I'm currently using version 7.04 of report builder. On the digital-metaphors site I couldn't find a list of features that were added since then. Where can I find anything in that direction.
Below is the list of enhancements to RB 9 when it was first introduced. These are the main enhancements although many bug fixes have been made since then. Take a look at the Release.doc file located in your \RBuilder\... directory or the announcements newsgroup for the full lists of enhancements and bug fixes for your version.
Designer Enhancements --------------------- . New Object Inspector . New Undo/Redo support . New Workspace grid and snap-to-grid support . New Toolbar/ToolWindow architecture
Report Component Library (RCL) Enhancements ------------------------------------------- . New Rotated Text support, added Angle property for text controls . New Border property for all controls . New Anchor property enables control to reposition itself when the layout changes. . New PageBreak component for advanced control over pagination . Enhanced RichText MailMerge to support display formats & multiple datapipelines . Enhanced DBImage to support AutoSize . Enhanced RCL architecture supports registering popup menu and design controls . New Report level events that enable parameter initialization and SQL modification.
Report Output Enhancements -------------------------- . New PDF export
Data Access Enhancements ------------------------ . New Guid Field Type support . New Guid Field Type data linking support
Report Engine Enhancements ---------------------------- . Improved support for calculations performed in page footer . Improved support for detecting layouts which result in infinite page generation.
DADE Enhancements* ------------------ . New Support for Guid Field Type Linking . New SQLBuilder object for runtime sql manipulation
RAP Enhancements** ------------------ . New Report level events that enable parameter initialization and SQL modification. . New SQLBuilder class to dynamically modify sql
EndUser Guide Enhancements** ---------------------------- . New Learning to RAP Guide
Comments
Below is the list of enhancements to RB 9 when it was first introduced.
These are the main enhancements although many bug fixes have been made since
then. Take a look at the Release.doc file located in your \RBuilder\...
directory or the announcements newsgroup for the full lists of enhancements
and bug fixes for your version.
Designer Enhancements
---------------------
. New Object Inspector
. New Undo/Redo support
. New Workspace grid and snap-to-grid support
. New Toolbar/ToolWindow architecture
Report Component Library (RCL) Enhancements
-------------------------------------------
. New Rotated Text support, added Angle property for text controls
. New Border property for all controls
. New Anchor property enables control to reposition itself when the layout
changes.
. New PageBreak component for advanced control over pagination
. Enhanced RichText MailMerge to support display formats & multiple
datapipelines
. Enhanced DBImage to support AutoSize
. Enhanced RCL architecture supports registering popup menu and design
controls
. New Report level events that enable parameter initialization and SQL
modification.
Report Output Enhancements
--------------------------
. New PDF export
Data Access Enhancements
------------------------
. New Guid Field Type support
. New Guid Field Type data linking support
Report Engine Enhancements
----------------------------
. Improved support for calculations performed in page footer
. Improved support for detecting layouts which result in infinite page
generation.
DADE Enhancements*
------------------
. New Support for Guid Field Type Linking
. New SQLBuilder object for runtime sql manipulation
RAP Enhancements**
------------------
. New Report level events that enable parameter initialization and SQL
modification.
. New SQLBuilder class to dynamically modify sql
EndUser Guide Enhancements**
----------------------------
. New Learning to RAP Guide
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com