Report Builder - Previewer - Menu File - Generate to File

Hi all,
I am using report 6. I execute myreport from form and in the previewer I try to convert my report in pdf format from the given option File - Generate to File - pdf. It creates the pdf file but no data of the report exist. It is a plain report with data. Can anyone help me in solving this problem.
If I run the report from my form by passing parameter as destype - File and desformat - pdf then the pdf is created with data.
Can I know what is the purpose of the option given in previewer/screen to convert the displayed report in various formats when it is not possible or it doesn't convert in that format.
Please help me

Hello,
There was a bug about this kind of problem in the First versions of Reports 6.
I suggest to apply the latest patchset
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