ANN: ReportBuilder 16.0 is now available including Delphi XE7 support!

digitalmetaphors · October 2014

Digital Metaphors Corporation announces the release of ReportBuilder 16.0!

ReportBuilder 16.0 includes VCL support for Delphi XE7, XE6, XE5, XE4, XE3,
XE2, XE, Delphi 2007, and Delphi 7.

Overview: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbwiki/General/What's_New/RB_16

New Feature List: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/PDF/NewFeatures.pdf

Pricing: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/order

Upgrade here! https://www.digital-metaphors.com/secure

Version 16 - 10/24/2014
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- Delphi XE7 support for VCL Win32
- Delphi XE7 support for VCL Win64
- New Delphi XE7 REST Service components*
- New Delphi XE7 Mobile Client components*

* RB Enterprise for XE7 only

REST Service Components
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- All New
- Quickly and easily build a REST server to publish RB reports
- Components:
- RestService, processes REST requests
- RestReportProvider, use to implement report modules
- ReportDirectory, supports reports stored in files or database

REST Mobile Client Components
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- All New
- Quickly and easily build apps for iOS and Android
- Components:
- RestClient, communicates with REST server
- MobileExplorer (FMX), use to browse nested report directory
- MobileViewer (FMX), use to preview reports

Designer
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- Added multi-object selection support for report object tree
- Improved transparent image rendering for layout workspace
- Set Component.DesignLayer property via object inspector

RCL
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- New GMap component for incorporating Google maps in reports!
- Crosstab vertical text
- ExportMetafileAsBitmap property added to TppImage, TppDBImage
- ExportRTFAsBitmap property added to TppRichText, TppDBRichText
- AutoScale feature added for all 2D Barcodes

Preview
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- Advanced Printer Dialog options for PDF, XLS, RTF
- Preview page-navigation links
- Enhanced thumbnail support for drilldown reports

Output Devices
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- New XlsxReport Device! (Delphi XE2 and later)
- New XlsxData Device! (Delphi XE2 and later)
- XLS/Xlsx, improved accuracy of right aligned text
- XLS/Xlsx, added XLSSettings.DefaultBands property for XLSData
- XLSData, added XLSSettings.PreserveLineBreaks property for XLSData
- XLS/Xlsx, add support for display formats with non quoted chars
- XLSReport, added support for IncludeSingleHeader, IncludeSingleFooter
- XLSData, export RichText, Checkbox as plain text
- HTML, enhanced to render Border as CSSStyle (no image required)
- HTML, enhance to render text color as CSS Style
- HTML, added TppXHTMLStyleSingleFile properties for HtmlPage, CssSheet
- HTML, remove image dir, when not used
- Text, export RichText, Checkbox as plain text
- Text, export RichText, Checkbox as plain text
- PDF, interactive PDF form fields
- PDF, interactive PDF checkboxes
- PDF, UniqueFile property added to PDF device
- PDF, AddDate property added to PDF device
- PDF, enhanced metafile support
- PDF, Unicode characters now supported in document properties
- PDF, page-navigation link support
- RTF, RichTextAsMemo feature added to RTF Device
- Email, new Thunderbird email plugin
- AllowNewFile property added to TppFileDevice

Engine
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- Apply Report.PrinterSetup changes to Page.PrinterSetup

DADE
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- daFireDAC, enhanced for Delphi design-time support
- SQL, support for re-ordering tables (auto-fix joins)
- SQL, support for :ParamName references in table join conditions
- QueryDesigner, save/restore ListView column positions for each page
- QueryDesigner, support for re-ordering tables (auto-fix joins)
- QueryDesigner, available tables list can be sorted by clicking on cols
- QueryDesigner, support for :ParamName references in table join conditions
- TableJoin, allow :ParameterName in expression

RAP
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- Designer, Display System Constants in RAP Code Toolbox
- Designer, auto-focus code editor and position cursor, when code loads

*features may vary by ReportBuilder Edition and Delphi version
*RB 16 includes support for nine Delphi versions:
D7, D2007, DXE, DXE2, DXE3, DXE4, DXE5, DXE6, DXE7

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rbuser · October 2014

Hi Team,

I see no upgrade from 15 to 16. Does that mean 15 Customers will get
16 automatically?

Ian

nicocizik · October 2014

Hi Ian,

The Pricing (Order) page indicates upgrade prices for users of
ReportBuilder 15.x and lower. Perhaps try refreshing your browser.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/order

rbuser · October 2014

[This followup was posted to digital-
metaphors.public.reportbuilder.general and a copy was sent to the cited
author.]

In article <544acbf2$1@mail.>, support@digital-metaphors.com says...

Hi Nico!

It looks like a problem of the page
https://www.digital-metaphors.com/secure/ ... there are upgrade options
from version 14.x and earlier. Other links displays correct information.

But nevertheless I believe everybody understands it is a paid upgrade
:-)

I just ordered my Enterprise edition upgrade and I am looking forward
for migration to XE7.

--
Best regards,
Igor Gottwald

rbuser · October 2014

HI Nico,

Ah Ha! Issue identified....

When I use this link you just supplied,

I get the correct page.

When I use the link in the notification email,

"Upgrade here! https://www.digital-metaphors.com/secure"

I get the 14.1 and lower page....;-)

Regards,

Ian

rbuser · October 2014

Upgrade order placed.

nicocizik · October 2014

Thanks Ian,

This has been changed on the /secure/ page as well.

nicocizik · October 2014

Thanks Igor,

We changed this for the /secure/ page as well. Enjoy your migration to XE7!

rbuser · October 2014

Hey Nico,

I've been on 'Pro' edition since I started with RB.

The new mobile features might entice me to switch to Enterprise - but
I'd kind of like to see how these all come together.

The RB Manual PDF doesn't appear to be updated.

Where can I get a feel for how the REST/Mobile features work?

Cheers,
EdB

nicocizik · October 2014

Hi Ed,

Thanks for your interest in ReportBuilder REST Services! ReportBuilder
16 Enterprise includes numerous demos that demonstrate how to easily set
up a REST server and mobile client using RB components.

The demos are located in the \Demos\8. Rest\... directory and are
available with the RB 16 demo.

We are currently working on Tutorials and RBWiki articles for this
feature and will post to this newsgroup when they are available.

rbuser · October 2014

Hi Nico,

Thanks for quick reply.

I guess my only issue is that I'm loathe to install a demo version of
RB16 Ent over the top of my current RB15 Pro just to see if I like it.

I guess I could do it in a copy of my dev VM, but (and I'm trying not
sound like a jerk about it) that's a heck of a lot of work to test
something out...

Do you have a executable test application, or even pictures of what the
mobile report viewer looks like whilst running on a phone/tablet?

Thanks.

Cheers,
EdB

nicocizik · October 2014

Hi Ed,

Screenshots will be a part of our tutorials when they are posted.

ReportBuilder 16 with REST Services is only available for Delphi XE7 so
there should not be any conflicts with any other RB 15 installations on
your machine

.

rbuser · October 2014

Nico Cizik (Digital Metaphors) wrote:

Well? Where the heck are they?

Smarty-pants.

I've tried installing XE7 already - didn't have enough drive space in
my VM.

So, I have to :
- backup my vm
- grow the VM max disk size
- repartition the drives inside the VM
- install XE7
- install trial RB 16.

I'm exhausted already.

( no fair pointing out I have to do most of that Real Soon Now anyway! )

EdB

ANN: ReportBuilder 16.0 is now available including Delphi XE7 support!

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