[RB18] Can i to have a preview of Template ?

rbuser

Hi

i have 10 differents template report, i have a form with vcl listbox
with "Report 1" , "Report 2"... for to select my prefered template report.

When i select a templante i would to see a readonly preview (ppViewer?)

i need preview panel in my form, not external standard preview form, no
modal.


i can 't send to real print, i don't have tables opened, i want see a
preview of template

is it possibile ?

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rbuser

Are you saying that you want to give your users a "sample view" of what
each report might look like? If so, then you would want to be loading
report "archives" that you would have "pre-made" by running the reports
yourself with real data and saving them to archive files/blobs. Look up
report archives in the help.

nardmoseley

Hi Mauro,

1. UI

You can create a form with a listbox or compbo box for the report templates
and a TppViewer the report sample.

2.Report Sample

a. I like Paul Toms idea for using .raf files to display the report sample.

b. If instead you want to generate a blank report, set each
report/childreport AutoStop True and NoDataBehaviors [ndBlankReport]

example:

uses
ppTypes;

myReport.AutoStop := True;
myReport.NoDataBehaviors := [ndBlankReport];

mySubreport.Report.AutoStop := True;
mySubreport.Report.NoDataBehaviors := [ndBlankReport];




Best regards,

-
Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com