About the Server edition.

rbuser

Hi.

I wonder if the server edition can possible help me...

We at TSoft are facing a development of web based report server. We are
currently using ReportBuilder as the front-end for reports in our
application. Up to here, all sounds fine.
Things are getting a bit more complicated, as we use a special made script
to prepare data for the report, before the report runs (we needed something
more advanced then the option to query data that report builder provides).
The report gets the data using DB Data Pipelines. We also make a lot of use
of drill-down reports and charts.

I have some questions:
1. Can the server edition be added as a component to an existing web
application? How does it handles security - user varification?
2. Can I use it to run our reports - reports that are a great extention of
report-builder report? (currently implemented using a wrapper, not
inheritence).
3. Can I get an export to HTML that allows for active drill-downs? (The
current version does not).
4. Will the new export to HTML be using XML and XSL instead of HTML?

Many thanks,

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digitalmetaphors

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Yes. The server generates it's own 'zero-client' (JavaScript/XHTML)
application for selecting and previewing reports. The application is
launched by accessing the main ISAPI DLL or Apache shared module on the
server via a URI. (for example, www.mywebsite.com/Reports/Report.dll)

The server does not contain a built-in security mechanism. You could use
Delphi to create your own username/password web module, and then once the
user is verified, pass them through to the report server. The WebTier(tm),
which is responsible for generating the web content, is fully compatible
with https, and so communications can be secured using https.

You can generate reports located in Delphi forms, data modules, template
files (rtms), archive files (rafs), database records or in the explorer
database structure.

Drill-down subreports will not be supported in version 1.0 of the server.

The zero-client is generated as XHTML/JavaScript. The resulting application
is compatible with Netscape 4, Netscape 6, IE 5 and IE 6.

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Cheers,

Tom Ollar
Digital Metaphors Corporation