Fixed AccessViolationException on rasterising high DPI PDF files
* Improved PDF to MultiPage TIFF
* Improved MultiPage TIFF to PDF
* Improved Documentation
Version 2021.3.1:
* Improved PDF to Image performance
* Smaller deployment footprint
* PdfDocument.FromFile now supports even more PDF types
* Fixed AccessViolationException on rasterising high DPI PDF files
* Improved PDF to MultiPage TIFF
* Improved MultiPage TIFF to PDF
* Improved Documentation
Version 2020.12.0: IronPDF can now be used to render snapshots of data as "reports" in the PDF File Format. These can include Crystal reports, management reports or any database report.