To download and install Eclipse BIRT software on your system:
1. | Download the ZIP file for the Eclipse BIRT RCP Report Designer (birt-rcp-report-designer-3_7_2.zip, 68MB) from: |
2. | Extract the contents of the ZIP file to a suitable location e.g. c:\birt_372. |
3. | Download the ZIP file for the Eclipse BIRT Runtime environment (birt-runtime-3_7_2.zip, 104MB) from: |
4. | Extract the contents of this ZIP file to the location used for the Report Designer e.g. c:\birt_372\. A runtime folder will automatically be added to this location. |
You can start now start the BIRT Report Designer by executing c:\birt_372\birt.exe. Refer to the Eclipse BIRT Report Developer Guide supplied as online documentation with the Report Designer for a description of the BIRT system, and for details of how to use it.
Continue with Step 2: Create a BIRT report definition file.
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