Unicode RB

rbuser

Given that in BDS2006, the database access is now supposed to support
unicode data, can RB print unicode on its reports? Given that its unlikely
that the reports would be using Win32 based controls that in the past have
stopped Delphi from supporting unicode in data entry forms, I would think
(hope) unicode reports could become a reality.

Regards

Jeff

nardmoseley

Unicode support is something that we would very much like to add.

Borland has indicated that they will be adding Unicode support to the VCL.
Since ReportBuilder is built on top the VCL (although we do also use native
Win API calls as well), this would enable us to continue to leverage the
VCL.

For Delphi 2006, some of the data access classes, such as the ADO related
classes now support WideStrings - that is a start, but leaves much to be
done.

Unicode support for RB will require that the RB user interface support
Unicode (report designer, previewer, report explorer, autosearch forms,
etc). And that the RB output formats support Unicode (screen, printer, and
file formats). We will be researching more of the details going forward.