Binary format reports to Ascii format reports...

rbuser

Hi!

I have my reports in a database in a binary format.

What can I do to convert my reports to a ascii format? in code with out the
report designer.


I'm doing this (Note: I'm have Report Builder 7 and FIBPlus):

lReport.Template.DatabaseSettings.NameField := 'NAME';
lReport.Template.DatabaseSettings.TemplateField := 'TEMPLATE';
lReport.Template.DatabaseSettings.DataPipeline := plItems;
lReport.Template.DatabaseSettings.DataPipeline.Visible := False;
lReport.Template.SaveTo := stDatabase;

lReport.Template.DatabaseSettings.Name :=
dtstItems.FieldByName('NAME').AsString;
lReport.Template.LoadFromDatabase;
lReport.Template.Format := ftAscii;

lReport.Template.SaveToDatabase; {***} // In this line raise an exception
"DefaultFIBDataBase: Cannot perform operation - DB is not open".
{***}// but what
DB? my DB where my reports are stored is already connected.


Thanks!

nicocizik

Hi Jairzinhio,

The exception you are receiving is not a ReportBuilder exception. Double
check to be sure the connection to your database is in fact open. You may
want to take a look at the following example of converting binary reports on
a database as text using the internal methods ReportBuilder uses...

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/EditTemplatesAsText.zip

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