Loading metafile

rbuser

I believe it's possible to load a windows meta file into ReportBuilder.
I could find no mention of this in the developers guide however.

We are in the process of converting pdfs in blobs to raf. We can convert
the pdf to a .wmf. Now hoe can we load this into ReportBuilder so we can
save as raf? I've been looking at TppReport but perhaps another
component is used?

Thanks, Tom.

nicocizik

Hi Tom,

The only way to load a Windows Meta File into a report is using the TppImage
component. There is a tutorial located on page 282 that describes how this
might be done. The name of the tutorial is "Forms Emulation with a WMF
Image".

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hi Nico,

nicocizik

Hi Tom,

First try loading the WMF file into a Delphi TImage. ReportBuilder uses a
similar method to display images on a report.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:

Since we were having problems with wmf I converted to a .emf (extended
windows metafile). This shows in a TImage fine and shows in the picture
editor dialog of a TppImage after a load but doe not show at design time
or report time. I am just doing a ppReport1.PrintReport and have also
tried a ppImage1.Picture.LoadFromFile in OnPrint / OnBeforePrint which
does not cause an exception but does not show. What am I missing?

Thanks, Tom.

nicocizik

Hi Tom,

This is not a known issue with the TppImage component. If you would like,
you can send me a copy of the image you are trying to load and I can try it
here on my machines. Please send the image in .zip format to
support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll take a look at it for you.

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Regards,

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