Disable Unicode output in report

rbuser

Hi,

We are using the KurafMerger tool to merge different Report Builder Archive
(.raf) files into 1 report.
We recently updated to Delphi 2009 which has builtin Unicode support.

The KurafMerger does not support unicode and fails when verifying the
headers of the RAF files (which are also Unicode now).

Is there a way to disable the unicode use of a report in RB11? I would like
to ouput Ansi archive files so we can continue to use the KurafMerger
component.

Thanks,

Stefan

nardmoseley

Are you working with Stijn Verrept? I received a similar question today.

The problem is not Delphi or RB. RB uses standard Delphi streaming. Report
definitions (.rtm) and report archives (.raf) created in one version of
Delphi can be read by another, regardless of Ansi VCL or Unicode VCL.

The problem is the kuRafMerge code. For example look at this line.

String(fID)<>'TPF0' Then

In D7, String = AnsiString and in D2009, String = Unicode. That line needs
to read

AnsiString(fID)<>'TPF0' Then

I updated kuRafMerge, tested it and emailed it to Stijn Verrept and to the
kuRafMerge author.

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com