RBv11 - RBuilder.ini on Vista machine with domain user

rbuser

I have a problem with RBuilder.ini file on Vista machine. When I run
Delphi 2007 as non-admin user I cannot work with ReportBuilder v11 in
design mode - it often ends up with an error saying I have no rights to
write to c:\windows\system32\RBuilder.ini and then I have to kill Delphi
loosing any unsaved changes, as I cannot close the RB dialog (ie groups).

I read through the archive and I found the 'temporary solution' for it,
but it is unsatisfactory. Normally I'm logged in as a domain user, so
when I run Delphi as administrator I met few problems, ie:
- cannot open files from external apps (ie source safe)
- cannot work with network shared files (when I run from Delphi in admin
mode I'm not acting as a domain user), so practically I cannot run the
application in the debug mode.

Is there any patch for that issue, so the RBuilder.ini location for
design-time can be located in a user-selectable place, or in Public
folder on Vista?

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann

nardmoseley

For RB 11, the new default location for RBuilder.ini is

($LocalAppData)\RBuilder\RBuilder.ini

which on Vista resolves to

C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\RBuilder

If you migrate projects from RB 10, then update the
TppDesigner.IniStorageName

Using RB 11 and Vista here, I do not have any issues with RBuilder.ini.


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Nard Moseley
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rbuser

It looks to me like a initially flawed design that got broken by changes MS
made to their OS...

Storing INI files in system areas that need to be user modified is a
outdated practice. Since XP storing the INI in the user's profile directory
is the current recommended course of action. Additionally, if you use the ms
shell api in your app you can get the path the current user's profile
folder, etc and assign that path received from the API at runtime to
RBuilder, thereby making the change from XP to Vista is transparent to the
developer and the user.

Hope this helps!

nardmoseley

RB 11 does this for you, please my prior prior post on this same thread.

The following is from the RBuilder help topic for
TppDesigner.IniStorageName.

The default value is ($LocalAppData)\RBuilder\RBuilder.ini. The
($LocalAppData) is is a file path variable, the following file path
variables are supported.


Value Meaning
------------------ --------------------------
($LocalAppData) User's local app data
($CommonAppData) All User's app data
($Application) Application directory
($WinSys) Windows System directory




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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
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rbuser

Where can I update the TppDesigner.IniStorageName? Should I add
TppDesigner component to my all reports? Is there any other way?

I don't have the problem in runtime-designing but in Delphi while
designing any report.

I didn't use RB v10, rather v9. with Delphi7, now it's Delphi 2007 and
RB11 on Vista 64bit.

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann

nardmoseley

We put a new build on server - try download and re-installing. It should
work.

I thought you were using the TppDesigner.

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
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rbuser

Oh dear. Now I have a mess.

I re-installed using the freshly-downloaded new build. After
installation (it removed the old RB11 first) it displays an error:
-----------------------------
[Window Title]
Error

[Content]
Can't load package dclRBP1111.bpl.
The specified module could not be found.
Do you want to attempt to load this package the next time a project is
loaded?

[Yes] [No]
-----------------------------

Then

-----------------------------
[Window Title]
Error

[Content]
Can't load package dclRBP1111.bpl.
The specified module could not be found.
Do you want to attempt to load this package the next time a project is
loaded?

[Yes] [No]
-----------------------------

Moreover, I cannot access Components/Access Packages.

Help!

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann

nardmoseley

Try rebooting your machine. Then re-install and see whether that fixes it.

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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Nard Moseley (Digital Metaphors) wrote:

It didn't help. I also tried to uninstall, reboot, install, reboot and
run Delphi. All the same.

Finally I solved the problem adding the following to the Path in
Environment Options/Environment Variables:

C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeGear\RAD Studio\5.0\RBuilder\Lib;

Funny enough when I installed ReportBuilder v11 a couple of days ago it
worked without any changes.


However there's another error when I try to compile a project:
[DCC Error] my_file.pas(9): F2051 Unit ppBarCode2DDrawCmd was compiled
with a different version of ppDevice.TppDrawCommand

How can I fix this?

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann

rbuser

Solved this one. This was Delphi problem this time; even with a full
build it tried to use old DCUs. When I deleted all .dcu files from the
project it went smoothly.

And the latest build works with Vista now, thanks.

Kind regards,
Michal R. Hoffmann