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Custom Columns Question

edited August 2012 in General
I was just curious if you have ever done anything like the following.

In certain grids for delphi (devex for example), you can pick the
columns you want in the grid from a drop down menu. So you have default
Name, Address, city, State, Zipcode and invisible but available to be
picked are Email, Fax, Phone Number.

Have you ever done anything like this in the reportwriter where on the
preview form the user could pick the columns to show up. Not a big
deal, just curious. Thanks

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  • edited August 2012
    Hi Jeff,

    Currently RB does not support actual components inside the preview such
    as combo boxes etc. This would however be a nice feature and I will add
    it to our possible enhancement list for a future release.

    Currently the easiest way would be to use the AutoSearch feature or to
    pre-select the columns using a Delphi component like demos 112 - 116 of
    the main reports demo.

    It could also be possible to implement the OnClick of a drawcommand
    which could in turn load a dialog that allows the user to select which
    columns they would like giving a more interactive approach.

    Best Regards,

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