Starting iReport for the first time

To start iReport for the first time, simply execute the provided startup script. iReport provides two such scripts: startup.bat for Windows and startup.sh for Unix-like OSes, both of which are located in the <ireport_dir>/bin/ directory. When iReport starts, it will display directory information in the output pane. You will see something similar to:

iReport home (ireport.home system property):.

User home ( user.home system property): C:\WINNT\Profiles\yourusername\.ireport.

iReport default compile directory: D:\temp.

iReport user home directory (iReport compiles here if there are no settings or the user hasn't selected to compile to the report directory):.

To change the compile directory select "Tools/Options..." from the menu and click the "Compiler" tab. For our example, we chose to compile reports to the same directory as the report definition files.