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.
| Front end | SVG | Browser | 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 |