How to use Jasper Reports . Explain with Simple Examples

[Umesh Kilkile]

Hi,

I've to use Jasper Reports. Please explain me with simple examples.

Thank You,

Umesh

[Lester Burnham]

If you can't find anything by searching for jasperreports example or some such phrase, try the OtherOpenSourceProjectsFaq.

[Rob Spoor]

And I'll be moving this thread to the Other Open Source Projects forum.

[David Newton]

What about the JR tutorials/examples available on the JR website and distribution?

[rakeshforu Kumar]

first create create jasper repot fom jasper reporting tool
save with file name "report1.jasper"
then create java program

import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.*;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.*;
import java.util.*;
public class JasperTest
{

	public static void main(String[] args)
	{
		String fileName = "report1.jasper";
		String outFileName = "test.pdf";
		HashMap hm = new HashMap();
		try
		{
			JasperPrint print = JasperFillManager.fillReport(fileName,hm,new JREmptyDataSource());
			JRExporter exporter =new net.sf.jasperreports.engine.export.JRPdfExporter();
			exporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.OUTPUT_FILE_NAME,outFileName);
			exporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.JASPER_PRINT,print);
			exporter.exportReport();
			System.out.println("Created file: " + outFileName);
		}
		catch (JRException e)
		{
			e.printStackTrace();
			System.exit(1);
		}
		catch (Exception e)
		{
		e.printStackTrace();
		System.exit(1);
		}
	}
}

save program with name JasperTest.java
set classpath of following files in envirement variable
virsion of files depend on version of jasper report version don't take any tention
jasperreports-3.7.4.jar
jdt-compiler-3.1.1.jar
commons-beanutils-1.8.2.jar
commons-collections-3.2.1.jar
commons-digester-1.7.jar
commons-logging-1.1.jar
commons-dbcp-1.2.2.jar

compile file from javac command like
javac JasperTest.java

[Martijn Verburg]

And welcome to Javaranch rakeshforu Kumar!