Print Dialog - Print To File

rbuser

Hello,

In the Report Print Dialog, is there a way to limit the file type choices in
the Print To File - Type dropdown?

Thank you,
Mike Malinowski

nardmoseley

Here is the link to an rbWiki article with details on how to remove export
formats...

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/Output/Overview/Removing_Formats


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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Nard,

I appreciate the guidance, but have to ask for addtional information If I
attempt to pass TppDeviceTypes to ppUnRegisterDevice(TppArchiveFileDevice)
or ppUnRegisterDevice(TppReportTextFileDevice) both of which appear in the
dropdown I receive a Delphi compiler error of undeclared identifier.
ppTypes and ppDevice are incuded in the uses clause.

Thank you,
Mike Malinowski

nardmoseley

Add ppFileDev to the 'uses' clause of your unit.

Here are a couple of options for determining in what unit a class is
defined.

1. Access the Delphi help system, type TppReportTextFileDevice to bring up
the topic for the classs. The topic has the unit name listed.

2. A technique we use daily here in searching against our own large code
base and in searching against the VCL source is to use the Delphi "Find in
Files" utility. From the Delphi IDE, select Search | Find in Files and then
set the directory to RBuilder\Source and then type in a key word. (Once you
define a few directories the dialog remembers them, so it is very fast/easy
to use).



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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Nard,

Thank you. I added ppFilDev to the uses clause. Unfortunately we are
currently waiting on approval of a purchase order for 3 copies of RB12
Professional. I am currently using the evaluation version without source
code for ppFilDev. Could you please steer me to the device class names for
the other devices in the dropdown I am trying to unregister/hide. I tried to
send an attachment of the devices drop down but was unsuccessful. They are
BMP, DOC, GIF, JPG, Metafile, PNG, RTF, XLSData, XLSReport. I only require
PDF and Text Files to be available.

Thank you,
Mike Malinowski

nicocizik

All of the image devices are located in the ppImageDevice unit.

TppBMPDevice
TppMetafileDevice
TppGIFDevice
TppJPGDevice
TppPNGDevice

The TppRTFDevice and TppDOCDevice are found in the ppRTFDevice unit.

The TppXLSDataDevice and TppXLSReportDevice are in the ppXLSDevice unit.


Regards,

Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
http://www.digital-metaphors.com

rbuser

Thank you very much for specifying the units. As luck would have it, we
received our full RB12 Pro installations last evening.

Mike Malinowski