Report Archive File to Stream

rbuser

Hi,

Is there any way to save a report in archive file format to a memory stream
variable? TExtraDevices will let you save to stream but only for the
TExtraDevices device types.

Natalie

digitalmetaphors

You can easily write a routine to take a .RAF file and load it into a blob
field or a TMemoryStream:

myFileStream := TFileStream.Create('myArhcive.RAF', fmOpenRead);

myFileStream.Position := 0;
myBlobField.LoadFromStream(myFileStream);

myFileStream.Free;


OR

myMemoryStream := TMemoryStream.Create;

{note: passing 0 as the second parameter will copy the entire stream}
myMemoryStream.CopyFrom(myFileStream, 0);

myMemoryStream.Free;


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp

rbuser

Hi Jim,

I was trying to not have to write out a file. It's a web application and
directory rights get a little sticky. I am doing exactly what you suggest
below right now, but was hoping to not to have to give my web user write
access to a certain folder.

Thanks,
Natalie