wish list - the Report direct output to a Stream

rbuser

Hi,

In the next version of RB, is it possible to set the Report.DeviceType =
dtStream? It's very useful for us to store the report output into the
database or compress it.

Thanks

Tao

digitalmetaphors

There is a Report Archive output (.raf). It simply is a collection of page
objects with draw command objects on each page. You can generate the report
to an archive file and save this in a database.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

But why I need to save to archive file first? I plan to use the RB in a web
server to generate the report to send back to the clients. If I have to
save to the report first then use TBlobField.loadfromfile and send back to
the client, I don't think it's a best solution.

Thanks

Tao

rbuser

"tao lin" wrote in message

rbuser

But why not save as a archive file format stream first, and send back to the
client. And then let client select the output format (Pdf, RTF or Xls etc.)
from the archive reader? My client don't use IE browser, I just want to
make a thin client.

Regards,

Tao

digitalmetaphors

Ahhh, a report server solution.

Here is an example of streaming page objects from a report.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/PageAsStream.zip


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

digitalmetaphors

FYI, I was just surfin www.waler.com and saw that Extradevices has added a
ReportToStream option with version 1.85.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Thank you, Jim! This is what I need!

And I have already got the Extradevice 1.85, but it can't use the screen
preview in the client side first, and the client just can print to a
selected file format. This still limit the client ability. Anyway,
ReportToStream is a very good new function of ExtraDevice.

Cheers,

Tao

rbuser

> FYI, I was just surfin www.waler.com and saw that Extradevices has added a

With more and more people using multi-tier systems, and wanting to do the
reports in the middle tier, it would be real nice if DM made this part of
the base device object :-)

Thanks
Ed Dressel
Team DM