ReportBuilder 7.03 is available for Delphi 5, 6, and 7. If you would like to see the current complete list of features for ReportBuilder 7.03, please visit our website at http://www.digital-metaphors.com and click the info about the version of ReportBuilder you are interested. I pasted the release article for RB 7 below.
------------------------------------------------- Tech Tip: What's New for 7.0 -------------------------------------------------
1. Server Edition!
Version 7 of ReportBuilder marks the release of the Server Edition. The Server Edition represents over a years' worth of effort on the part of DM. We think that you will be absolutely blown away by this product, and how easy it makes web reporting.
New Report.BackgroundPrintingOptions can be used to enable a report to print in a background thread. To use this option, you must ensure that the report container (i.e. DataModule or Form) provides a thread-safe execution evironment for the report.
3. Report Parameters!
New Report.Parameters property can be used to define custom report parameters that can be saved as part of the report definition. The Parameters are accessible from the RAP coding environment and can be used in the Server Edition to send report parameters between the client and server.
4. Outline!
The main report, groups and section type subreports can now participate in the generation of an Outline (TreeView) visible in the Print Preview form. Use the OutlineSettings property for each of these objects to control the generation of the outline.
5. TextSearch!
The report previewer has a new text search feature that enable the report pages to be searched. Words that match the search criteria are highlighted in the preview.
6. DBArchiveReader!
Simplifies the preview of report archives saved in database BLOB fields. Open the main project in the installed RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\ directory and run demo #155 for an example using this component.
7. PreviewFormSettings!
The Report, ArchiveReader and DBArchiveReader components include this new property to control the preview form settings. This replaces the OnPreviewFormCreate event handler technique, which can be used to configure the preview form's window state and zoom setting.
8.TeeChart support enhanced!
a. TeeChart 6 support.
b. ReportBuilder's TeeChart support has been enhanced so that the units containing the TeeChart editor are not linked into a standard reporting application. ReportBuilder's support for the TeeChart editor is isolated in a separate unit, ppChrtUI, which may be included in EndUser applications.
9.Thread Safety!
The report generation process, including the use of DADE and RAP, is now thread-safe.
10.DBImage enhanced!
Supports automatic loading of an image when the database contains the image path names.
11. Calculated fields in DADE query dataviews can be added as search criteria!
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ReportBuilder 7.03 is available for Delphi 5, 6, and 7. If you would like
to see the current complete list of features for ReportBuilder 7.03, please
visit our website at http://www.digital-metaphors.com and click the info
about the version of ReportBuilder you are interested. I pasted the release
article for RB 7 below.
-------------------------------------------------
Tech Tip: What's New for 7.0
-------------------------------------------------
1. Server Edition!
Version 7 of ReportBuilder marks the release of the Server Edition. The
Server Edition represents over a years' worth of effort on the part of DM.
We think that you will be absolutely blown away by this product, and how
easy it makes web reporting.
a. Check out the live demo:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/RBServerLive
b. Download the Server Trial Edition:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/server/TrialEdition.html
c. Additional RB Server information:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/server
2. Background Printing!
New Report.BackgroundPrintingOptions can be used to enable a report to print
in a background thread. To use this option, you must ensure that the report
container (i.e. DataModule or Form) provides a thread-safe execution
evironment for the report.
3. Report Parameters!
New Report.Parameters property can be used to define custom report
parameters that can be saved as part of the report definition. The
Parameters are accessible from the RAP coding environment and can be used in
the Server Edition to send report parameters between the client and server.
4. Outline!
The main report, groups and section type subreports can now participate in
the generation of an Outline (TreeView) visible in the Print Preview form.
Use the OutlineSettings property for each of these objects to control the
generation of the outline.
5. TextSearch!
The report previewer has a new text search feature that enable the report
pages to be searched. Words that match the search criteria are highlighted
in the preview.
6. DBArchiveReader!
Simplifies the preview of report archives saved in database BLOB fields.
Open the main project in the installed RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\ directory
and run demo #155 for an example using this component.
7. PreviewFormSettings!
The Report, ArchiveReader and DBArchiveReader components include this new
property to control the preview form settings. This replaces the
OnPreviewFormCreate event handler technique, which can be used to configure
the preview form's window state and zoom setting.
8.TeeChart support enhanced!
a. TeeChart 6 support.
b. ReportBuilder's TeeChart support has been enhanced so that the units
containing the TeeChart editor are not linked into a standard reporting
application. ReportBuilder's support for the TeeChart editor is isolated in
a separate unit, ppChrtUI, which may be included in EndUser applications.
9.Thread Safety!
The report generation process, including the use of DADE and RAP, is now
thread-safe.
10.DBImage enhanced!
Supports automatic loading of an image when the database contains the image
path names.
11. Calculated fields in DADE query dataviews can be added as search
criteria!
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Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com