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  • Hi Knut,

    We apologize for the current download speed. Our server is on a dedicated
    T1 line however due to the recent release we are experiencing very large
    amounts of traffic. Thanks for your patience.

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    Re…
  • Hi Keith,

    ReportBuilder does not allow the individual formatting of each side of the
    border. You could enable the left and right side of the border and format
    those lines the same, then manually add a TppLine below the compon…
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    TECH TIP: Creating a SubReport in Code
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    A subreport is comprised of two objects:

    1. SubReport control
    Th…
  • Hi Murilo,

    One option may be to save the smaller subreport's template and dynamically
    create the number of subreport copies you need and load the template into
    each of the subreport objects. Though it would use multiple subre…
  • Hi Mark,

    Take a look at the following example of assigning report objects from
    separate forms to subreport objects in a main report.

    http://w…
  • Hi Stef,

    To take control of each button but leave the current functionality, your
    best bet would be to create a custom previewer. This would give you access
    to all the preview routines so you could use the RB code to do so. <…
  • Hi Stef,

    The TppPrintPreview class gives a number of pass thru properties to access
    each button in the preview toolbar. For instance, you can override the
    OnClick event of the email button to determine which button the user <…
  • Hi Stef,

    Currently the built-in PDF export device will scale its images by default to
    save space. Try setting the Report.PDFSettings.ScaleImages property to
    False and see if that improves the image quality.

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  • Hi Ennio,

    The RichText editor in ReportBuilder is a wrapper around the Delphi
    TRichEdit component. This does not support full justification. Take a look
    at the following article for options on how to enhance the RichText edi…
  • Hi Ennio,

    There are no products available that we know of that will allow you to view
    a PDF file inside a Report. If you re-read my answer to your other post, it
    is possible however to enhance the RTF features of RB, possible…
  • Hi Ennio,

    I would try to look for a took that can convert the .pdf to an .html or .rtf
    file. If you convert to .html then use something like TRichView (a third
    party tool that supports RB) to add the RichView memo to an RB rep…
  • Hi Ron,

    Sorry about that, I forgot to mention that the rbDOAxx.dpk file is written
    for a certain version of DOA. If you open the package and right click over
    the package window in Delphi you can view the source. Inside the r…
  • Hi Ron,

    You will need to register the DOA Dade plugin with the Delphi IDE in order
    to enable the DOASession at designtime. The package is located in the
    \RBuilder\Demos\4. EndUser Databases\Oracle\3. DOA\... directory. There…
  • Hi,

    This is not a known issue however we do not recommend using DADE with Oracle
    and ADO. This combination has caused problems in the past due to some
    limitations of each product. For an Oracle connection, we recommend using…
  • Hi Roland,

    Yes that is a typo. There are no problems with the Professional or Standard
    editions.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Resolving RB 10.05 Installation Issues Comment by nicocizik January 2007
  • Hi Mike,

    With the updated installation program, we have tested the main demo using
    BDS 2006, BDS 2006 with all updates, and Turbo Delphi 2006 without issues.
    Check to be sure your library path is not pointing to any old source…
  • Hi Steve,

    If all the data (text and images) are stored on your database, then
    creating a dynamic report based on this data should be straight forward.
    Simply place a DBRichText object and a DBImage on your report where it nee…
  • Hi Stef,

    You need to add ppZLib to your uses clause. "clNone" is also used by the
    Graphics file as a color. To be sure you are using the correct one, try the
    following...

    ppReport1.PDFSettings.CompressionLevel := …
  • Hi Carlos,

    As a test I downloaded the Epson TM-T88II driver, installed it on my machine
    and set it to my default printer. After previewing a simple report I was
    also able to successfully print to my HP LaserJet without any is…
  • Hi Carlos,

    Are you able to recreate this issue when just printing to the printer (i.e.
    without viewing the report first on screen)? Which version of ReportBuilder
    are you currently using. When printing to a different printer…
  • Hi David,

    If your users uncheck the background printing option from the print dialog
    or if you disable it, do they still get the behavior? We have never seen an
    issue like this one pertaining to background printing before.
  • Hi David,

    I did a quick test exporting a report to PDF with Background Printing
    enabled and active but was unable to recreate the exception you are seeing.
    Are you able to recreate the error on your own machine? If so, let me…
  • Hi Kevin,

    We have not been able to recreate this issue for the Delphi 7 installations.
    If you select Component | Install Packages... from your Delphi IDE and
    select the ReportBuilder Data Access Environment checkbox, do you st…
  • Hi Dominic,

    At design time the RBuilder.ini file is used globally for all reports. Very
    little has changed about how this works since RB 7.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in MRU List in Report Designer Comment by nicocizik January 2007
  • Hi Dominic,

    The last report opened list in the File menu of the designer is defined in
    the RBuilder.ini file. This file is used globally by ReportBuilder unless
    you alter the specific file name used for each report. Take a l…
  • Hi Carlos,

    ReportBuilder does not have any built-in support for printing PDF files.
    The PDF export device will export reports to a PDF file which must then be
    printed from another viewer such as Acrobat Reader.

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  • Hi Mike,

    There should not be a color limitation for the TppImage component. Does
    this error occur when loading any image with a color depth greater than 256?
    Which actual version of ReportBuilder are you using? We made some …
  • Hi Frank,

    Take a look at the following article on skipping labels at the beginning of
    a label report. This should get you on the right track for your
    application.

    in Mailing labels: setting the first label at run-time. Comment by nicocizik January 2007
  • Hi Louder,

    In my testing with RB 10.05, setting the Print option in the print dialog to
    "odd pages" only printed the odd pages. Likewise, using the code I posted
    below in the BeforePrint event gave the same result.

  • Hi Louder,

    From the Print dialog you can change the "print" combobox option near the
    bottom to only print odd pages. Likewise in code you can use the
    PrinterDevice.PageRange to define which pages you would like printed.