How can I copy a query?

rbuser

I am an end user using the report builder that came with our program.

I need to make a subreport and would like to make a copy of the query I
already have in
my report so I can link them and have one be the master and the other be the
detail.

But I've tried everything and cannot figure out how to copy it.

Thanks!
Sue Mitchel

nicocizik

Hi Sue,

There is no way to directly "copy" a query in the Data workspace. I am
unsure which features you have access to in your end-user program. You will
need to contact the vendor of your application for more support on this
issue.

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There is an end-user tutorial called Learning ReportBuilder that can be
downloaded from our web site for free. See the following article for more
infomation.

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Learning ReportBuilder installs into C:\Program Files\LearnReportBuilder.
When the system has successfully installed, a complete set of instructions
appears in the form of a 'ReadMe' doc, so the end user knows just what to do
upon installation.

- Download Learning ReportBuilder

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rbuser

Hi Nico,

Would I be able to do this in Report Builder Professional or Enterprise?

Would it be possible to design reports in one of those programs, save
them as *.inf files and load them back into the end_user program?

Can RB Professional or Enterprise be installed on the same computer that
has the end-user program or will there be some sort of registry confusion?

I keep having to save views in our SQL Server database because
it is much easier for me but I would much rather not put things in
that shouldn't be there.

Thanks for your help!
Sue

nicocizik

Hi Susan,

1. You would need ReportBuilder Pro to access the Data Workspace (data tab)
of the designer. As I said before, there is no automatic copy functionality
in ReportBuilder but it would be rather easy to recreate these queries
manually.

2. You could but you will need Delphi 5, 6, or 7 to use a release of
ReportBuilder. ReportBuilder is not a stand alone product.

3. Yes, ReportBuilder comes with the capability to add an end-user solution
to your own apps (much like the people did that developed your current
application). Installing ReportBuilder will not affect this application.

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