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Canvas does not allow drawing - after install Windows XP2 SP2

rbuserrbuser
edited September 2004 in General
All

I know its my fault for installing the SP2 but what was once a working
report builder is now generating the error "Canvas does not allow drawing"

In the generic End User Reporting Tool this occurs in the Design View when
editing the capion of a label, or setting up a new report. Could SP2 have
introduced some new form of security feature which I need to disable?

Advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Philip L Jackson

Environment = Delphi6 Ent, RB 6.03 , Windows XP Pro SP2

Comments

  • rbuserrbuser
    edited September 2004
    > Environment = Delphi6 Ent, RB 6.03 , Windows XP Pro SP2

    I would try the latest versoin of RB (7.04) demo and see if the problem
    persists.

    Ed Dressel
    Team DM
  • rbuserrbuser
    edited September 2004
    Hi Ed

    Is there an "end user" 7.04 demo available ? I can not find one on the web
    site, all I can find is the full Report Builder 7.04 demo and I am a little
    unsure about removing my working 6.03 to load a demo up that I may then have
    to back out.

    Thanks

    PLJ

  • rbuserrbuser
    edited September 2004
    > Is there an "end user" 7.04 demo available ?

    there is today :-)

    www.retireneeds.com/files/rbuilderdemo.zip

    I will remove it shortly.

    little
    have

    RBuilder installs into the \Borland\Delphi#\RBuilder directory so you are
    pretty safe--but that's easy for me to say... I only giving you the same
    advice I believe DM will.

    Ed Dressel
    Team DM
  • nardmoseleynardmoseley
    edited September 2004

    As Ed suggested, try download a trial of RB 7.04 and perform the same test.

    This error message indicates that no valid printer handle and printer canvas
    can be found. It may be that you need to re-install or update the printer
    drivers.

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


    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
  • rbuserrbuser
    edited September 2004
    Hi Nard

    Thanks for the suggestion - my laptop (as it has been for the last 18
    months) had a default printer which is my office printer, as I was working
    at home the printer could not be found. When I changed the printer to be
    one that was available from home then the error goes away.

    Obviously some new setting in SP2 prevents Report Builder collecting
    information that was previously availabe to it pre SP2.

    Regards

    Philip L Jackson




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