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  • Hi Don,

    You need to be sure you have the ReportBuilder IBO package installed into
    the IDE for the Database Dictionary to recognize the IBOSession. Select the
    Component | Install Packages |... option from the Delphi IDE and be s…
  • Hi Scott,

    Yes, the subreport component is available in the Advanced Components toolbar
    inside the designer. An end-user can create a subreport exactly the same
    way you would create them at design time.

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  • Michael,

    The only problems we've had with ReportBuilder and Windows XP have been
    cosmetic designer problems. All connectivity and report engine code is
    identical when running on different platforms. Are you able to run the
  • Hi Michael,

    This sounds like an issue with your data access. Are you trying to run the
    same application in Win2000 and WinXP, or are you simply loading the same
    report template to a report object on each of the two operating sy…
  • Hi Trupti,

    There is an example of creating a custom AutoSearch dialog in the
    \RBuilder\Demos\5. AutoSearch\4. Custom AutoSearch Dialog\... directory.
    This should give you a good starting point on creating your own dialog.
    <…
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    Tech Tip: Replacing Built-in Dialogs/Forms in ReportBuilder
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    ReportBuilder has an open architecture for repl…
  • Trupti,

    You will need to create another query or join the two tables together. If
    you create another query in DADE, you can link the two which will result in
    an underlying table join.

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  • Hello,

    Below is a link to an example that uses subreports to allow columns to
    stretch across pages by manually setting the print order of each. You may
    be able to use a method similar to this one to accomplish what you need.
  • Hi Isaac,

    The easiest way to install TeeChart and ReportBuilder is to uninstall both
    programs completely, reinstall TeeChart, then reinstall ReportBuilder. The
    RB installer will automatically build the RB/TeeChart packages for …
  • Hi Paul,

    1. You need to add ppJPEG to your uses clause to add JPEG support to
    ReportBuilder.

    2. When an application loads an image from file, it will look at the file
    extention for the graphic type. When loading an…
  • Hi Paul,

    When placing a DBImage component on a Report, be sure to set the "Graphic
    Type" property to JPEG. This property is available to the end-user by right
    clicking on the DBImage object and selecting it from the popup menu.…
  • Hi Isaac,

    If you trace into the GetItems method, you can see that the only two fields
    that are doubles in the rbItems table are Deleted and Modified and in each
    case a Null value is checked for. If this is not the case, please …
  • Hi Jose,

    Which version of ReportBuilder are you using? In my testing with RB 7.03, I
    was unable to recreate this issue. If you are using the latest version of
    ReportBuilder, please send a small example using the DBDEMOS databa…
  • Hi Peter,

    This is not a known issue with ReportBuilder. Please send a small example
    of this behavior to support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll take a look at it
    for you.

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  • Hi Peter,

    This sounds like there may be some event handler code somewhere that is
    causing this behavior. As a test, try commenting out all your event handler
    code and re-run the report. If this helps, periodically begin adding…
  • Hi Costi,

    If you set the Report.SaveAsTemplate property to True, the designer will
    automatically check to see if changes have been made to the report in the
    designer.

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  • Hi Alvin,

    I'm still unsure what the issue is. Is the Full Justify option not working
    the way you expect? In my testing with your text below and a memo 90 mm by
    50 mm, the left and full justify options seemed to work correctly …
  • Alvin,

    The difference between "Left Justify" and "Full Justify" is exactly as you
    described it below. Left Justify lines all text to the left margin only.
    Full Justify spaces each word in a line equally so the text lines up to …
  • Hi Eduardo,

    If you have ReportBuilder 7.01 or higher, you may want to check out Report
    Parameters. This allows you to send value directly into a report and use
    them as you need them. Check out the following example for how to …
  • Hi Tom,

    Ok, I finally got it working. A bit of a different approach this time. It
    turns out you need to add the components to the report inside or before the
    Report.BeforePrint event fires. I places all the code to add dynami…
  • Hi Tom,

    I'm sorry for the delay, it turns out this may be a little more difficult to
    do than I initially thought. I'm currently putting together an example that
    should help. Once I get it done, I'll post it for you. Thanks fo…
  • Hi Tom,

    Sorry, I forgot to tell you about that part.

    Perhaps in the FooterBand.BeforePrint you can loop through the list of
    objects and set each of their band property and position properties so they
    will print correc…
  • Hi Tom,

    You should be able to create a TStringList that simply stores the code names
    as you come across new ones. For instance, in the ppVariable1.OnCalc
    event...

    //"CodeList" is a TStringList you create and destroy.…
  • Hi Tom,

    This would be possible to do completely in the End-User environment if you
    have RAP. Using RAP, you can enter the "Calculations" section of a
    TppVariable and write code to make the proper calculations. Something like
  • This question has been answered in a previous post.

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  • Hi Wesley,

    Inside the subreport design, try setting the Report.Columns property to 2
    and the DetailBand.PrintCount to 5 and see if that gives you the effect you
    want. If you would like the data to appear to travers horizontally…
  • Hi Christian,

    1. Unfortunately it is not possible to join a table with the fields of two
    separate tables using the query wizard.

    2. You can however replace the query wizard if you like. All of the
    dialogs in Report…
  • Hi Alvin,

    Sorry, unfortunately Multibyte or Unicode character sets are not supported
    in ReportBuilder. The mixture of two character sets as you describe below
    is currently not possible.

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  • Hi Gilbert,

    Try adding a Section style subreport to the title section of your report.
    This should add a new page to the beginning of the report when you preview
    it.

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  • Hi Andy,

    Here is an example I just created to show how the method I described below
    works. The events seem to fire correctly.

    http://www.…