Changed behavior of function TppDBPipeline.GetFieldDataType

rbuser

Hi,

The behavior of function TppDBPipeline.GetFieldDataType is changed after
RbPro 7. In RbPro 7, if the DataType of the TppField is dtNotKnown it was
always translated to the fieldtype of the DataField. In RbPro 10/11 this
translation is not always done.

We have a quite few older reports where the DataType is left at dtUnKnown
and relied on the automatic translation. Those are in error now.

As a temporarily solution i have changed the first lines of

TppDBPipeline.GetFieldDataType

from
==========
// optimization, use TppField if possible
if SetFieldName(aFieldName) then
Result := CurrentField.DataType
else
begin
{try using TppField info, if not auto create fields}
==========


to
==========
Result := dtNotKnown;

// optimization, use TppField if possible
if SetFieldName(aFieldName) then
Result := CurrentField.DataType;

if Result = dtNotknown then
begin
{try using TppField info, if not auto create fields}


==========


Is your change by design or an oversight?



Regards,

Max Paay
Quadrant Software bv.
The Netherlands.

nardmoseley

We can make your suggested code change to accommodate this case. Perhaps it
was a bug in an older release that saved the TppField objects with
dtNotKnown datatype. Thanks for the feedback.

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Hi Nard,

Thanks for your reply. To be sure, this wil be in the next release?


Regards,

Max Paay
Quadrant Software bv.
The Netherlands.
www.King.eu

nardmoseley

Yes

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com