Design Reports at runtime.

rbuser

Hi all.

I'd like to edit reports at runtime in an application I'm creating without
the need to use the RB Explorer.

Could I have some advices, please. I don't know how to do it.

Thanks.

Fabio.

nicocizik

Hi Fabio,

Take a look at the "Code Based" thread in the TechTips newsgroup for
numerous examples of createing reports and report objects in code. Also the
ReportBuilder Developer's guide leads you through the complete process of
creating a report completely in code.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hi Nico, thanks for your reply.

To get things a little bit clear I have to say that I didn't mean "Code
Based Reports".

This is my scenario for your knowledge.

I have 1 (one) component of type "ppReport" and another one of type
"ppDesigner" in a form. What I want to acomplish is loading a template from
a file into "ppTemplate" component of the ppReport and then edit it within
the ppDesigner component, of course connected to the ppReport component.

This should be done at runtime, that's what I wanted to mean.

I hope you or someone else could help me with this.

Thanks again.

Fabio.

nicocizik

Hi Fabio,

Thanks for the further explaination.

This can be done very easily by following the steps below...

1. Set the TppDesigner.Report property to your report object.
2. Load you template file into the report object using the
TppReport.Template.FileName property, and TppReport.Template.LoadFromFile
procedure.
3. Call the TppDesigner.ShowModal to design the report at run-time.

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Regards,

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