Delphi 6 hangs when I drop a Report Component

rbuser

Weird one: new project, one form, add a dataset, datasource,
dbpipeline, set it to the datasource, click on the report component and
click on the form - Delphi 6 hangs and never responds again - have to
shut down with the task manager.

Tried deleting RBuilder folder and all rb*.* files from winnt\system32,
then reinstalling 6.03 professional from scratch.

No change.

Please tell me what to try next!

rbuser

One more hint: when Delphi 6 stoped responding, I waited several minutes,
and the form showed up but not the rest of the IDE. However, this time
Delphi closed when I clicked CLOSE on the taskbar, and gave an AV in the
rtl60 bpl.

rbuser

Soooo... I followed all the instructions in the Repairing a Corrupt
Installation message. Still didn't fix it.

So I tried to open the RB demo.dpr. It opened, but wouldn't compile.
It couldn't find system.pas.

Somehow my search path settings had gotten blown out (cleared). I added
$(DELPHI)\bin, \lib, \projects\bpl, and did likewise in the
Environment options library path, and then the RB demo compiled and ran.
And so did my test app, and my real app.

And lo, after 6 hours, the problem was gone.

I am frustrated (I don't know with what) but relieved.

rbuser

Soooo... I followed all the instructions in the Repairing a Corrupt
Installation message. Still didn't fix it.

So I tried to open the RB demo.dpr. It opened, but wouldn't compile.
It couldn't find system.pas.

Somehow my search path settings had gotten blown out (cleared). I added
$(DELPHI)\bin, \lib, \projects\bpl, and did likewise in the
Environment options library path, and then the RB demo compiled and ran.
And so did my test app, and my real app.

And lo, after 6 hours, the problem was gone.

I am frustrated (I don't know with what) but relieved.

rbuser

Believe it or not, after using RB for a day without problems, the same
problem reoccurred tonight!

This time, it only took me an hour to theorize and then demonstrate that
RB wants the default printer to be there.

I develop on a laptop that goes from home to office. I don't reboot
between moves, although I run IPCONFIG on arrival.

Tonight, after only an hour of fiddling (this is after 8 hours doing the
same yesterday), I asked myself why only RBuilder was having a problem,
and the printer idea popped into my head. I connected to the printer
here (requiring a permissions login on my wife's computer which has the
printer), then set that printer as the default, and voila.

digitalmetaphors

One thing you can do is set the PrinterName of the Report's PrinterSetup
property to Screen.

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Cheers,

Alexander Kramnik
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Will do - thanks.