Output to file
Delphi 2007
RB 11.07
Firebird Db 2.1
IBO TDataset components
I have a simple report that has a single detail band and a subreport that is
opened on a click event for the first field in the line, this all works
great and the report looks great, except when we go to output to text file,
the first x number of lines come out then the report starts mixing the
detail band column headers with the values below , then somehow gets back in
sync for the next 20-30 lines then dos the same again.
Any idea where i can start looking as the functions to output to text file
is quite deep inside ReportBuilder. I have checked all the field output
sequences and foreced all the fields to fixed size in an attempt to fix this
but nothing seems to present itself as the trigger, it is repeatable in
respect of the data being output using the same sql filters but if i change
the report to only show the section that is broken then it will out put ok,
this makes me think its a buffer that gets filled and then resets after
outputting a line of headers and values on the same line
where do i look to fix this as the cusomers has just about had enough of
this problem....................or should i dump reportbuilder for
outputting to text file and write it myseld in code ?
Best regards
Colin (Reportbuilder fan)
RB 11.07
Firebird Db 2.1
IBO TDataset components
I have a simple report that has a single detail band and a subreport that is
opened on a click event for the first field in the line, this all works
great and the report looks great, except when we go to output to text file,
the first x number of lines come out then the report starts mixing the
detail band column headers with the values below , then somehow gets back in
sync for the next 20-30 lines then dos the same again.
Any idea where i can start looking as the functions to output to text file
is quite deep inside ReportBuilder. I have checked all the field output
sequences and foreced all the fields to fixed size in an attempt to fix this
but nothing seems to present itself as the trigger, it is repeatable in
respect of the data being output using the same sql filters but if i change
the report to only show the section that is broken then it will out put ok,
this makes me think its a buffer that gets filled and then resets after
outputting a line of headers and values on the same line
where do i look to fix this as the cusomers has just about had enough of
this problem....................or should i dump reportbuilder for
outputting to text file and write it myseld in code ?
Best regards
Colin (Reportbuilder fan)
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
We have made numerous enhancements to the text file device since RB 11. My
first suggestion would be to upgrade to RB 11.08 and see if that perhaps
fixes the issue. If not, I suggest either downloading a trial copy of RB 12
and testing with that or sending me a simple example that demonstrates the
problem in .zip format and I'll test it with RB 12 for you.
support@digital-metaphors.com
Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com