Saving Report with Data

rbuser

I thought there was a way to do this but I can't remember.

Is there a way to save a report format with the data it contains?

Bill

nicocizik

Hi Bill,

If you would like to save a snapshot of a report, you can export it to an
Archive file, essentially saving the data printed inside the report
definition. If you are looking to save all data access information inside
the Report template, you can use DADE. DADE will not however keep your data
local to the report, it will access the data from you DB as the report is
generated.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Really just a snapshot.

I want to however be able to open this snapshot in the reportbuilder preview
window. Is this possible?

nicocizik

Hi Bill,


Saving the report to an archive file will do just that. Then you can use
the ArchiveReader to view the report inside the normal preview window. Take
a look at demo 151 (dm0151.pas) located in the \RBuilder\Demos\1.
Reports\... directory for an example of using this feature.

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Regards,

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