Preview a report

A report can be previewed in a desktop application (normally using SVG format) or in a browser.

To preview a report in the Genero Desktop Client (GDC), you normally use the integrated "SVG" format as the output device. To preview a report in the Genero Browser Client (GBC), you normally use Genero Report Viewer for HTML5 by specifying "Browser" as the output device. If the appropriate software is installed on the client, you can preview reports in other output formats using the fgl_report_selectPreview function. See Table 1 for details.

Table 1. Previewing reports
Front end SVG Browser PDF Excel RTF OORTF HTML Image
GDC Integrated Not possible With Acrobat® Reader (or other PDF reader) With Microsoft™ Excel With Microsoft Word With Open Office (or any free Office) With any browser Not possible
GBC Not possible Integrated With Acrobat® Reader (or other PDF reader) With Microsoft Excel With Microsoft Word With Open Office (or any free Office) With any browser Not possible