ReportTextFileDevice.AutoCalcGrid

rbuser

Hi,

I've been reading lots of posts on here about using the
ReportTextFileDevice's AutoCalcGrid property to set up printing to a
file intended for sending to a dot-matrix printer. My problem is that I
can't seem to find where the ReportTextFileDevice is actually referenced
when printing! The report.device field is apparently deprecated and
always reads dvScreen, and I can't find anywhere else to reference the
ReportTextFileDevice.

Also, many of the posts refer to demo 107, but I don't seem to have any
demos on my system. We're using RB12.02 Enterprise for Delphi 2009. I
didn't notice if there was an option to install demos when installing
the product, and if I now run the installer I only get the option to
Repair or Remove, which I'm reluctant to do.

Thanks,

Steve Branley

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

If your report is set up to export to a file such as a Report Text File, you
can directly access that file device by typecasting the TppReport.FileDevice
property. The BeforePrint event is a suitable event to access the file
device if it is created.

uses
ppFilDev;
...

if ppReport1.FileDevice <> nil then
TppReportTextFileDevice(ppReport1.FileDevice).AutoCalcGrid := True;

See the following article on where to find the demos and tutorials with
versions of ReportBuilder 11 and up.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/Installation/Tech_Tip:_Demo_Location


Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Thanks for that. Our Report.FileDevice property was always coming back
as nil, but that could be because of when I was trying to access it.
I'll look into the event you suggested.

Thanks,

Steve