Export via command-line

Main Command-line

Fast designer support the following command lines for export (Image. PDF, HTML)

[-SILENT_ERROR] 
-EXPORT_TO_IMAGE | -EXPORT_TO_PDF | -EXPORT_TO_HTML
-FRX_FILE=<FRX File>
[-CONFIG_FILE=<Configuration File>]
[-PARAMETER_FILE=<Parameter List File>]
[-PARAMETER(<Parameter Name>)=<Parameter Value>]
[-OUTPUT_FILE=<Output File>]    

Switch / Parameter	Obligation	Description
-EXPORT_TO_IMAGE	Conditional	Initiates an export to image file format(s).
-EXPORT_TO_PDF	Conditional	Initiates an export to a PDF file.
-EXPORT_TO_HTML	Conditional	Initiates an export to HTML file(s).
-FRX_FILE	Required	Specifies the path to the input Fast Report template file (.frx).
-SILENT_ERROR	Optional	Suppresses all graphical error dialogs. If the execution fails, the command returns a negative exit code.
-CONFIG_FILE	Optional	Specifies the path to a JSON file containing export configurations. Settings vary based on the export target type.
-PARAMETER_FILE	Optional	Specifies the path to a JSON configuration file containing report parameters structured as a key-value list.
-PARAMETER(Name)	Optional	Passes an individual report parameter directly from the command line. This flag can be supplied multiple times.
-OUTPUT_FILE	Optional	Specifies the destination path for the exported file(s).

tip

For image exports where no configuration file (-CONFIG_FILE) is provided, Fast Designer determines the output image format automatically from the file extension specified in -OUTPUT_FILE.

Parameter File Structure (-PARAMETER_FILE)

When passing multiple parameters through a configuration JSON file via the -PARAMETER_FILE flag, structure the file as a JSON array of objects containing explicit "Key" and "Value" pairs.

Example Structure:

[
  {
    "Key": "Parameter1",
    "Value": "Fast Designer"
  },
  {
    "Key": "Parameter2",
    "Value": "is awesome"
  }
]

Image Export Configurations

The following JSON block represents the default configuration schema for image generations:

{
    PageRange: "All",
    PageNumbers: "",
    ShiftNonExportable: false,
    ImageFormat: "Jpeg",
    SeparateFiles: true,
    ResolutionX: 96,
    ResolutionY: 96,
    JpegQuality: 100,
    MonochromeTiffCompression: "CompressionCCITT4",
    MonochromeTiff: false
}

Property Descriptions:

• PageRange: Dictates which pages are exported. Accepted values:

  • All: Exports all document pages.

  • Current: Exports only the current active page.

  • PageNumbers: Processes specific target pages defined inside the PageNumbers property.

• PageNumbers: A string containing comma-separated page integers or hyphenated ranges (e.g., "1,3-5,12"). Leaving this value as an empty string ("") defaults to exporting all pages.

• ShiftNonExportable: A boolean flag. When set to true, report bands shift position dynamically to adapt to non-exportable band gaps.

• ImageFormat: Specifies the target image structure. Accepted formats include: Bmp, Png, Jpeg, Gif, Tiff, and Metafile.

• SeparateFiles: Determines whether multi-page reports generate standalone, independent image files per page.

  warning

  Setting SeparateFiles to false for multi-page documents may force the engine to compile a single massive image canvas, potentially leading to system Out Of Memory errors.

• ResolutionX / ResolutionY: Integer variables indicating the horizontal and vertical graphic density outputs measured in dots per inch (DPI).

• JpegQuality: An integer ranging up to 100 which specifies the compression quality for JPEG file creation.

• MonochromeTiff: A boolean flag indicating whether a TIFF export must force a monochrome color matrix.

• MonochromeTiffCompression :Sets the compression encoder when producing TIFF formats. Supported options include:

  • ColorTypeCMYK

  • ColorTypeYCCK

  • CompressionLZW

  • CompressionCCITT3

  • CompressionCCITT4

  • CompressionRle

  • CompressionNone

  • ScanMethodInterlaced

  • ScanMethodNonInterlaced

  • VersionGif87

  • VersionGif89

  • RenderProgressive

  • RenderNonProgressive

  • TransformRotate90

  • TransformRotate180

  • TransformRotate270

  • TransformFlipHorizontal

  • TransformFlipVertical

  • MultiFrame

  • LastFrame

  • Flush

  • FrameDimensionTime

  • FrameDimensionResolution

  • FrameDimensionPage

• MonochromeTiff : determines whether the Tiff export must produce monochrome image.

PDF Export Configurations

The PDF export module operates via a simple image embbeding.

The following JSON block represents the default configuration schema for PDF generations:

{
    PageRange: "All",
    PageNumbers: "",
    ShiftNonExportable: false
}

Property Descriptions:

• PageRange: Dictates which pages are exported. Accepted values:

  • All: Exports all document pages.

  • Current: Exports only the current active page.

  • PageNumbers: Processes specific target pages defined inside the PageNumbers property.

• PageNumbers: A string containing comma-separated page integers or hyphenated ranges (e.g., "1,3-5,12"). Leaving this value as an empty string ("") defaults to exporting all pages.

• ShiftNonExportable: A boolean flag. When set to true, report bands shift position dynamically to adapt to non-exportable band gaps.

HTML Export Configurations

The following JSON block represents the default configuration schema for web-ready HTML conversions:

{
    PageRange: "All",
    PageNumbers: "",
    ShiftNonExportable: false,
    Zoom: 1.0,
    ReportID: "",
    OnClickTemplate: "",
    Layers: true,
    StylePrefix: "",
    WebImagePrefix: "",
    WebImageSuffix: "",
    Print: false,
    HighQualitySVG: false,
    Preview: false,
    PageBreaks: false,
    Format: "HTML",
    WidthUnits: "Pixel",
    HeightUnits: "Pixel",
    ImageFormat: "Png",
    Pictures: true,
    EmbedPictures: false,
    ExportMode: "Export",
    SinglePage: false,
    Navigator: true,
    SubFolder: true,
    Wysiwyg: true,
    EnableMargins: false,
    NotRotateLandscapePage: false
}

 Property Descriptions:

• PageRange: Dictates which pages are exported. Accepted values:

  • All: Exports all document pages.

  • Current: Exports only the current active page.

  • PageNumbers: Processes specific target pages defined inside the PageNumbers property.

• PageNumbers: A string containing comma-separated page integers or hyphenated ranges (e.g., "1,3-5,12"). Leaving this value as an empty string ("") defaults to exporting all pages.

• ShiftNonExportable: A boolean flag. When set to true, report bands shift position dynamically to adapt to non-exportable band gaps.

• Zoom: A float multiplier managing the scaling factor of the output web page.

• ReportID: Sets a unique alphanumeric identifier attribute for the compiled report.

• OnClickTemplate: Configures a localized JavaScript template definition for click events.

• Layers: Boolean value to enable or disable an HTML element layer-based layout approach.

• Print: If set to true, automatically prompts the client browser's native Print Dialog window upon opening the document.

• HighQualitySVG: Toggles optimized graphic rendering enhancements for embedded SVG visuals.

• Preview: Controls web rendering preview behaviors.

• PageBreaks: Toggles standard CSS page break visibility margins between sheet separations when single-page display layouts are active.

• Format: Determines web format output encoding:

  • HTML: Standard clean HTML page structure.

  • MessageHTML: Encapsulated MHTML/Message-based format.

• WidthUnits / HeightUnits: Sets dimensional scaling values. Options include Pixel or Percent.

• ImageFormat: Formats images embedded alongside the HTML script. Supported types: Bmp, Png, Jpeg, or Gif.

• Pictures: Toggles overall visibility of picture components in the generated output.

• EmbedPictures: When set to true, embeds binary image assets directly inside the HTML markup using Base64 URI strings instead of keeping them as separate asset links.

• ExportMode: Sets specific runtime interaction profiles. Supported options: Export (Simple file creation), WebPreview (Interactive browser preview tracking), or WebPrint (Print optimization layout).

• SinglePage: Forces the compiler to output a singular unified scrolling HTML page instead of multiple segmented files.

• Navigator: Toggles the multi-page navigator toolbar interface on the generated webpage.

• SubFolder: Toggles whether auxiliary files and image resources are isolated inside an independent workspace sub-folder.

• Wysiwyg: Enforces precise "What You See Is What You Get" visual accuracy layout compliance.

• EnableMargins: Enables element page margin constraints. Note: Only functions when Layers mode is active.

• NotRotateLandscapePage: Prevents automated rotation rules on sheets explicitly flagged with landscape orientations during browser printing events.

• StylePrefix / WebImagePrefix / WebImageSuffix: Reserved strictly for core application internal use.

Examples

Basic Image Export

Executes a quick image export using fallback defaults from an input template, assuming Fast Designer is located at C:\FastDesigner and templates are saved in D:\My Reports\:

"C:\FastDesigner\Fast Designer.exe" -EXPORT_TO_IMAGE -FRX_FILE="D:\My Reports\Medical Center.frx"

Targeting Custom Destination Paths

To route the export processes directly to a defined folder path, include the -OUTPUT_FILE flag:

"C:\FastDesigner\Fast Designer.exe" -EXPORT_TO_HTML -FRX_FILE="D:\My Reports\Medical Center.frx" -OUTPUT_FILE="D:\My Exports\output.html"

Advanced Scripted Automation (Silent with Arguments)

The following script utilizes the -SILENT_ERROR flag to cleanly suppress GUI popups during automated headless cycles, loads a standalone export profile configuration, passes discrete report parameters directly, and writes a target image file out:

"C:\FastDesigner\Fast Designer.exe" -SILENT_ERROR -EXPORT_TO_IMAGE -FRX_FILE="D:\My Reports\Medical Center.frx" -CONFIG_FILE="D:\image_config.json" -PARAMETER("Param1")="Hello" -PARAMETER("Param2")=" World" -OUTPUT_FILE="D:\My Exports\output.png"