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We have DADE plugins which allow you to connect Oracle. You can use the
BDE, dbExpress, or DOA. Check out the readme file in the installed
RBuilder\Demos\EndUserDatabases\Oracle\DOA
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Jim Bennett
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The font should stay the same. The fonts may appear different on the
screen, because of the zoomsetting. If you print it out or view it at 100%
it should be the correct font.
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Jim Bennett
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Instead of a dbText component, use a dbMemo and set its Stretch property to
True.
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Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp
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There is a check box in the report wizard called 'Adjust field widths so all
fields fit on page' Uncheck this to get the wrapping effect in the report
layout.
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Jim Bennett
Digital MetaphorsIt doesn't stagger them. Here is an example of createing a spreadsheet
style report, where you can use multiple subreports to emulate a spreadsheet
style report, where the columns for one record print over two consecutive
pages.
You could use the Report.Printer.Canvas to measure the text width that is
taken up, to create the spacing for the field columns. However, if you run
out of space, you'll have to wrap the components. Our ReportWizard does
this, and …You're most welcome.
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The Creative Team
Digital Metaphors Corp.
Do you have an older version of Delphi installed? You can install Delphi 4
and D5, or D5 and D6. Then for your latest version of Delphi, you could
install RB 6.03, and in the older install of Delphi, say, Delphi 4, you can
install R…Ok, copy our TppPreview class to a new unit and change the class name to
TmyPreview. Change the button type, and then register this class as the
previewer plug in that you want to use. Since this unit is in your project,
when you up…The register/unregister calls just need to be placed in the one unit where
your new preview plugin class resides.
You can create a TppReport descendent which has the OnPreviewFormCreate
maximizing code in it. See the thread in …Sorry, you are frustrated. We are very proud of our active customers on the
newsgroup and all of our resources in general. I hope you take a look at
our TechTips newsgroup to search for answers. That might be better than
searching …Ok, thanks for the suggestion.
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Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
You need to use the Report.OnPreviewFormCreate event, because the preview
form is not created until you choose to preview the report to the screen.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors
If you are loading a template, then make sure that the event handler is
reassigned to the report after the template is loaded. There are articles in
the tech tips newsgroup which describe how event handlers get lost, and
also, on how …Simply delete RBuilder.ini. What are the steps that cause the ini file to
be corrupted?
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Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp
I installed RB 6.03 Prof, and it shows the SaveAs menu option correctyl.
Run our end user demos, they should work correctly. Another customer
reported this problem: the SaveAs worked, but was hidden behind another form
which stays on…RB components rely on datapipelines to get the data. As long as you can
connect them to a TDataset descendent data sources, they are happy. The
data model shouldn't change, since the RB components won't change what they
need from the…I can print over the network in duplex mode, with no problem in RB 6.03,
both at Delphi designtime and at runtime. Try upgrading to RB 6.03, or at
least download the demo to test with our current version.
www.digital-metaphors.comTo print in duplex, you should only have to choose the option in the printer
setup properties dialog, as you say you are doing. Try downloading the
latest printer driver for your printer. I don't see any RB patches which
address thi…Arrays aren't currently supported in RAP. Use a TList or a TStringList.
You can create a RAP pass thru functions if you would like to call routines
which aren't surfaced in RAP. There are tutorials in the RAP demos in your
inst…I don't see your post. I searched on BobRoyAce and couldn't see it anywhere
either. Please repost the question. On a related topic, the MIS dept
switched my computer while I was on vacation last week, and I lost my news
reader book…Correct me if I'm wrong (Sorry, I don't know any Spanish):
So, the Spanish (Spain) translation should be 'Vista Previa' and the Spanish
(Mexico) should be 'Preliminar' ?
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Me…Thanks for the heads up. This should be in the Spanish (Spain) or Spanish
(Mexico) translations, or should they be one way or the other?
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp
From the RB help file:
"The RowSpacing property has been discontinued as of version 3.0. It is
replaced by the BottomOffset property of a detail band."
That may be the problem:)
Sorry, I can't comment on what w…We are working on new features for RB in Delphi. My best guess is to say
that it appears doubtful that we'll be able to build a C++ Builder version
this year.
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp
Thankyou for evaluating the premiere reporting tool for Delphi! If you
purchase the latest version of TeeChart (5.02) for D6, it will begin working
correctly. This is a known bug for Teechart 4.04, which is shipped with
Delphi 6. We …The font should stay the same as it stretches. Does it print to the printer
in the correct font?
We have two choices when we create a preview - compose for the screen, or
compose for the printer. Most programs such as MS Word c…We'll need more info. The viewer is working fine in our tests here. Can
you provide a simple working demo project to us at
support@digital-metaphors.com
It is a really long shot, but you could try upgrading to RB 6.03 to see i…Can you send us an example project which loads this one rtf record, and
we'll run it here. support@digital-metaphors.com
Cheers,
Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors Corp
Usually, our upgrades have been free. Only recently, have we introduced a
policy where, if you don't stay current with the free upgrades, then it will
cost you to upgrade. Releases for a particular version have been free, as
long as y…