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  • Hi Luc,

    An issue similar to this one was fixed for RB 7.03. Please try downloading
    a trial copy of ReportBuilder 9.01 and test with that.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Calc expressions with aggregates Comment by nicocizik March 2005
  • Hi Michael,

    Table Views are not supported in the currently release. However, we have had
    a few customers modified the DADE plug-ins for various database, to add
    support for view. The TdaSession.GetTableNames method is the resp…
  • Hi Sunjay,

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    Tech Tip: Date formats used by DADE
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    DADE handles in two phases:


    1. User entry

  • Hi Rick,

    Thanks for the feedback. We will consider this as a possible enhancement
    for a later release.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Using Variables/System Variables in MailMerge Comment by nicocizik March 2005
  • Hi Blair,

    The TppAutoSearchField.Value and TppAutoSearchField.Values properties are
    read only (I'm not sure why you are able to even complile). The way the
    autosearch feature works is it takes your user input, than updates yo…
  • Hi Blair,

    Try using the OnGetAutoSearchValues event to access the autosearch fields
    and change the date accordingly. ReportBuilder automatically converts all
    dates into TDateTime types so you should be able to simply add 1 to…
  • Hi Tom,

    Currently there is no support built-in to the Query tools for supporting
    stored procs.

    You will need to create a new DataView class and associated Data Wizard and
    register them with RB. See RBuilder\Demos\E…
  • Excellent!

    Glad you got it working.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com

  • Hi Betsy,

    What type of objects are you export to the Report Emulation Text File? When
    exporting to text files, you need to be sure your measurements are within
    1/6 inch increments. If your objects fall in between these measu…
  • Hi Steve,

    Yes this is possible. If you are using DADE, you will need to create two
    separate DataViews with separate connection settings to access both
    databases. Remember that ReportBuilder is only designed to allow one
  • Hi Simone,

    If you would like to add a new query to your template (in DADE), you will
    need to create a new DataView in code (preferably in the Template.OnLoadEnd
    event). If you would like to link an existing query in with your…
  • Hi Miguel,

    I am a bit unclear about what you would like to do from ReportBuilder. If
    you have the Professional edition of ReportBuilder or above, you can execute
    your own custom queries without the need to access a TDataSet d…
  • Hi Keith,

    There have been a few changes made to the richtext component in
    ReportBuilder in the recent maintanence releases. Please upgrade to RB 9.02
    and see if that helps the issue. If you already have RB 9.0, this will be …
  • Please do not cross post. This question is being handled in the dade
    newsgroup.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaph…
  • Hi Marco,

    An archive file will essentially take a snapshot of your report, then using
    the ArchiveReader view that report whenever you want. Check out
    TppArchiveDevice in the ReportBuilder help and demo 151 located in the
  • Hi David,

    This is definitely the issue. From here you have three options to try.

    1. RB 9.02 now allow the end user to alter the AllowPrintToFile property
    using the new built-in object inspector attached to the report tr…
  • Hi David,

    I'm a bit unclear about how you are getting this behavior. If you have the
    ppPDFDevice in your uses clause, the PDF option as a file device should be
    available no matter which report you load into the report object.…
  • Hi,

    As I mentioned in my previous post in the DADE newsgroup, the combination of
    Oracle and ADO is not supported by ReportBuilder. This is probably what is
    causing the issue. I would recommend trying a different connectivity…
  • Hi Chris,

    Try using the OnGetDementionValue event of the crosstab component to alter
    the output. As a quick test, the following code worked the way you wanted
    it.

    procedure TForm1.ppCrossTab1GetDimensionValue(Sende…
  • Hi Christian,

    I'm a bit unclear about what you would like to happen. In my testing, when
    the crosstab tries to access a 0 numerical value, it prints 0.00. Are you
    talking about null values?

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  • Hi John,

    Note that the DBText component is not a stretchable one. This means that
    you will need to manually vertically size the control if you would like to
    see the word wrapping in a DBText. If you would like a data aware c…
  • Hi John,

    I will add it to our wish list however, it is possible to create these
    components dynamically for each report you load. Let me know exactly what
    you would like your application to do and how your users interact with …
  • Hi John,

    You can do this by placing a shape inside the detail band and toggling its
    visibility inside the DetailBand.BeforePrint event. See the following
    example...

    in Alternate record shading Comment by nicocizik April 2005
  • Hi William,

    Check out the AutoSearch demos located in the \RBuilder\Demos\5.
    AutoSearch\... directory. Specifically the AutoSearch field to SQL Param.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
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  • Hi Alan,

    You can adjust the display format of the DBCalc component using the
    DisplayFormat property (available from the Delphi object inspector or the
    popup menu by right clicking on the DBCalc component in the designer).
  • Hi Robert,

    The PrintPosRect is not the size of the page being used, it is used to
    define the vertical position of the band that is being generated. I would
    suggest using the PageDef property of the TppPage object to find this…
  • Hi Alan,

    This is not a known error with RB 9.02. Which version of ReportBuilder are
    you using? Perhaps try upgrading or downloading a trial of the latest
    version and testing with that.

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    Regards,

  • Hi Fabio,

    Which version of ReportBuilder are you using? If you are using RB 9 or
    higher, you can utilize the SQLBuilder object as I mentioned in my previous
    post. This object and its features to add, edit, and update your qu…
  • Hi Fabio,

    Take a look at the AutoSearch demos located in the
    \RBuilder\Demos\Autosearch\... directory. These will give you a good idea
    how to alter the SQL statement where clause at runtime in ReportBuilder.

    If you…
  • Hi,

    Take a look at the following articles on creating custom report wizards and
    replacing existing RB dialogs.

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    Article: Custom Report Wizards
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