Missing files

rbuser

Hello

I've just installed RB9 Ent successfuly. When I tried to install
TRotatedText add-on, file ppDsgCt was missing. Tried to search for that file
but there was no where. I know that the build-in Label of RB now has an
angle property for that purpose, but for compatibility with older reports I
realy need that add-on. Where is that file, is renamed to something else or
what ?


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Best Regards

G.MYTSKIDIS
MYTSKIDIS_G@GI-NET.GR

nicocizik

Hi Georgios,

The current TRotatedText component was not designed to work with RB 9. RB 9
contains a completely new design controls archetecture that is much more
elegantly designed and easier to understand. Try replacing ppDsgCt with the
ppDesignControls and ppDesignControlsEx in the uses clause of the file in
question and see if that helps.

Note that RB 9 supports rotated text natively. You can adjust the angle of
any non-wrapping text component by accessing the position dialog or using
the Delphi or JV Object inspector.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Hello Nico

I already did try to use ppDesignControls and ppDesignControlsEx in the uses
clause of the file but still with no result.
My problem is that till RB v9 there wasn't any build-in TRotatedText as well
as a TCheckBox and TDBCheckBox component, so for the needs of my requested
reports layout I had to use these components which I've downloaded from the
"Friends" section of your own site. Now I've many such reports which are
distributed to many different clients of mine. After installing RB v9 I've
tried to open those reports in order to substitute these add-on components
with the new RBuilder's. Unfortunatelly the reports didn't even opened. An
error message reporting that the TRotatedText Object is unknown showed up
and halted the report's loading. The only work-around I see for now is to
downgrade to RB v7.04, open all those reports, copy the exact profile of
every such component (position, possible RAP code and so-on), remove them
and save that temporary form of those reports. Then I've to upgrade to RB v9
AGAIN, open these reports, append the new related build-in components and
apply the exact profile of every one (position, possible RAP code and so-on)
to each one. Finally to save these reports and replace to ALL MY CLIENTS the
new reports. I don't know about you, but I'm already tired...
Please, see if there is any possibility to have a tool which at least could
cut in half the above work-around process.
I guess that there should be many others in the same position as me and
after all I didn't invent and use those components of my own, they were
freely distributed by your site and for that time at least they filled-up a
very important gap in your product. Why any upgrade should cause so much
trouble without taking in mind the previous compatibility issues ?


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Best Regards

G.MYTSKIDIS
MYTSKIDIS_G@GI-NET.GR