How to put small and large images on the same report

[lipe123]

We are developing a report writing application and sometimes the pictures of deficiencies are small and we want to print up to 6 images on a page in a 2x3 grid. This is easily done by making a databand with 2 columns. However; other images needs to be larger and we need them to be the full width of a page (0 columns) AND We want the images to print in the intended order of how the inspection was done. So it could be

SS L L SS SS

Or any combination of Large and Small images.

I tried sub databands, subreports etc. When i create two sub data bands inside a larger band the 2 columns band no longer tiles across and everything just prints vertically in one column. I can make two separate bands, one that only prints large images and one for small but this breaks the order in which we want to display the images.

I even tried with script to alter the databand columns as we generate the report but I get index out of bounds errors. I'm guessing because altering the databand will alter all instances of it, even the prior ones that already has 2 columns with 2 images. So trying to alter it to one column later down the line breaks everything.

I just can't wrap my brain around the problem in a creative easy to implement way, does anyone have suggestions?

[fernandocristan]

@lipe123 how are you setting images on your report? I can't get the image to appear in the report.

I set the PictureObject in report with designer and I have the fallowing code:

webReport = new WebReport();
Config.WebMode = true;

webReport.Report.Load(reportPath);
webReport.Report.Dictionary.Connections[0].ConnectionString = jsonConnectionString;
webReport.Report.Prepare();

//setting image in component
byte[] imageByteArray = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes("C:\\Users\\Fernando\\Pictures\\Robo.png");
PictureObject)webReport.Report.FindObject("poEmitLogo")).SetImageData(imageByteArray);

MemoryStream stream = new();
webReport.Report.Export(new PDFSimpleExport(), stream);
stream.Flush();
stream.Position = 0;

return stream;

All information is generated correctly, but the image does not appear.

[lipe123]

Bit of a hijack mate but sure, we are not building the report with code. Just using the designer. We just set the file path in the ImageLocation property.

[fernandocristan]

Bit of a hijack mate but sure, we are not building the report with code. Just using the designer. We just set the file path in the ImageLocation property.

ok, I found the solution.

• setting image in component was after the prepare statement