Is it possible ?

rbuser

To save each report in a separated file instead of a database field - the
template field -, * using * the TppExplorer & end user solution ?

(for example, in the 'template' field, instead of the report itself, storing
the path where the actual report is located)

Roberto

Thanks

nardmoseley

I can think of two possible approaches to implementing a solution:

1. Create a custom report explorer. You could copy the existing source code
and create your own custom report explorer. See RBuilder\Source\ppRptExp.pas
and ppExpFrm.pas

2. Create a custom datapipeline. You could create a custom datapipeline
class that you connect to the existing report explorer. The custom
datapipeline class would contain the logic to load/save the template field.
You could possible descend from the TppJITPipeline or TppDBPipeline. The
existing JITPipeline does not currently implement the methods required to
enable updating. See ppDB.pas, the ancestor class TppDataPipeline, defines
some methods such as Edit and Post - the section is marked as optional to be
implemented by descendants.



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