NuGet Packages for ASP.NET Core

To add Bold Reports® to an ASP.NET Core application, configure the online or offline NuGet feed in Visual Studio, then install the BoldReports.Net.Core or BoldReports.AspNet.Core package.

How do I configure the NuGet feed URL?

To configure the NuGet feed URL for the Bold Reports® ASP.NET Core packages, add either the online feed or the offline feed from the Bold Reports® installed location 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 Reports® 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 configure the offline NuGet feed?

To configure the offline feed, add the Bold Reports® installed NuGet folder as a package source in Visual Studio. The Bold Reports® NuGet packages ship with the Bold Reporting Tools build. 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.

    Offline NuGet Configure

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

How do I install the Bold Reports® NuGet packages?

You can install the Bold Reports® ASP.NET Core 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 packages (BoldReports.Net.Core or BoldReports.AspNet.Core), 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.Net.Core

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

#install specified package in specified project
Install-Package BoldReports.Net.Core -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.Net.Core

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

#Update specified package in specified project
Update-Package BoldReports.Net.Core -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 the 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 Reports® 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.