Using DBISAM in DADE.

rbuser

I have the professional version of ReportBuilder. I would like to use DADE
to design a query for one of my reports. I'm using DBISAM in this project.

The web site suggests that the DBISAM plug-in for DADE is included with
ReportBuilder, but in DADE my only SessionType options are BDE, ADO, and
dbExpress. How to I activate or install DBISAM support?

DBISAM works fine attached to a DBPipeline component, I just can't seem to
use it in DADE. This is my first time looking at DADE, so I may be missing
something very simple.

(I'm using DBISAM, not ElevateDB, a slightly different product from the same
company).
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Larry Lustig

nicocizik

Hi Larry,

Take a look at the DBISAM demo located in the \Demos\4. EndUser
Databases\DBISAM\1. Native\... directory. This directory includes all the
files needed to connect DADE to your DBISAM data, including a Readme.doc
file giving instructions on how to install the plugin into the IDE.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

> Take a look at the DBISAM demo located in the \Demos\4. EndUser

Thanks, I found the demo. However some of the files mentioned in the ReadMe
file (rbISAM*.*) don't seem present in my installation, and the design time
package will not compile without them.
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Larry

nicocizik

Hi Larry,

Which version\edition of ReportBuilder and Delphi do you have installed?
You should only have the rbISAMxx.dpk and the rbISAMxx.res in the folder.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

> Which version\edition of ReportBuilder and Delphi do you have installed?

Delphi 2010, Report Builder 11.06 Professional.

I have daDBISAM.dcu and .pas, daDBISAMReg.pas, dclRBISAM1114.dpk and .res,
but nothing in that folder beginning "rb".
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Larry

nicocizik

Hi Larry,

This may have been a corrupt install. I just checked my installation of RB
11.07 for Delphi 2010 and the files were present. Try upgrading to RB 11.07
and reinstalling ReportBuilder.

Contact info@digital-metaphors.com for upgrade instructions.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

> This may have been a corrupt install. I just checked my installation of

I installed the update and, yes, all reqiured files are now present.

However, I cannot compile either package because rbISAM1114 requires
"db310d14r", which I don't have.

I'm guessing this is a DBISAM unit? I'm using DBISAM version 4, not version
3. The closest file I can find is dbisam429r2010r.dcu. Substituting that
file for db310d14r allows the program to compile successfully.

Am I on safe ground here?
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Larry Lustig

nicocizik

Hi Larry,

Yes, it is sometimes necessary to update the package "requires" clause based
on which version of DBISAM you are using. We try to keep these up to date
however sometimes a version is released without our knowledge. I will
update the current packages to use the newer version for the next release of
ReportBuilder.

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Regards,

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

rbuser

Thank you, I now have access to DBISAM in DADE at design time.

FYI, the instructions for installing DBISAM support in the ReadMe.DOC file
omit a required step. They do not mention INSTALLing the design time
package (only compiling it).

As always, thanks for your help.
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Larry Lustig