NuGet Packages for ASP.NET MVC

Refer to the following steps to configure Bold Reporting NuGet packages for ASP.NET MVC application.

Configure NuGet feed URL

Online NuGet feed URL

The Bold Reporting NuGet packages are published in Nuget.org. To configure the online packages, use the following steps:

1. Open Visual Studio application.

2. On the Tools menu, select Options.

3. Expand the NuGet Package Manager and select Package Sources.

4. Click the Add button, enter the following Package Name and Package Source URL, and then click Update.

   Name: NuGet.org

   Source: https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json

   

Offline NuGet feed URL

Bold Reporting NuGet packages are shipped into our Bold Reporting Tools build. To configure the packages from Bold Reports installed location, use the following steps:

1. Open your Visual Studio application.

2. On the Tools menu, select Options.

3. Expand the NuGet Package Manager, and then select Package Sources.

4. Click the Add button, enter the following Package Name and Package Source URL, and then click Update.

   Name: Bold Reports installed NuGet

   Source: {System Drive}:\Program Files (x86)\Bold Reports\Reporting Tools\Nuget Packages.

   

   The system drive varies based on the installed location in your machine.

Installing NuGet packages

Install using NuGet Package Manager

The NuGet Package Manager can be used to search and install NuGet packages in Visual Studio solution or project:

1. On the Tools menu, click NuGet Package Manager | Manage NuGet Packages for Solution. Alternatively, right-click the project/solution in Solution Explorer tab, and choose Manage NuGet Packages.
2. By default, the NuGet.org package is selected in the Package source drop-down. Select package source, search for the packages (BoldReports.Mvc5 or BoldReports.Web), and then click Install button.

Install using Package Manager Console

To install the Reporting component using the Package Manager Console as NuGet packages,

1. On the Tools menu, select NuGet Package Manager, and then click Package Manager Console.

2. Run the following NuGet installation commands:

   #install specified package in default project
   Install-Package <Package Name>
   
   #install specified package in default project with specified package source
   Install-Package <Package Name> -Source <Source Location>
   
   #install specified package in specified project
   Install-Package <Package Name> - ProjectName <Project Name>

   For example:

   # install specified package in default project
   Install-Package BoldReports.Web
   
   #install specified package in default project with specified Package Source
   Install-Package BoldReports.Web –Source “https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json”
   
   #install specified package in specified project
   Install-Package BoldReports.Web -ProjectName BoldReportsApplication

Upgrading NuGet packages

Upgrading using NuGet Package Manager

NuGet packages can be updated to their specific version or latest version available in the Visual Studio solution or project:

1. On the Tools menu, click NuGet Package Manager | Manage NuGet Packages for Solution…. Alternatively, right-click the project/solution in the Solution Explorer tab, and then choose Manage NuGet Packages.
2. Select the Updates tab to see the packages available for update from the desired package sources, select the required packages and specific version from the drop-down, and then click the Update button.

Upgrading using Package Manger Console

To update the installed Bold Reporting NuGet packages using the Package Manager Console:

1. On the Tools menu, select NuGet Package Manager, and then select Package Manager Console.

2. Run the following NuGet installation commands:

   #Update specific NuGet package in default project
   Update-Package <Package Name>
   
   #Update all the packages in default project
   Update-Package
   
   #Update specified package in default project with specified package source
   Update-Package <Package Name> -Source <Source Location>
   
   #Update specified package in specified project
   Update-Package <Package Name> - ProjectName <Project Name>

   For example:

   #Update specified Bold Reporting NuGet package
   Update-Package BoldReports.Web
   
   #Update specified package in default project with specified Package Source
   Update-Package BoldReports.Web –Source “https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json”
   
   #Update specified package in specified project
   Update-Package BoldReports.Web -ProjectName BoldReportsApplication

Upgrading using NuGet CLI

Using the NuGet CLI, all the NuGet packages in the project can be updated to the available latest version:

1. Download the latest NuGet CLI.

   To update the existing nuget.exe to latest version use the following command:

   nuget update -self

2. Open the downloaded executable location in the command window. Run the following “update commands” to update the Bold Reporting NuGet packages.

   #update all NuGet packages from config file
   nuget update <configPath> [options]
   
   #update all NuGet packages from specified Packages Source
   nuget update -Source <Source Location> [optional]

   configPath is optional. It identifies the package.config or solutions file lists the packages utilized in the project.

   For example:

   #Update all NuGet packages from config file
   nuget update “C:\Users\BoldReportsApplication\package.config”
   
   #Update all NuGet packages from specified Packages Source
   nuget update -Source “https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json”

   The Update command is not working as expected in Mono (Mac and Linux) and projects using PackageReference format.