web printing

rbuser

I am using Delphi 6 and RB 9.02 Enterprise Edition

I have an CGI application which returns pdf stream of report to browser and
report is showen on web browser.

I have an problem with
Internal Application Error
Canvas does not allow drawing
and I solved it when I removed IUSR_ from "Log on as a batch job" in Local
Security Policy. That was on IIS 5.1

Now I moved my application to IIS6. And if I waint that app works I have to
install printer for IUSR_comp and share it. Why I have to do this and is
there any other way to make my app. work?

nardmoseley

ReportBuilder uses the printer device context to perform calculations
required for report generation.

Internally ReportBuilder can create a virtual "Screen" printer that can be
used instead of a printer driver. Our goal with the Screen printer is to
enable reports to generate on a system that has no drivers installed. For RB
9.02 we included some additional fixes for issues that were reported with
this case. However, perhaps there are still a few places in the code that
are requiring the printer context.

Check the Help | About box and make sure that you are using RB 9.02. Try
some simple tests. Test a report that contains only a single label - does
that work properly? Configure the report.PrinterSetup.PrinterName to be
Screen.


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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

I set PrinterName to Screen and there is no difference.

If report contains
-only ppShape it is showen correctly.
-only ppImage with strech property to false ther is no errors.
-only ppImage with strech property set to true and I shrink the image I get:
Internal Application Error -> Access violation at address 0091904F. Write of
address 0F922153
If image property is set to true and I expand the image there is no errors.

If report contains
- only pplabel or ppDBText I get: Canvas does not allow drawing.
- only ppMemo al works fine.
-only ppRichText the report is showen correctly but te fon quality is poor.

If report contains:
- only ppDBText I get: Canvas does not allow drawing.
- only ppDBMemo no errors.
- only ppDBRichText no errors but font quality is poor.
- only ppDBCalc i get: Canvas does not allow drawing.

If report contains ppMemo or ppRichText or DBText or ppDBMemo and all other
report elements (shape, label,...) the report is showen correctly.

Now I am confused.?!??

nicocizik

Hello,

There is a patch available that will fix the image issue. Please send an
email to support@digital-metaphors.com requesting it and well get it to you
asap. As far as the "Canvas does not allow drawing" error, I am unable to
recreate that on my machine (even when removing all printers from it).
Please be sure you have the latest version of ReportBuilder (9.02)
installed.

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Regards,

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