Use Data Dictionary

rbuser

Hello,

Is there any way to determine if a report has been created with a data
dictionary?

We have an end-user report application that allows the user to use or not
use the data dictionary we supply. We're getting tdaMetaCache.GetFields
errors either before or after the autosearch dialog create event. We've
tracked the problem down to reports that were created without using the data
dictionary and use tables not included in the data dictionary. (Maybe we
just need to expand the data dictionary!)

Thanks for your help

Mitch Mullins
SaltCreek Software Inc.

digitalmetaphors

There is not way to check whether the report was generated with a data
dictionary. You can try clearing the metadat cache as shown below:

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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
daMetaData;

begin
gMetaData.Clear;

end;

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Cheers,

Alexander Kramnik
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

I ended up setting the designer's dataSetting.UseDataDictionary property to
false for previewing and printing reports. This setting works for reports
created with or without the data dictionary. I set the UseDataDictionary
propery to true when designing reports to make the data dictionary
available.

Thanks for your help.

Mitch

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