Data Dictionary Question - Do all Tables have to be There?

rbuser

My program gives the user the ability to create his own Tables and Fields.

Is there a option that tells the system to display the records in the Data
Dictionary As well as other missing records?

EG if I only define information for 1/2 the tables in the Database, cant the
rest appear anyway?
Thanks,

Daniel

nicocizik

Hi Daniel,

The DataDictionary was unfortunately not designed to be configured at
runtime but I think it should be possible.

First you will need to update the Tables and Fields datatables by either
setting their values manually as new tables and fields get created or by
using some of the DataDictionary methods used at design time when generating
the tables and fields. Once you do this you will need to clear the Meta
Data Cache so the report will reflect the changes. See the article below
for help with this...

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Tech Tip: Clearing the Meta Data Cache
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There is a global meta data cache that the ReportBuilder uses to cache
information about the available database tables and fields. You can clear
the meta data cache using the following code.

uses
daMetaDataManager;

begin
gMetaDataManager.Clear;

end;

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