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Integrating JasperReports and NetBeans

Before you can invoke JasperReports in NetBeans you must set up the JasperReports libraries. Use "My Documents" on Windows and "/home/yourhome" on Linux.

  • Download the latest version of JasperReports currently 1.3.4 from SourceForge
  • On Windows put the project.zip file in My Documents, Linux /home/yourhome
  • Extract the files. Right click on the zip archive and choose Extract All. tar xzvf on Linux
  • In NetBeans, Tools, Libraries, New Library, Library Name:JasperReports-1.3.4,OK
  • Add the jar file My Documents\jasperreports-1.3.4-project\jasperreports-1.3.4\dist\jasperreports-1.3.4.jar
  • Add the following jar files from My Documents\jasperreports-1.3.4-project\jasperreports-1.3.4\lib
    • commons-beanutils-1.7.jar
    • commons-colletiions-2.1.jar
    • commons-digester-1.7.jar
    • commons-logging-1.0.2.jar
    • commons-javaflow-20060411.jar
  • Click the Sources tab and add the folder My Documents\jasperreports-1.3.4-project\jasperreports-1.3.4\src
  • Click the Javadoc tab and add the folder  My Documents\jasperreports-1.3.4-project\jasperreports-1.3.4\dist\javadoc
  • Click Tools, Options, Advanced options, IDE configuration, System, Object Types, XML Objects, Extensions and Mime Types, jrxml, Add
  • see the page iReport to make JasperReport templates and where to put them
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