Getting Report Name in GetPanelClassForField

rbuser

I'm implementing TppAutoSearchDialog.GetPanelClassForField and need the name
of the report from the Data Dictionary...anyone know how I can get that from
either TppAutoSearchField or the TppAutoSearchDialog object itself.

digitalmetaphors

What I would do in this case is create a new registry (singleton) so you
could reference this in different parts of the app so it can stay decoupled.
Basically, you want to asscociate a report, or group of reports with a
specified autosearch panel class. Create a singleton registry that you can
call from here and your main form where the dictionary datasets are. I'll
contrive an example, so let's assume each folder in the report explorer
should have a custom autosearch dialog. When a report gets loaded, created
or saved, you could crossreference the folder id table and the item table
item id to figure out the folder name. Then using the folder name, associate
that with the custom autosearch dialog. When the user creates a new folder
you don't register a replacement autosearch dialog, or you could ask them to
register one I guess. As the developer, you can specify the predetermined
folder names and give them cool custom autosearch dialogs. You will code in
the initialization section of the app the register calls to associate a
folder name with an autosearch panel class you have designed.

Another way to do it is to reference the current template name from the
rbItem dataset in the unit where you have defined the data access
components. Make it a property of that form class and then reference it in
your custom autosearch dialog unit. If you have circular unit refernce
problems, then create a class in a unit in between the custom autosearch
panel unit and the main data access unit. Then you can pass through the
property to your autosearch dialog using this new class.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors