ASTA3 Dade

rbuser

Good morning!
I would like to know where I can donwload the latest ASTA3 Dade
I'm using Delphi 6, ReportBuilder Entreprise Version

Tia
Regards
Charles Urbina

digitalmetaphors

What version of RB do you have? Here is the latest DADE plugin for ASTA.
It has been tested with ASTA 3 and RB 7.

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


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

digitalmetaphors

The 6.03 plugin should still be available from the ASTA website:

http://www.astatech.com/files/tools/rpbAstaDade.zip

There are a couple of fixes that you should check for in daASTA.pas

1. In daASTA.pas, procedure TdaAstaQueryDataView.SQLChanged should get the
SQL for the query from SQL.MagicSQLText and not SQL.SQLText. This has been
tested to work for master detail linked reports in RB 6.03 and ASTA 2.6.

2. The TdaAstaQueryDataView.Loaded procedure should not call SQLChanged.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Jim,

I using Rb ver 6.03
Charles

rbuser

Jim
Thanks
Charles

rbuser

Jim,
I was able to compile and install the AstaDade.
How do I use it?
I had placed on my form a AstaClientSocket ( I set the ip to my server), a
rbReport.
I open the report designer go to data, Database setting.
Session Type = AstaSession
Databse name = AstaCleintSocket1
Then I go to file = New Items I double clik on the Query Designer but I
don't see my tables.

I ran the AstaReportBuilder demo that came with the dade I'm able to see the
tables only when I run the exe. But on the delphi Idle I can't do nothing.
I checked on my component installed I can see a component installed name:
Report Builder Asta is a non-visual component.

What I'm missing here.?

Tia
Charles Urbina

digitalmetaphors

The ASTA DADE plugin is built into a Delphi design time package that brings
in the classes for DADE which are specific to create ASTA query dataviews at
Dephi design time. Adding daASTA to your project's uses clause brings in
the same classes for use at runtime.

Can you display the data to a DBGrid connected to the ASTA client dataset on
your form?


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Jim,
Thanks I'll try that
Regards
Charles

rbuser

Jim,
I did what you said but I still can't see the tables from my server.
Can you do me a big favor. Please send me a simple application demo with a
report and the necesary components needed to create a report with ASTA3,
AstaDade, and report Builder 6.03
Or direct me where I could download one.
I will apreciate that.

regards
Charles urbina

digitalmetaphors

The download link I pointed you towards was tested to work in ASTA 2.6 and
RB 6.03. You should be able to use one of the ASTA 3 demos for your
specific database to connect the RB end user solution to as a client.

In ASTA 3, I have a DBISAM server that works with the full ReportBuilder 7
end user solution. I haven't got the BDE/Paradox ASTA 3 server working to
return any auto incremented fields. The auto increment fields are necessary
for the ReportExplorer to work correctly. They aren't coming back after a
post with the BDE server, but the same client works when I point to my
DBISAM server. I can send you an ASTA 3 + RB 7 + DBISAM 3 example if you
have DBISAM installed or want to see a demo. What database are you using?

Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Jim,


When I create a report with RB 6.03 and Asta 3 version 3.02 which of the
datapipe do I use TppDBPipeline.? and a regular datasource and a
astaclientDataset?



necessary

I'm using the ASTA IBO server. with Interbase ver 6.5

Tia
Charles
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daASTA.pas
ASTA

digitalmetaphors

Yes, you should be able to use an ASTA CDS -> TDatasource ->
TppDBPipeline -> Report. You should also try testing your connection with a
TDBGrid to the TDatasource. Once you get data, then you can try using DADE
to connect from the report.

I'll test the ASTA IBObjects server example with Interbase 6.5 and RB 7.


Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors

rbuser

Jim,
I'm able to connect to the database using ASTA CDS -> TDatasource ->
TppDBPipeline -> Report.

But when I go to the Data tab in the Report component. I'm not able to
connect using the dade to my database. I only able if I connect using the
TppDBPipeline.??

I need help here please.

Charles