Setting TextFileName in RAP

rbuser

I want to force the output of a report to a text file, in RAP.

Have done the following in both ReportOnPrintDialogCreate and OnCreate ...

Report.AllowPrintToFile := True;
Report.TextFileName := 'A:\txtfile' + FormatDateTime('yymmdd',
CurrentDate);

the PrintDialog box appears with the ability to output to file butit doesn't
seem to change the default filename (stored in the template) shown in the
Print Dialog box.

What am I doing wrong? Am I using the wrong event?

I'd also like to know how to force the output to a text file without even
displaying the PrintDialog box - if possible?

Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Pete Colson

digitalmetaphors

Assign the Report.Template.OnLoadEnd event to set these properties or set
these properties before you call Report.Print. RAP events won't work
because RAP events fire after the Report.Print method has been called and
the report has already been initialized to print for the configuration
assign before the Print call.

You can force the report to print to the file device by setting the
Report.Devicetype to text file and then set the
Report.ShowPrintDialogProperty to false. Please look through the
Developer'sGuide and help file for information on configuring ReportBuilder
reports.

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

It's a completely stand-alone template that I want users to load in Report
Explorer, so I can't control it at the OnLoadEnd event...

Have looked at all the documentation I could find to get this far - but
didn't realise that I can't do this in RAP as I can get at all the
properties without problem (in effect I didn't realise they are ReadOnly)...

Thanks for the suggestion on how to force the report to print to the file
device - I tried it in RAP but it didn't work (presumably because it's too
late) - hence asking you!!

Is there no way in RAP of getting around this?

Regards,

Pete

digitalmetaphors

You can use the OnLoadEnd event. On your form, there is a report object
with a single template object embedded in it. The template object is used by
the report designer to load and save templates. You can assign an event
handler to this object to perform operations on the report after the user
load a template. See the main Report Explorer end user demo. The reason it
does this is to assign the OnPreviewFormCreate event on the newly loaded
report by using this OnLoadEnd event of the template. You can use the same
approach to configure the report properties.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors