End-User Screen now blank???

rbuser

Greetings,

Not sure when exactly this happened but I've had the End-User module
incorporated into my app forever and now when I bring up the end-user screen
which usually displays a tree listing of folders and reports, it is now a
totally blank/gray screen.

Any clues on this would be GREATLY appreciated. This is a high-priority
item for me.

Thank you in advance!

Kevin

rbuser

BTW, I'm using Delphi 6, RB 11.05, Windows XP. All updates applied.
Thank you.

nicocizik

Hi Kevin,

This is not a known issue. I first recommend updating your version to RB
11.06 after performing a corrupt install cleanup. Then try to run the
End-User examples located in the \Demos\End User\... directory and see if
you get the same issue.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/Installation/Cleaning_Up_a_Corrupt_Install

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

I have just upgraded to RB 11.06 and still no change.
Help!
Thanks,
Kevin

rbuser

Thanks Nico - will do.

rbuser

The demo comes up fine which uses the BDE. I'm using an older version of
IBO.

nicocizik

Hi Kevin,

Are you able to run the IBO example? Which version of ReportBuilder did you
upgrade from?

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Hey Nico,
I just found the IBO example and it does take a bit to load, but I do get
the user interface.
I will copy these units to my app directory and see how it goes. I am
looking to totally replace IBO with either FIBPlus or IBDAC but that is a
huge job at this point.
Either way, I will need to create a new daXXX. Is this hard to do?

I just upgraded from RB 11.05 to 11.06, can't remember before that. I've
been pretty consistent with the upgrades.

Thanks again,
Kevin

nicocizik

Hi Kevin,


A good starting point would be to take a look at some of the other DADE
plugins (specifically the daADO or daIBE) to see how they are designed.
This will give you an idea about what needs to be done and how it should be
designed.

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

This is the strangest thing.

- I can run the standalone .exe and the explorer comes up fine.
- I can create and show the form from my app, click the lauch button and all
is fine.
- What I can't do (which I've literally been doing for years) is create the
form from my app and call the btnLaunchClick(NIL) procedure.
When I do this, I get a gray screen with a line towards the left which
would typically be the separator between the folder view and the list of
reports on the right.

Could this be some kind of out of resource thing?

Thanks,
Kevin

nicocizik

Hi Kevin,


What exactly is inside the btnLaunchClick procedure? Have you tried simply
making a call to ReportExplorer.Execute to load the explorer?

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Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

It is the copied code from the demo example.

I tried many different combinations and wound up calling a separate .exe. I
can live with this - no real change to my end users.

Thanks Nico.

Kevin