RB4.07Pro: Printing to a Text File

rbuser

Hi all... (I apologize if I am posting in the wrong group...not sure where
else to post my question!)
Before anything else, I am using:
Report Builder 4.07Pro
Running Delphi4
Paradox Tables (versions 5 and 7)

I have a report that was created using RB4.07Pro.
I am setting it up so that I will be able to print information in text
format, and later on import into Excel.
When I set it up using the 'Print to File Setup...' option, someof the
information I need for the report aren't listed in the "Available Controls'
box. Because of this, I am unable to display the correct info on the txt
file. The missing controls are of calculated and DBMemo types. Is there a
way to force the report to display these columns on the 'Available Controls'
window?

Any suggestions, or solutions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
maria

rbuser

AFAIR, DBMemos did not support printing to text files in 4.07.

Ed Dressel
Team DM

rbuser

Any suggestions then on what I should do? Any patches for 4.07 so that it
would recognize DBMemos, or just upgrade to a higher version?

Anyone else have any ideas aside from upgrading?
Thanks much,
maria

digitalmetaphors

It is true that RB currently supports memos when printing to report
emulation text file, but it does not support memos in the delimited text
file device. You can either upgrade and use a report emulation text file
device, or code your own text file device that can print memos in the
delimited format.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Hi there..
Can anyone point me to the right direction then? I haven't used
ReportBuilder as extensive as most of you and any links to documentations
that would show me how to hard code my own text file device will be of great
help.

In addition, is there a higher version than 4.07Pro that would be compatible
with D4? At this time, I have no intention of upgrading to D5 or higher.
Does RB4.24Pro or RB5.56Pro support Memos in the delimited text file device?
Please advice....
(FYI---I am a registered user of RB, and received links to RB Pro full
version downloads, but when I tried the links I was provided with, they no
longer exist.)

Thanks in advance,
maria

digitalmetaphors

Since you have Delphi 4, we are supporting Delphi 4 with our legacy version
of RB 6.03. You can upgrade to RB 6.03 for Delphi 4 from our website order
page www.digital-metaphors.com (there is also a trial download for this
version too from our website).

If you want to write your own device, the best place to start is the
ppFilDev.pas unit in your RBuilder\Source directory. Here is an example of
replacing the file device. This example shows how to toggle the behavior of
quotes in the delimited text file.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/UnQuotedFileDevice.zip


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors