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How to use datadictionary reports with rServer?

edited April 2004 in Server
Hi,

In my application with RBuilder enterprise, I used the ppDataDictionary
with the ppIBOPipeline.

Over the thinclient, I can access to the reportexplorer and open report
without databindings.

If I access now to a report with ppDataDictionary access, I got the
error: "DatabaseName Should be not empty".

How can I access with RServer to these Reports?

How can I use this powerful option of rBuilder Enterprise also with rServer?

Best
Martin

Comments

  • edited April 2004

    The DataDictionary is only used when creating a new SQL DataView. The Query
    tools use the data dictionary to display the available table aliases and
    field aliases. Once the SQL DataView is created, it no longer needs the data
    dictionary.

    The SQL DataView does however need access to a thread safe database
    connection object. I think the error you are receiving is perhaps related to
    that.

    When you create a SQL DataView, the Designer.DataSettings properties such as
    DatabaseName are applied to the DataView's TdaSQL object and saved as part
    of the query definition.

    When the report is loaded within the context of the ReportVolume module that
    you create for the server, there needs to be a database connection object
    with the same name that was saved with the report.

    For an example see

    RBServer\Demos\Servers\03. Explorer Databases\InterBase


    --
    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com


    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
  • edited April 2004
    Thanks!

    After I used the same names as in my rBuilder app. it works.

    Nard Moseley (Digital Metaphors) schrieb:
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