nardmoseley
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When the report engine initializes, it opens all of the datapipelines. There
is no way to control the order.
You can join tables or link dataviews - perhaps using a join would work.
Another approach might be to creat… -
Yes there have been updates that support the Advantage data dictionary.
RB 7 includes.....
- support for Delphi 5, Delphi 6 and Delphi 7.
- years worth of fixes and enhancements (i.e. since RB 6.x)
- new f… -
I downloaded the daFIBPlus.zip from our web site and examined it.
1. At the top of the unit declaration there is an incorrect unit
declaration. It reads daFIBExpress, when it should be daFIBPlus (i.e. the
name of the file… -
You can create TTabase based custom dataview. It is true that we used
QueryDataViews for the master query and then linked in additional tables.
But you could define the master dataset as a TTable.
You may want consider dum… -
Please see the thread in this same newsgroup dated 2/17/2004 on this same
subject.
You might try to contact the publishers of the FIBPlus components. Perhaps
they have an updated plug-in or can provide one. You can also tr… -
This is the second time you have posted about the exact same issue. Perhaps
my prior responses on this subject were not clear. I just re-read them and
they seem quite clear to me - but then again I wrote them.
1. No time frame has been set. Definitely not until the next major release -
which would likely be around the time fram of Borlands Delphi 9 release. The
feature will only be implemented if we can determine how to implement it.
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1. No. For an example, see RBuilder\Demos\EndUser
Databases\Interbase\dbExpress. It does not sound like the issue you are
encountering is specific to dbExpress, sounds more like a general
configuration issue with where to place …
Try modifying your library path from RBuilder\Lib to RBuidler\Source and
trace the code in daDB.pas for TdaSession.GetDatabaseForName
The logic is coded to search thru the Screen.Forms and Screen.DataModules.
Therefore, th…
You should place a TSQLConnection component on the form/datamodule that
contains the report and designer. Configure the DataSettings.DatabaseName to
reference the connection component.
The Designer.DataSettings are applied…
1. Below is an article on how linking dataviews works in ReportBuilder. The
issue you are encountering is that the linking SQL generated for the detail
dataview is altering the desired results.
2. One option is to create t…
When you load the report, there cannot be any other components already
existing that have the same name.
If you would like to create a simple, minimal example project that
demonstrates what you are trying to accomplish, yo…
Yes, using DADE will solve your issues. When using DADE, the data definition
is saved with the report definition.
DADE adds a Data tab to the Report Designer. From the Data workspace you use
the Query Wizard and Query Desi…
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Tech Tip: Limitations of using TdaSQL.SQLText
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The TdaSQL object can contain either an object based description of the SQL
(…
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Sorry to not respond sooner, I was hoping another customer would post here
and help out. I notice there is a customer in a thread above that is using
DADE and Asta. See thread dated 4/29/2004 - 'Asta DADE (child report
works?)'…
This error indicates that the .rtm file contains a reference to an
OnPreviewFormCreate event-handler that cannot be found when the report is
loaded. For details see the article below.
One solution is to use RAP event-handl…
You can use the TppAutoSearchField.ShowAllValues boolean property to select
this option. The TppAutoSearchField.SearchExpression string property is used
to programmatically specify a search value.
example:
myRep…
When the DataView is a detail query that is linked to a master query special
linking SQL is generated. See article below. From looking at your query, I
can see that it is indeed linked to a master dataview. I can also see that
y…
One approach is to use custom dataviews. With this approach the end-user
selects File | New from the Data workspace and selects one of your data
templates from the New... dialog.
Another approach is to use the Data workspa…
Check out the examples located in RBuilder\Demos\EndUser
Databases\Interbase. There is a sql script for creating the end-user
database tables. There are examples for BDE, IBExpress, and dbExpress
connectivity. Each example conta…
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Tech Tip: Modify DADE SQL prior to execution
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Question:
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Our end-user reporting solu…
You need to create a thread-safe container for the report. I recommend that
you use a TDataModule. Place the TppReport and a TDBISAMDatabase component
on the datamodule. From the Data workspace of the Report Designer, select
Fil…
The DADE plug-ins all share the same architecture and override the same
methods from the ancestor. For ReportBuilder 7 the architecture of the
plug-ins had to be modified to support thread-safety (prior versions of RB
are not th…
The DataDictionary is used by the Query Tools to configure the
QueryDataView's TdaSQL object.
At run-time the TdaSQL object generates sql text that is assigned to the
database. I do nothink the DataDictionary is used at all for …
And then modify the class names to FIBPlus and use modify the code to use
FIBPlus components rather than IBExpress components. Compare the existing
daIBExpress.pas to daFIBPlus components and you will see that this has been
done…
Correct. The package suffix for RB 7 is 7x where the x is the Delphi
version. Therefore, RB 7 for D7 is 77 and RB 7 for D6 is 76, etc.
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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
in fibplus Comment by nardmoseley August 2004Please let us know what error you are receiving and we can try to help.
Compile error or runtime error etc.?
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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
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We do not have FIBPlus installed.
Best way to create a plug-in is to start with an existing one. They are all
similar. Best to start with one that is most like the FIBPlust components. I
would start with daIBExpress.pas, t…
You can download a DADE plug-in for FIBPlus from the following page of our
web site.
in fibplus Comment by nardmoseley August 2004