NuGet Packages for WPF

To add Bold Reports® to a WPF application, configure the online NuGet feed in Visual Studio, then install the BoldReports.Wpf package.

How do I configure the NuGet feed URL?

To configure the NuGet feed URL for the Bold Reports® WPF packages, add the online feed as a package source in Visual Studio.

How do I configure the online NuGet feed?

To configure the online feed, add NuGet.org as a package source in Visual Studio. The Bold Reporting NuGet packages are published in Nuget.org. 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

    Online NuGet Configure

How do I install the Bold Reports® NuGet packages?

You can install the Bold Reports® WPF NuGet packages with the NuGet Package Manager or the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio.

How do I install the packages with NuGet Package Manager?

To install the Bold Reports® NuGet packages with the NuGet Package Manager, search for and install them in your 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 BoldReports.WPF package, and then click Install button.

How do I install the packages with the Package Manager Console?

To install the Bold Reports® NuGet packages with the Package Manager Console, follow these steps:

  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.Wpf

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

#install specified package in specified project
Install-Package BoldReports.Wpf -ProjectName BoldReportsApplication

How do I upgrade the Bold Reports® NuGet packages?

You can upgrade the Bold Reports® NuGet packages with the NuGet Package Manager, the Package Manager Console, or the NuGet CLI.

How do I upgrade the packages with NuGet Package Manager?

To upgrade the Bold Reports® NuGet packages with the NuGet Package Manager, update them to a specific version or the latest available version in your 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.

How do I upgrade the packages with the Package Manager Console?

To upgrade the installed Bold Reports® NuGet packages with the Package Manager Console, follow these steps:

  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.Wpf

#Update specified package in default project with specified Package Source
Update-Package BoldReports.Wpf –Source “https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json”

#Update specified package in specified project
Update-Package BoldReports.Wpf -ProjectName BoldReportsApplication

How do I upgrade the packages with the NuGet CLI?

To upgrade all the NuGet packages in the project, including the Bold Reports® packages, to the latest available version, use the NuGet CLI:

  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.

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