How to change mailmerge-fields in a ppRichEdit?

rbuser

Hi
I want to format datafields (currency) in a ppRichEdit. Where is the right
place to catch, format (change) and set the value of specific fields? Is it
possible to do it in this way:
FieldName('Money').Value := Format('0,00 ?', FieldName('Money').Value);

A little example would be fine!

Regards
Andy

nicocizik

Andy,

Check out the RBAddOn Component Set, available from our web site at
http://www.digital-metaphors.com in the Friends | RCL section. This
provides extra RB components that extend formatting of the merge fields.

rbuser

Thank you, but it doesn't work with D7 and RB702.
Is there a possibility to include an event "OnBeforePrintMailMerge(Sender:
TObject; Field: TField)"
to the ppRichText-Component? In this case you can check the Fieldtype
(Currency, Date etc.) and the Value (Variant?) and set a new Value.
I hope this could easily be includet.

Regards

Andy

nicocizik

Andy,

Thanks for the suggestion. You can rebuild the RBAddOn packages yourself
rather than wait for the next release of RBAddOn Components. Below is an
article explaining how to do this...

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Article: Recompiling RBAddOn
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1. In Delphi, remove the RBAddOn package from the Design Packages List
(Component | Install Packages), check the Default checkbox and click OK.

2. In Delphi, change the library path (Tools | Environment Options, Library
tab). Click the ellipses on the right of Library Path and remove any path to
the RBAddOn\Lib directory. Add a path to the RBAddOn\Source directory.

3. In Delphi, click Tools | Environment Options. Select the Library tab.
Click the ellipses beside the BPL output directory and change it to (C:)
\Windows\System (the system directory, may be \WinNT\System32 on NT).

4. In Delphi, load the RBAddOn??D5RB???R.dpk package. (If you are
re-building
to install in Delphi 6 remove all files in the Requires list of the
package.)
Right click on Contains and select Build. Once the package has been rebuilt
reset the BPL output directory to its original setting
(usually ($Delphi)\Projects\BPL).

5. In Delphi, load the RBAddOn??D5RB???D.dpk package. (If you are
re-building
to install in Delphi 6 remove all files in the Requires list of the
package.)
Right click on Contains and select Build. Once the package has been rebuilt
click Install to install the package.


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