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  • - there are three types of parameters are supported. Session Parameters,
    Report Parameters, AutoSearch Parameters.

    - check out the example referenced in the code below. Also check out the
    RBServer online help topics for …


  • - The underlying communication be it web browser, webtier, clientreport, and
    server is TCP - and thus connectionless. If a client tries a request and
    then waits for a response, it basically times out when it does not receive …

  • The following tech tip addresses your other issue,about "Class
    TraCodeModule" not found.

    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Article: Registering Classes with the Server.
    --------------------…

  • - RB Server Edition includes everything required to host a server
    application within the context of an Windows Service.

    - the RBServer\Developers Guide\RBServer.pdf contains a tutorial on how to
    do this.

    Basic…

  • Neither can I - my point is that we are using standard Delphi routines,
    such as ForceDirectories and CreateDirectory. Try creating an example
    application that uses those routines. Then run the application on the
    machine with…

  • Strange. The WebTier internally calls the Delphi ForceDirectories routine
    (defined in SysUtils). The WebTier.CacheDirectory property is used to
    specify the location.

    Perhaps something that Windows does internally?
    <…

  • - the WebTier does /not/ currently have built-in support for emailing
    reports

    - ClientReport does include support for emailing reports. ClientReport and
    Report both descend from a common ancestor class, Producer, and the…

  • There are no known issues with the ReportBuilder Services. Are you able to
    work thru the tutorial in the Developers Guide and get the example up and
    running?

    Also, as a test try changing the windows account for the servi…

  • Try using ReportBuilder Services to host your report server app as a Windows
    Service. See RBServer\Windows Service and the RBServer Developers Guide
    tutorials for more details.

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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphor…

  • The example installed to \RBServer Demos\Web Tier\Custom Viewer shows how to
    add the Excel export. The same technique applies to any export format that
    you want to support.

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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors

  • Yes.

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  • It sounds ok, provided that the reporting part of the system is limited to
    the same fixed set of database tables as the web part of the system and that
    the focal point of the system is not querying/reporting.

    ReportBuild…

  • I tested using RB 10.05 and do not see an issue.

    Make sure that you do not have some old RB Server .pas or .dcu files in
    another directory somewhere. Try searching on rs*.*.


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    Nard Moseley
    Digital …

  • This is on the list to be researched, I will post a follow up here. (I
    thought the last time the behavior was it displayed correctly the first time
    and then zooming caused it to display incorrectly?)


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    Nard …

  • - each ReportVolume should reside on a separate DataModule with a database
    connection object.

    - at design-time, set the database connection object property for
    Connected/Active to False prior to saving the datamodule. (O…

  • There was no mention of ASTA in your original post.

    For future reference, when posting questions it is extremely important to
    include all relevant informaiton about your environment. in Server Timeout in ReceiveAutoSearchFields Comment by nardmoseley February 2007

  • - check the ClientReport.ServerConnection.TimeOut value. This value controls
    how long the client will wait for the server to respond to a request.

    - check the Server.TimeOut value. This value controls how long client
    ses…

  • Yes, I forgot to mention that the example uses VS 2003, perhaps you can
    update it for VS 2005 and send it to us to share with others …

  • - here is an example that shows how to use the RB WebTier in a COM object
    and call the COM object from ASP.NET.

    www.digital-metaphors.com/tips/AspDotNetWebTier.zip

    - we are working on a C# .NET WinForms ClientReport…

  • - I think the simplest technique would be to copy the modified daSQL.pas to
    your project directory and then add it to your project.

    The Delphi environment library path is used by the compiler to find the
    units. Typically…

  • ------------------------------------------------------------
    Article: Registering Classes with the Server.
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    In order to minimize the overhead in reporting applica…
  • Try the demo again, the PDF export should be working now. .

    The error can appear when running the WebTier under a user account which has
    no printer drivers installed. We made a modification to the PDF export code
    to correct it…

  • Thanks for pointing this out - I will research it and post a follow up to
    this thread.

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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

  • ReportBuilder 10 is a VCL Win32 product. When using BDS/Turbo Delphi, the
    ReportBuilder components will appear in the Tool palette when working on VCL
    for Win32 projects.

    ReportBuilder Server Edition can be used to publi…

  • Below are two tech tips. The first discusses how to execute a specified
    report on the webtier and the second how to implement custom parameters.

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    Tech Tips: How can I request t…

  • Use the ReportVolume.OnLoadReportEnd event.

    You can typecast the Sender parameter as TppReport.



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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

  • When you save the report to file, use windows explorer to check the file
    size. Is the .rtm size larger than your report definitions? If so, make sure
    that the database is configured to support it.

    Hopefully you are not u…

  • Whether any other approaches are possible, is being researched. Several
    hours have been spent researching it thus far.

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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

  • - Configure a separate ReportVolume for each client

    - Use the ReportVolume.OnAuthenticateDirectoryAccess to allow only the
    relevant client to access the directory

    - Use the ReportVolume.OnAuthenticateReportAccess to…

  • - Read RBServer\Windows Service\ReadMe.doc

    - run the RB Windows Service installation program (RBWinService)

    - use Windows Task Manager to check that RBAdmin.exe and RBServices.exe are
    running

    - click the …