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  • Hi Ruud,

    ReportBuilder is not really designed to show information directly from a web
    source however it may be possible to download the information you need and
    add it to a dataset. This dataset would then be accessed by the …
  • Hi Mélisande,

    You can use the report events to conditionally change a report component
    based on some information. For instance, inside the Band.BeforePrint event,
    you could add code to do the following...

    (Psuedo c…
  • If I understand correctly, the original report does not function correctly
    either? Are you able to recreate this with a simple report? Which exact
    version of ReportBuilder are you using? Be sure you have the latest release
    for R…
  • Hi,

    This error can be caused by a number of things. If you add RBuilder\Source
    to your library path (and remove RBuilder\Lib) where does the exception
    occur if you trace into the RB source? If you add the variable back to th…
  • Hi Man,

    See the TppComponent.UserName topic in the RBuilder.hlp for more
    information.

    "The purpose of the UserName is to display a more user friendly name for the
    components in the Report Designer and within the RAP…
    in UserName Comment by nicocizik May 2008
  • Hi Chantal,

    There is now a patch available for RB 10.08 that fixes this issue. Send an
    email to support@digital-metaphors.com requesting the patch and we'll send
    it to you asap.

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    Regards,

    Nico Ci…
  • Hi Chantal,

    Which database and connectivity are you currently using? Are you able to
    successfully run the query in question without ReportBuilder and get the
    proper result set?

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    Regards,

    Nico Ciz…
  • Hi Christoph,

    Yes, the event information is probably saved down in the template. Two
    options...

    1. Save the template as text by changing the Template.Format property, then
    open the file using a text editor such as…
  • Hi Christoph,

    If you are still getting the error, there must be a reference to that event
    somewhere in your project. Try taking a look at the .dfm source and see if
    it may be in there.

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    Regards,

  • Hi Christoph,

    This error most likely indicates that when this template was saved, it had a
    reference to the OnGetAutoSearchValues event. Now when you are reloading
    it, it has lost that reference even if the event is implement…
  • Hi William,

    Please understand that if we cannot reproduce the issue here on our
    machines, it is nearly impossible for us to track down a probem and provide
    a solution. We have taken a look at the code you mention below howeve…
  • Hi William,

    Sorry about the delay, my news reader somehow lost track of this post.

    I am still unable to recreate the issue here on my machine(s). If possible
    please construct a simple test case that I can run here that r…
  • Hi William,

    Are you getting these errors at runtime or designtime (or both)? Are you
    able to consistently recreate the error if you follow a certain procedure?
    If so, let me know the steps I can take to see this on my machine…
  • Hi Wim,

    If you open the PassThruFunctions.pas file you will see where the pass thru
    functions are defined and registered (in the initialization section). The
    Execute Function represents the actual code that is executed when t…
  • Hi Wim,

    Once you choose to edit the SQL manually in DADE, ReportBuilder simply sends
    the SQL code as is to the database to be processed. It is possible to still
    add and use the AutoSearch feature however you now need to manua…
  • Hi Branden,

    This took me a while to figure out :).

    The TppDrawBarCode.BarWidth property expects an integer …
  • Hi Branden,

    You can use the AsMetaFile routine of the barcode drawcommand(s) to retrieve
    the image representation that will be drawn to the report.

    TppDrawBarCode.AsMetaFile;
    TppDraw2DBarCode.AsMetaFile;

    Y…
  • Hi Chris,

    Yes, please send the example in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com
    and I'll take a look at it for you.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Access violation on close of application Comment by nicocizik May 2008
  • Hi Chris,

    The best thing to do is keep the examples you send as simple as possible.
    Just a Delphi project with source and a res file is usually sufficient. Are
    you able to recreate the error simply by creating a new project i…
  • Hi Chris,

    Are you able to recreate this with a simple example? If so, let me know the
    exact steps I can take on my machine to recreate it or perhaps send a small
    example in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com that I …
  • Hi Bharathi,

    ReportBuilder does not currently support the Data Matrix barcode format.
    This may be something we will consider for a later release.

    One option would be to find or develop a library that renders the barcode t…
  • Hi David,

    My suggestion would be to create two reports, one with all the main entries
    and one with all drill down information. When an entry on the first report
    is clicked, the second report is loaded filtering on the clicked…
  • Hi Steven,

    I apoligize but I'm a bit unclear about what you mean by showing a whole
    page as a mirrored image. What exactly would a mirrored page look like? Is
    there another common product that provides this feature (Acrobat …
  • Hi Jeff,

    The email dialog is completely replaceable using our form registering
    architecture.

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    Tech Tip: Replacing Built-in Dialogs/Forms in ReportBuilder
  • Hi Jeff,

    Please understand that if we cannot recreate the issue here, it is very
    difficult for us to track it down and find a solution. Does this only
    happen for certain old reports? If you try recreating one of the reports …
  • Hi Jeff,

    This is not a known issue. If possible, please send a small example
    demonstrating this behavior in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com
    and I'll take a look at it for you.

    --
    Regards,
  • Hi Jeff,

    In my testing with the enduser demo, the AfterAutoSearchDialogCreate event
    only fires once when I preview a report containing autosearch criteria. Are
    you certain you do not have this event implemented in Delphi as w…
  • Hi Filip,

    I would first recommend updating your copy of ReportBuilder to the latest
    version (10.08) and testing with that. If you still experience the problem,
    please send the example to support@digital-metaphors.com in .zip …
  • Hi Filip,

    This is not currently a known issue. Which version of ReportBuilder and
    Delphi are you using? Are you able to recreate this with a simple example
    application or perhaps one of the included demos? If so, please let…
  • Hi Shane,

    The Left to Right columns are somewhat limited in their ability to be
    customized in ReportBuilder. You may consider using the top to bottom
    columns if you can get that to look correct. The easiest solution would be…