If I open a report at design time I can save the report template as a file. However, if I launch the report designer at run time through a ppDesigner components the File..Save As menu item does nothing. I am using Report Builder 5.5. Any ideas???
If you run our end user demos, do they let you save to file at runtime? The save to file should only be shown on the menu if Designer.SaveToFile if True. It is working correctly in 6.03 on my machine. I also ran a Designer in a new blank project, and I can select Save As and it lets me save the file. Perhaps you are running off of some older RB files? Try a manual uninstall and search for all related RB files and delete them.
1. Exit Delphi, and all other applications. You should have no applications running except the uninstall, otherwise you may lose some of your work.
2. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel from your Windows desktop.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove programs icon.
4. Locate the version of ReportBuilder you wish uninstall and double-click it.
5. The first page of the Uninstall Wizard allows you to choose between an Automatic or Custom uninstall. Choose Custom and click the Next button.
6. Click the Select All button, then the Next button. Repeat these steps until you reach the last page of the wizard.
7. Click the Finish button. All of the items you selected will be removed from the system.
8. After all the ReportBuilder files are removed, you may be prompted to reboot the system. If this is the case, reboot the system.
Delete the ReportBuilder root directory (and all subdirectories)
1. Using the Windows Explorer, locate the ReportBuilder root directory. The default directory is:
C:\Program Files\Borland\DelphiX\RBuilder
2. Once you have located this directory, inspect it. If you have any custom work in this directory which you would like to keep, move it to another directory.
3. Delete the ReportBuilder root directory.
Delete all remaining ReportBuilder files
1. Using the Windows Explorer, search the entire hard drive for all occurrences of:
dclRB*.bpl dclRB*.dcp rb*.bpl rb*.dcp
2. Delete any occurrences which correspond to the version you are removing. All packages are named with the convention NN, where the first number is the ReportBuilder version and the second number is the Delphi version. Thus, a typical package name for Delphi 5 would be rbRCL45.bpl. The same package for Delphi 4 would be: rbRCL44.bpl. Check Installing ReportBuilder for a list of the packages associated with each version.
3. Using the Windows Explorer, search your hard drive for all occurrences of:
pp*.* da*.* ra*.*
4. These are the prefixes used by individual ReportBuilder units. 'pp' is used for ReportBuilder units, 'da' is used for DADE units, and 'ra' is used for RAP units. Depending on which ReportBuilder you have (Standard, Professional or Enterprise) you may not have all of these unit types.
Additional Notes
1. Never have Delphi running when installing ReportBuilder.
2. All ReportBuilder related files should be stored in the root directory $(DELPHI)\RBuilder.
3. All ReportBuilder run-time packages should be stored in the Windows\System directory.
4. You should never have ReportBuilder files in Delphi\Lib, Delphi\Bin or Delphi\Projects\Bpl.
I have tried it from a standard form and all is ok. In my application I am calling the designer from a modal form which is set to stayontop. When I call file..saveas in this instance it brings the modal form back to the front and places the designer behind it.
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Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
info@digital-metaphors.com
save to file should only be shown on the menu if Designer.SaveToFile if
True. It is working correctly in 6.03 on my machine. I also ran a Designer
in a new blank project, and I can select Save As and it lets me save the
file. Perhaps you are running off of some older RB files? Try a manual
uninstall and search for all related RB files and delete them.
1. Exit Delphi, and all other applications. You should have no applications
running except the uninstall, otherwise you may lose some of your work.
2. Select Start | Settings | Control Panel from your Windows desktop.
3. Double-click the Add/Remove programs icon.
4. Locate the version of ReportBuilder you wish uninstall and double-click
it.
5. The first page of the Uninstall Wizard allows you to choose between an
Automatic or Custom uninstall. Choose Custom and click the Next button.
6. Click the Select All button, then the Next button. Repeat these steps
until you reach the last page of the wizard.
7. Click the Finish button. All of the items you selected will be removed
from the system.
8. After all the ReportBuilder files are removed, you may be prompted to
reboot the system. If this is the case, reboot the system.
Delete the ReportBuilder root directory (and all subdirectories)
1. Using the Windows Explorer, locate the ReportBuilder root directory. The
default directory is:
C:\Program Files\Borland\DelphiX\RBuilder
2. Once you have located this directory, inspect it. If you have any custom
work in this directory which you would like to keep, move it to another
directory.
3. Delete the ReportBuilder root directory.
Delete all remaining ReportBuilder files
1. Using the Windows Explorer, search the entire hard drive for all
occurrences of:
dclRB*.bpl
dclRB*.dcp
rb*.bpl
rb*.dcp
2. Delete any occurrences which correspond to the version you are removing.
All packages are named with the convention NN, where the first number
is the ReportBuilder version and the second number is the Delphi version.
Thus, a typical package name for Delphi 5 would be rbRCL45.bpl. The same
package for Delphi 4 would be: rbRCL44.bpl. Check Installing ReportBuilder
for a list of the packages associated with each version.
3. Using the Windows Explorer, search your hard drive for all occurrences
of:
pp*.*
da*.*
ra*.*
4. These are the prefixes used by individual ReportBuilder units. 'pp' is
used for ReportBuilder units, 'da' is used for DADE units, and 'ra' is used
for RAP units. Depending on which ReportBuilder you have (Standard,
Professional or Enterprise) you may not have all of these unit types.
Additional Notes
1. Never have Delphi running when installing ReportBuilder.
2. All ReportBuilder related files should be stored in the root directory
$(DELPHI)\RBuilder.
3. All ReportBuilder run-time packages should be stored in the
Windows\System directory.
4. You should never have ReportBuilder files in Delphi\Lib, Delphi\Bin or
Delphi\Projects\Bpl.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com
info@digital-metaphors.com
calling the designer from a modal form which is set to stayontop. When I
call file..saveas in this instance it brings the modal form back to the
front and places the designer behind it.