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Here is an example which creates group based percentages and should give you
some ideas.
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/PercentageOfGrou… -
When you switch from the design tab to the preview tab of the designer it
won't show the autosearch dialog. This is intentional, because when you are
desinging a report, you do not want to be confronted with the autosearch
dialog just… -
1/2. You can add a menu item in the designer very easily. Here is an
example you can download:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/MergeMenuW… -
Teechart source in Series.pas is registering their series after checking
assigned first
if Assigned(ASeriesClass) then Classes.RegisterClass(ASeriesClass);
So, for now, until we resolve why this isn't working as it did b… -
Set Report.OutlineSettings.CreatePageNodes to false in the object inspector.
The outline shows nodes for the main report, groups and section subreports
in that main report. Have you run the OutlineSettings dialog from the
repor… -
You really should refer to the printer driver specifications from the
manufacturer to see what the exact unavailable space is for each printer to
be sure what the values are. If you use the
Report.PrinterSetup.PrintableHeight to dete… -
I'm not quite sure what the problem is so I'll give a couple of responses.
If you are getting an error when you load the form at delphi design time
then save the form down with active set to false on the dataset component.
Then … -
Do you have subreports? Do you have one dataset? Make sure you are getting
the records back that you think you should get. Take the dataset that is
connected to the TppDBPipeline and connect it up to a TDBGrid on a forma nd
chck to m… -
Yes, it is possible to launch the query designer as shown in this demo. You
should also be able to do this with the query wizard.
http://w… -
Set Report.ShowPrintDialog := False. If you've loaded a template, then
you'll have to set the property to false after loading the template since
the template contains this property setting and will be streamed up to the
value that yo… -
This would involve selecting the text in a rich text control as you would do
with a Dlephi TRichEdit. See demo the main reports demo #29 for an example
of using the rich edit methods.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
D… -
You could perform a report object loop before the report is printed for that
particular printer. You can loop through the objects as shown in the
techtips newsgroup in the 'Code Based' thread. Then change the font to one
that is kno… -
What version or RB and Delphi are you using? Try using RB 7 for Delphi 6,
as it includes a fix for this. If you cannot upgrade to RB 7 for D6 at this
time, I can send you a patch which will fix this in RB 6.03 for Delphi 4, 5
and 6.… -
You have the datasets on the form or are you using DADE? If you are using
datasets on a form, then you should be able to delete the master field links
and master data pipeline property settings. Then save the form down and load
it bac… -
There is one thing I forgot to mention. Make sure you do NOT set the
MasterDataPipeline and MasterFieldsLinks properties on the TppDBPipeline
components.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
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Are you using DADE or linking tables on a form? If you have data access
components on a form, then you hook the table datasources up to TDBGrids to
see the actual data that is coming through. Make sure this is correct. If
it is corr… -
I'm sure you are already doing this, but in case you're not, then you should
keep a backup of the rtms somewhere so that you can move back to the
original rtm, if you encounter an error in loading after you've modified it.
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offer.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
Make sure you have completely uninstalled Extradevices from your machine.
Then reinstall it. If the installed version of Extradevices doesn't work
with your version of RB, then you need to recompile the Extradevices package
for your …There is an installation exe for ExtraDevices that you should run to install
it. However, you can install the package into Delphi as any other design
time package. Here is how to recompile ExtraDevices for your installed
version of …Section type subreports start on a new page, generate all pages necessary to
traverse the data and then fully complete the last page on which they
appear. They then allow any remaining components to generate starting on the
next page.…Thanks for the suggestions everyone! We will put this on the to-do list.
This will involve rewriting the report engine to support this feature.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
We are working on support for D5 as well as support for D7. We should be
able to release it before the special offer expires. If we run into any
unforeseen problems which push the release date back, then you should
purchase the upgrad…You will get errors when you load an RB 7 report into RB 6. Other than
that, there should be no other problems as RB installs into different
directories by default under their respective Delphi version. The RB
installed packages are …Thankyou for your patience.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
There is no recommended workaround, unless you want to rebuild the RB
packages manually and install them into D7 (again, this is not recommended).
We are currently working on a release of RB 7 for D7.
Cheers,
Ji…Thankyou! We've decided to put the outline in every edition (not just
Enterprise) of RB 7 as a new feature.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
1. Outline
The main report, groups and section type subreports can now
participate in the generation of an Outline (TreeView) visible in the Print
Preview form. Use the OutlineSettings property for each of these objects …There will be no version of ReportBuilder 6 for Delphi 7. ReportBuilder 7
will support Delphi 7. This release is coming soon, most likely within the
next few weeks. Please see our website order page for information on the
latest upg…You can use the BottomOffset property of the group footer band to insert
some white space after a group has finished printing.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors