Report Template

rbuser

Delphi 5
Report Builder 7.02

All,

I have a requirement to create a new report from an existing Company
template (margins and logo set etc.). This isn't obvious to me how to
achieve.

Can someone please shed some light on this.

Apologies if this is obvious to everyone else ;-)

TIA,

Paul.

nicocizik

Hi Paul,

I am a bit unclear on your question.

What type of template to you already have? Is this template a ReportBuilder
Report Template (.rtm)? If it is, you can simply load the template into an
empty report using the Report Designer and selecting the File | Open menu
option. If you need to copy a visual template of some sort in another
format, you can adjust the margins of a new report by selecting the File |
Page Setup menu option. It is also possible to place an image version of
the logo you need in a report using the Image component or DBImage
component.

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rbuser

Nico,

Thanks for your rapid response.

All reports that are created using my tool must have a company logo in the
upper left corner of the report and they must have the margins setup to
sizes that differ from the normal "New Template"

At the moment every time a user wants to create a report they have to set
this up every time. What I proposed was that rather than starting from a
blank canvas, they could start from this company template.

I have already provided two RTM files that have a logo and margins set up (1
landscape, 1 portrait). I thought that it might have been possible therefore
to use these templates as the "New" starting point rather than a completely
blank report (by using "File - New Company Landscape Report" or something
similar).

Hope this is clearer. Regards,

Paul.

nicocizik

Hi Paul,

You could load the templates you already have made into a report every time
before one of your users opens the ReportDesigner. This can be done very
easily by using the following code:

Report.Template.FileName := 'myTemplate.rtm';
Report.Template.LoadFromFile;

Designer.ShowModal;

Then your users would have the template you created as a starting point
every time they wanted a new report.

- It is also possible to create your own Report Wizard that could guide your
users through creating a report to your specifications. An example of doing
this is in the example below.

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

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