Some general questions

rbuser

Hi,
I am currently evaluating RBuilder Pro and I was wondering about these
things:
1. Is there any possibility to zoom in report designer when designing the
report? It is great that I can actually position objects in selected scale
but sometimes things can be done also by feeling...
2. Is preview form allways the same size or can it be resized to my needs,
let's say to 700x650 pix?
3. I guess this is answered in manual but before I find it... How can one
join two fields in one label, let's say ZIP and City?

Best regards,
Goran

rbuser

> 1. Is there any possibility to zoom in report designer when designing the
AFAIK, no.

Yes, easily. You can even easily write your own preview form if you want!


Put a variable on the report, in is OnCalc Event, add Value := Zip + City.
You can also use a calculated field directly from the database component.
You can also use a regular label and OnPrint, calculate the caption.
etc...

There are so many possibility with RB...

nicocizik

Hi Goran,

Thank you for evaluating ReportBuilder!

1. The zoom capability is only available in Preview mode. This is not
currently available in Design mode.

2. You can use the OnPreviewFormCreate event to access the actual form
component of the Previewer. This way you are able to adjust any property of
the Preview form you need.

procedure TForm1.ppReport1PreviewFormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
ppReport1.PreviewForm.ClientWidth := 700;
ppReport1.PreviewForm.ClientHeight := 650;
end;

3. Check out the ReportBuilder Demo application by running the
\RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\Demo.dpr... program. This gives you access to
almost a hundred ReportBuilder Demos that show what it is capable of doing.
You will want to check out Demo # 33 (dm0033.pas) for an example of how to
join two fields such as a City and ZIP. There is also a similar RAP demo in
the \RBuilder\Demos\0. RAP\1. Main... directory if you would like to see the
same thing done with RAP. See Demo # 15 for the RAP demo.

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rbuser

Hi Nico!
Thank You for Your reply and I must admit I am satisfied with what I have
seen. Still two questions though. Will zoom in design mode be available in
nearest future? I am currently helping myself with ruler and sometimes with
Windows magnifier.
The next thing is regarding grids. I see that in professional edition there
is crosstab available but I am not sure if it can be useful to show simple
data in gride like in dbgrid. Is it possible or it can do only calculations?
I must admit but in delphi I haven't seen a report where one can draw grid
as simple as it is in Borland/Corel Paradox.

Thanks again for all answers!
Best regards,
Goran

rbuser

Federic, thanks for Your answers.
Best regards
Goran

"Frederic Gelinas" je napisal v sporo?ilo

nicocizik

Hi Goran,

Currently a zooming capability in the Design mode of the Report Designer is
one of the items on our to-do list for future enhancements. It is hard to
say exactly when this feature will be available but we have had enough
interest in it from our customers to take it into serious consideration.

There are a couple add-on grid components available for ReportBuilder that
may be more suited for your needs than a crosstab. You can find more
information and download these add-on components by navigating to the
"friends | rcl" section of our web site. (http://www.digital-metaphors.com).

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