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The data dictionary gets its information from three datasets, one for the
tables, fields and joins respectively. This information is used by the data
workspace (DADE) to generate the available tables and fields lists and help
with a… -
You could use a custom report explorer form which adds the UI for this
action. Ther eius an example in the Developer'sGuide, near the end. If you
want to backup every report in a selected folder, then create a new query
which retur… -
Here is a simple example:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/ReplaceDatamodule.zip
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Me… -
Yes, it is a limitation in the UI. We'll make sure this is on the todo list
of features to add in the future. However, this doesn't mean it can't be
set in the current implementation. What you can do is extend the component.
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Yes, you've got it. Add a criteria to the master, Company, link in the 1
record detail and then you should get the small result set that you are
looking for.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
DADE works by generating a single detail query that returns all records for
the details for all masters. This way they can be traversed without having
to send additional detail queries (which would be slower overall) as you
traversed…If you are using the data dictionary tables, then make sure that you are
using the SQL script that we provide in order to create the tables for the
end user solution. We have tested RB 7 with MS SQL Server 2000, but we have
also test…I found this from a post on a sqlmag.com newsgroup by searching in google.
Try searching for other items on the www.
"Thanks for your answer, I can now fix the problem.
It is due to the data truncate when the variable is not big…Why do you need daIDE in the uses clause? You do't have to add daIDE to your
uses clause in order to support your report templates that are using DADE
dataviews for data access. You can add the DADE plugin units to your uses
clause t…You'll need to pass the datapipeline as a parameter in the pass through
function. This way you don't have to put the pass through function in the
same unit as the report object. If it were, then you could hack around it
by referenci…Try toggling the image's DirectDraw property to true. Also, be sure you are
using the latest printer driver available from the printer manufacturer.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
When are you checking this property? It is still 1 based. When the
Engine.StartColumn routine is called, the CurrentColumn value is incremented
and then the band is told to generate. This property has a value of 1 when
I test using …The numeric value does have the published Value property so it is streaming
that down. We'll have to research this further to see why it is failing as
it should be able to take the numeric values and convert them using the
regional s…The change is going to be that the TdaCriteria.Value needs to be saved down
as a double for date time formats, but that won't work as a quick fix
because there are other types of criteria that the value could be. The
criteria value i…We will look into saving the value down in date time format instead of as a
string, since it saves it using the regional settings of the machine that it
was created on. There is no ability in RB to convert between local
settings. Th…It was a bug. Send an email to support@digital-metaphors.com to receive a
patch to fix this problem at runtime. You have to design the report at
runtime (with the patch of course) in order to change the tab order in the
autosearch di…You can also use the merge menu property of the designer component to
control the menu. This topic exists in the installed RBuilder.hlp help file.
Here is an example that should work in RB 6 which shows how to use a merge
menu:
<…This can be accomplished through a TppPreview descendent. Here is an
example which hides the print button:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/Hide…This was a bug. There is a patch available that fixes the problem. Please
send an email to support@digital-metaphors.com. If you are using RB 7, we
can send you the patch to fix the problem at runtime until the next
maintenance relea…Please do not post attachments.
Be sure to add ppGif to your uses clause.
Try toggling the image component's DirectDraw property to true.
Make sure you have the latest printer driver installed.
Cheer…Here is the link:
http://www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/LaunchQueryDesignerViaCode.zip
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
…You probalby have everything configured correctly if your other machines and
users can connect. Does this problematic machine/user have access rights to
the tables? Perhaps there are no tables that this user can access? Create a
sma…Yes, it should work. Forget about getting the report wizard to work
initially. The first thing to get working is to be able to run a report you
create on a form in which the data access comes from the dataview configured
by the runtim…You need to add the Dade plugin to the uses clause. You are using Advantage,
so you will need to add daADS to your uses clause. If you were using the
BDE, then you would add daDBBDE to your uses clause.
Please see the tech-tip …Another option is to use the RBAddOn component set. It features a system
info pipeline that you could use to get the username. Surf
www.bancoems.com\RBAddOn.htm for a demo.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Met…We have two choices when we create a preview - compose for the screen, or
compose for the printer. Most programs such as MS Word compose to the screen
when they create a preview. This makes for attractive previews but they tend
to be …You can use the Report.GetAutosearchDescriptionLines method. See the
autosearch demos for an example which uses this in conjunction with a memo
control in the report.
You can create a JIT Pipeline that feeds this data. They can…You need to configure the Advantage ADS.ini file to have the database name
that you want to connect to. Use the data architect to create this alias.
This way you can assign the matching alias to the SQL object's database
name.
<…You'll need to use a TdaADSSession instead of a TdaBDESession. Change the
SQL object's data settings to dtAdvantage and sqSQL2.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
It should load the file. Is Report.SaveAsTemplate true? Set this to false.
Create a new application with just a report and a designer on a form. Add
the DADE plugin unit to your uses clause and drop a button down to call
Designer.Sh…