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  • Hi Isaac,

    I'm sorry but I do not understand what you mean by "join a table to multiple
    tables". Perhaps if you give me an example of what this would look like in
    SQL code.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
  • Hi Isaac,

    This can be done in DADE using the Query Designer. In the Tables tab,
    simply add multiple tables to the lower list. Once you do, the join dialog
    will appear where you can assign joining fields and determine which t…
  • Hi Richard,

    Thanks I will change these for the next release. Note that the ElevateDB
    plugin is now installed with ReportBuilder and is located in the \Demos\4.
    EndUser Databases\ElevateDB\... directory

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    Reg…
  • Hi Richard,

    Be sure you have daElevateDB in your uses clause. This will register the
    database type in ReportBuilder at runtime and should keep the setting in the
    designer persistent.

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    Regards,

    Ni…
  • Hi Nikolai,

    We only provide WinHelp (.hlp) and Help 2 files with ReportBuilder. I
    believe there are a number of help conversion tools available to convert
    .hlp files to .chm inlcuding Help And Manual. A quick search on Googl…
  • Hi Mark,

    All the dialogs in ReportBuilder are completely replaceable. Take a look at
    the following articles on how this is to be done...

    in How to access / hide the tabs of the PageSetip dialog? Comment by nicocizik October 2009
  • Hi Mark,

    It is not currently possible to change the height of the treeview at the top
    of the DataTree due to the fact that you need access to the
    DataExplorer.TreePanel to do so. I will expose the DataExplorer to the
    Tp…
  • Hi Kevin,


    What exactly is inside the btnLaunchClick procedure? Have you tried simply
    making a call to ReportExplorer.Execute to load the explorer?

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
  • Hi Kevin,


    A good starting point would be to take a look at some of the other DADE
    plugins (specifically the daADO or daIBE) to see how they are designed.
    This will give you an idea about what needs to be done and how it …
  • Hi Kevin,

    Are you able to run the IBO example? Which version of ReportBuilder did you
    upgrade from?

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in End-User Screen now blank??? Comment by nicocizik October 2009
  • Hi Kevin,

    This is not a known issue. I first recommend updating your version to RB
    11.06 after performing a corrupt install cleanup. Then try to run the
    End-User examples located in the \Demos\End User\... directory and see …
  • Hi Erich,

    Inside the DetailBand.BeforePrint event, check the value of the field and
    alter the caption of the label accordingly...

    if Report.DataPipeline['myfield'] = 0 then
    Label1.Caption := 'Foldername:'
    else…
  • If it would be easier, please send a simple example demonstrating the issue
    that I can run on my machine in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com
    and I'll take a look at it for you.

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    Regards,

    Nico Ciz…
  • Hi Marion,

    When exactly are you trying to save the template? When you execute the
    pass-thru function, does the image properly change once you print?

    I'm a bit unclear about what happens when you try to save. Do you rece…
  • Hi Philip,

    The email plugins get registered as they are added to the uses clause of
    your application. Simply adding ppSMTPEasyMAPI to your uses clause should
    register the Easy MAPI plugin and use its libraries rather than nat…
  • Hi Philip,

    1. There is a patch for RB 11.06 that fixes the issue with the report going
    white when selecting the email button. Send an email to
    support@digital-metaphors.com requesting the patch.

    2. Take a look at…
  • Hi Mark,

    Thanks for the feedback, we will consider it for a later release. Currently
    to work around the issue, you could easily show all information displayed by
    a System Variable using a regular TppVariable and a minimal amo…
  • Hi Mark,

    There is no automatic way to use multiple automatic translations in the same
    report/designer. One option would be to create a report object loop that
    checks each report component and translates it according to the de…
  • Hi Jeremy,

    Thanks for the suggestion. We will look into allowing specific language
    install without a complete re-install for a later release.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Run-time languages Comment by nicocizik November 2009
  • Hi Jeremy,

    Languages can be changed at runtime by simply assigning the Report.Language
    property. Each individual language .dll that you choose to support will
    need to be deployed on your user's machine. These .dll files are …
  • Hi Bill,

    When using the Between or Not Between operators and autosearch, you can
    initialize both values by separating them with a comma in the Query
    Designer. If you would like to initialize them as today's date, you can do <…
  • Hi Bill,

    Please understand that there are litterally thousands of ways you could be
    designing a report that uses a date range. The simplest example, a report
    connected to a dataset with a date field and a single DBText in the…
  • Hi Bill,

    There are many reasons a report could have an empty page at the end. Are
    you using section style subreports? Do you have your groups set to start a
    new page? If possible, please give us more information on how your…
  • >That's maybe a little bit excessive I think...

    I agree. This is however the standard used when creating new documents in
    any of the Microsoft Office applications. I will change this so it only
    performs a Save As when "Ne…
  • Hi Paul,

    Is the file name "New Report"? If so, you will always see a Save As dialog.
    This is to get the user to give the report a unique name. If you would like
    to simply save the file, you will need to be sure your report(s…
  • Hi Paul,

    Are you able to recreate these issues using the SQL Server end-user example?
    This example is set up a bit differently than the Paradox example and in my
    testing, the save as dialog only appears when I select the optio…
  • Hi Paul,

    Setting the SQL dialect to SQL2 implies that your database supports SQL 92.
    By default when the database type is set to SQL Server, the dialect is
    automatically set to SQL2. Since you are moving from Paradox to SQL S…
  • Hi Gianluca,

    I'm very sorry you are having issues with an old version of Learn
    ReportBuilder. I found the old install script(s) to verify. Please follow
    the steps below to manually uninstall the application

    1. Del…
  • Hi Colin,

    The : syntax is currently only supported for manually edited SQL
    (edit SQL as text). For a future release we could possibly enable this
    syntax for a calculated field in the Query Designer.

    I believe in or…
  • Hi Colin,

    Which database and connectivity are you using? Are you able to get correct
    parameter output when using a simple expression such as Where taxpoint_date
    = :start_date ?

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    Regards,

    Nico Ciz…