Allow end-user access to already designed reports

rbuser

I have created an end-user reporting solution using your demo as a base and
it works well when the creates a report. I want to allow them to also
access and modify reports I've already created using the rb designer in the
Delphi IDE. How do I do this?

Thanks

John Crowley

rbuser

Hi John,


you better re-create those reports with the end-user designer. The reports you designed inside the IDE using the form as storage and relies on datasets not available in the end-user solution. I don't recommend reports designed in Delphi's IDE, I prefer always an external storage.

regards,
Chris Ueberall;

rbuser

Chris,
Thanks for the reply. If I re-create these reports using the end-user
solution (and therefore allow the end-user to modify them), how do I access
them from the program? Thanks again.

John

rbuser

John,

there is a tech-tip available called 'Load Reports Stored by the Report Explorer' in 'NG tech-tips' under 'Templates'.
But this solution allows your users to modify mostly every aspect of your report including the data part.
My own solution allows the users only to change the layout of the report but not the data section. I use therefore a file based storage for the report layouts. They have to store the changed reports with a special prefix to let them survive a update (StandardPrefix.reportName.rpt versus ChangePrefix.reportName.rpt). In addition I offer the standard end-user solution for their own reports.

regards,
Chris Ueberall;

rbuser

Chris,
Thanks, I'll do that...
John