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  • Hi Jeff,

    The issue here is the timing. I assume you are calling this routine before
    the report or band prints. The problem is that the text is not assigned to
    each DBText until it is generated so all the changes you are maki…
  • Hi Jeff,

    One option would be to create a simple report object loop that sets the
    visible property (or text property) of each component you would like to
    change before printing the report. Take a look at the following article …
  • Hello,

    The TppDuplexType is located in the ppTypes.pas file. Adding ppTypes to
    your uses clause should solve the issue.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Undeclared identifier: dpVertical Comment by nicocizik April 2010
  • Hi Andy,

    I'm a bit unclear about this requirement. If you are printing this report
    to paper, you will need to size the image to the paper size. Are you just
    planning on viewing this report on screen or export is as a PDF per…
  • Hi Andy,

    The easiest way to keep an easy separation of pages like you need to with
    this report is to use Section style subreports.

    1. Create a new Main report and remove all bands except the detail band.

    2. A…
  • Hi Joe,

    This is not a feature of the PDF device however you may be able to do
    something similar to what is done in the example below to give you the
    effect you are after.

    The example shows how you can merge multiple…
  • Hi Mike,

    The version of ppWWRichEd.pas included with RB 11.08 may be out of date.
    Please contact support@digital-metaphors.com for an updated file.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
  • Hi Dennis,

    The patch has been sent.


    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • Hi Adam,

    Full justified text in a TppMemo object while using the Windows Vista or
    Windows 7 operating system is currently not functioning. It does however
    work correctly for Windows XP and earlier. This is an open issue that…
  • We released RB 12 with PDF Unicode support yesterday :).

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphor…
  • Hi Simon,

    The native PDF export device for RB 11 does not support Unicode fonts or
    text. The current workaround is to place all your Unicode text inside a
    TppRichText component and set the PDFSettings.ExportRTFAsBitmap proper…
  • Send an email to support@digital-metaphors.com requesting the patch and
    we'll send it to you as soon as possible.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Printing from ArchiveReader to different printer selected in Print Dialog does not work Comment by nicocizik July 2010
  • Hi Jeroen,

    The DOC device essentially exports your report to RichText format, then
    places a ".doc" extension on the file ensuring it will be opened using a
    text editor that can handle that format (Word).


    Yes, …
  • Hi Bruce,

    The Professional edition of ReportBuilder includes DADE for all versions.
    (This was not changed for RB 12).

    Take a look at the feature matrix for what exactly in included with each
    edition of ReportBuilder…
  • Hi Adam,

    Below are a few options on merging multiple reports into one.

    1. Create a empty main report with only a detail band and place (or create)
    a separate Section subreport for each report you would like to merge. Th…
  • Hi Frank,

    Take a look at the following article/example.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Output/Pre…
  • Hi Johan,

    Which version of ReportBuilder and Delphi are you using? If you set the
    SuppressRepeatedValues value to False, does the report output correctly
    every time? If possible, please send a simple example I can run on my …
  • Hi Dusten,

    Thanks for pointing this issue out. There is a patch now available for RB
    12 that solves the problem. Please send an email to
    support@digital-metaphors.com requesting the patch and we'll send it to you
    asap.…
  • Hi Jeff,

    The TppDBImage component is designed to be directly connected to a BLOB
    datafield containing image information so if the image is inside the same
    dataset as the one connected to the report, you just need to connect it…
  • Hi Bob,

    We have not heard of this issue before. Are you able to recreate it using a
    simple empty report containing a single DBText component? If so, please
    send the example in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com and…
  • Hi Bob,

    We will be posting articles/examples on how to use these new features soon.
    I will post out here when they are available.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in new devices Comment by nicocizik May 2010
  • Hi Dan,

    I just sent you a copy of the library (altered to work with RB). I will
    post an article shortly containing a link to download and instructions for
    install and use. Below is the download link for future reference.
  • Hi Petter,

    I assume the query that selects the summary information is completely
    separate from the query that is connected to the existing detail subreport?
    If so, you could place another subreport below the first one and set …
  • Hi Andy,

    I just sent you an email containing an updated definition file that fixes
    this issue. Once you copy the file, you will need to run the
    RBTeePackageBuilder.exe application to properly install TeeChart with
    Repor…
  • Hi Brian,

    RB 12 includes a new report event named OnOutlineNodeCreate. This event is
    very useful in expanding/collapsing, renaming, or hiding individual nodes in
    the Report Outline. Something like the following...

  • Hi David,

    The DBCalc component is only designed to make the calculations available.
    To find the median, I would recommend that you use the OnCalc event of a
    TppVariable set to calculate on Traversal. Each time the event fires…
  • Hi Günter,

    This issue was fixed for the latest build of RB 12 (Build 162). Try
    re-downloading ReportBuilder and reinstalling to be sure you have the
    latest.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Meta…
  • Hi Santy,

    If you set the DeviceType to "Printer" and the AllowPrintToFile property to
    True, the unchecked checkbox will be available to in the print dialog.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
  • Hi Jeff,

    This is an issue that we would need to see in action to properly track it
    down. There are a couple reasons that the OnPrintingComplete event might
    not fire.

    1. The OnPrintingComplete event will only fire …
  • Sorry, In my previous post I failed to see that you are trying to sum a
    string field. When trying to use a DBCalc component you will always receive
    a 0 when connecting it to a string field.

    In order to perform a sum of your s…
    in Sum DBText Comment by nicocizik May 2010