How to use Pragnaan and Weler together

rbuser

As you probably know Pragnaan plugin is better option for Excel, Word and
RTF export (export is really like Report in RB). Waler is much better for
PDF export (national support with subset not the whole font embeded).

How to use them with the same TppReport component in a way that is
mentioned above:
Excel, RTF, Word----Pragnaan
PDF-----------------Weler (TExtradevice)


THX!


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Benjamin Vadas

nardmoseley

You can control which output devices are available by
registering/uregistering the device classes.

For an example, check out RBuilder\Source\ppFilDev.pas. The
initialization/finalization sections. There will be similar registrations in
the source code for Waler and Pragnaan. You will want to add UnRegister
calls in the form create of your application.

example:

uses
ppDevice;

ppUnRegisterDevice(TppTextFileDevice);
ppUnRegisterDevice(TppReportTextFileDevice);
ppUnRegisterDevice(TppArchiveDevice);



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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Dear NArd,

Thank You for an answer.

What I want is a mechanism that will operate after user choose in Print
dialog certain type of export to file (RTF, Excel or PDF).

I think that your suggestion is not available in that moment... How to
react on user input in that moment?

THX!

Ben

nardmoseley

The Print dialog displays the list of registered export devices. The user is
actually choosing a device. If you have the proper devices registered, then
they will be displayed in the Print dialog and that is all that is required.
(i.e. you should only have the devices registered that you want the user to
be able to choose.)



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rbuser

On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 11:53:55 -0600, Nard Moseley (Digital Metaphors)

nardmoseley

It would be simpler to implement the solution as I have described.

However, you can use the Report.OnPrintDialogClose event to do something
like this:

uses
ppForms,
ppFilDev;

if (ppReport1.PrintDialog.ModalResult = mrOK) and
(ppReport1.PrintDialog.PrintToFile) then
begin
if (ppReport1.PrintDialog.DeviceType = TppTextFileDevice.DeviceName)
then
ppReport1.PrintDialog.DeviceType :=
TppReportTextFileDevice.DeviceName;

end;





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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Dear Nard,
If I have understand You good this is the situation:
1) register both (Waler and Pragnaan)
2) After user choose in Print dialog some Export device, in
AfterDialogClose event assign right device.

Am I right? This means that both Exportdevices are installed in the same
time ?

THX!

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 09:39:30 -0600, Nard Moseley (Digital Metaphors)

nardmoseley

Correct. Use the Report.OnPrintDialogClose event as I show in the
example....

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