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  • Hi Tom,

    I'm a bit unclear about how your report is set up. If possible, please send
    an example demonstrating the issue in .zip format to
    support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll take a look at it for you. For the
    shape issu…
  • Hi Vincent,

    As a test, you might want to update your version of ReportBuilder to the
    latest version... 7.03. This is a free update since you already have RB
    7.0. Contact sales@digital-metaphors.com for more information.
    <…
  • Vincent,

    Which version of ReportBuilder are you using? In my testing, I was unable
    to recreate the behavior you are experiencing. If possible, please send a
    sample of the report you are trying to run in .zip format to
    sup…
  • Hi Vincent,

    Are you printing to a Report Emulation TextFile, or are you creating a
    delimeted text file to be loaded in a spreadsheet of some sort? If you are
    trying to get the text to show up in the same order as on the report,…
  • Hi Vincent,

    My suggestion would be to place the DBText and Memo components inside the
    TppRegion with stretch set to True. Then have the memo shift relative to
    the region. This way event if the memo is empty, the subreport will…
  • Hi Isabeau,

    You're going to want to place a TppMemo inside the Summary Band of the
    report. This is a dynamic band that will print after every detail band in
    the report has finished printing. You can activate the Summary band b…
  • Hi Costi,

    There are no known issues like this with regards to the Report Designer at
    runtime. If this is a relatively large report with many images per page,
    you may be receiving the AV simply because you are out of resources o…
  • Hi Lars,

    Try using the Page Style band. This band will print behind each page no
    matter what data is on the actual report (i.e. a watermark). To activate
    the Page Style, select the Page Style option from the Report option in t…
  • Hi Shanil,

    Have you tried using the TppParameter.PickList feature yet? This allows you
    to populate a StringList with multiple values that can all be sent to a
    report at once. You could populate the PickList with the values tha…
  • Hi Benson,

    If the memo B-1 is too large to fit in the remaining space provided on the
    first page, it will break the page and continue to print on the second page.
    If you have the KeepTogether property set to True, it will break …
  • Hi Todd,

    Delphi does not natively support gif images. There is a freeware component
    available named TGIFImage available for anyone who would like to use it.
    Since the use of gif images is required for the server edition of
  • I'm a bit unclear about the issue. Is the OnCalc event only firing once?
    Where is the TppVariable located that controls the group break value? If
    you would like the OnCalc event to fire for each traversal you need to place
    it inside…
  • Marcelo,

    1. Currently we are working to create a version of ReportBuilder that is
    compatable with Delphi 8 for the .Net framework. I cannot comment on the
    new features that will be present in this version. Note that we do take…
  • Pavel,

    When a report loads for the first time, ReportBuilder must traverse through
    your dataset to aquire the data needed to display on the report. Depending
    on the speed of your database/network/queries, the speed of the repor…
  • This question is being handled through email.

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    in help files Comment by nicocizik May 2004
  • Hi Patches,

    All the ReportBuilder help files are located in the \Delphi5\Help\...
    directory. The ReportBuilder help is linked into the Delphi help
    automatically when installed. I believe when you hit F1 in the designer, a
    in help files Comment by nicocizik May 2004
  • Hi Paul,

    Once your printer driver has created the PCL code, ReportBuilder no longer
    has any control of it. You would probably need to write some external
    Delphi code that extracts the PCL code at this time. I am however unsure…
  • Hi Paul,

    There are many factors that could slow down printing when using
    ReportBuilder. First, data access, once you print a report, it has to
    access your database and retrieve any data that needs to be displayed on
    your r…
  • Hi Isi,

    ReportBuilder renders to the printer using the Delphi TCanvas class and via
    calls to Windows GDI functions.

    We do not have any direct experience with sending escape codes directly to
    the printer driver. Accord…
  • Hi John,

    Be sure you have the Report.AutoStop property set to True. See the
    following article on troubleshooting endless pages. If you are still
    experiencing the issue, please send an example to
    support@digital-metaphors.…
  • Hi Luis,

    There is nothing wrong with the method you describe below. If you need to
    traverse the data of all ten datasets, you will need to connect each
    datapipeline to a separate subreport inside the main report (except for the…
  • Hi,

    If you are using stretchable memos, your best option would be to place the
    memo components inside a stretchable region. This way the border will grow
    with the memo component.

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  • Hi,

    This can be done in one of two ways.

    1. Using the Report DataTree (by selecting View | Toolbars | DataTree...
    from the designer menu), you can adjust the Layout so the labels print with
    a grid when you drag them …
  • Hi,

    Check out the example below for how to calculate the percentage of a group
    total using TppVariables and the OnCalc event. This method can be used with
    subreport totals as well.

    in Calculating percentage of subtotal Comment by nicocizik May 2004
  • Hi Vincenzo,

    Sorry, I was not aware you needed to use the Outline. Unfortunately, using
    the current method of replacing the preview dialog will prevent you from
    using the outline. If you need the outline, you will need to crea…
  • Hi Vincenzo,

    Check out the following example of adding the TextSearch feature to a custom
    preview in ReportBuilder.

    http://www.digi…
  • Hi Jeff,

    This is not a known issue with the current release of ReportBuilder. If
    possible, please put together a simple example that uses similar inheritence
    to your own project that creates the issue and send it to
    suppor…
  • Hi Daniel,

    Since you do not receive this error for smaller reports, it sounds like your
    connection may be timing out before the report has a chance to finish. Be
    sure you are setting the connection timeout to infinite or a larg…
  • Hi Shanil,

    The method you are using is just a different approach to what pipeline
    linking will do for you automatically. If you are satisfied with the output
    of your report as it is now, I would suggest staying with the current…
  • Hi Michael,

    Remember that the code I'm giving you is purely psuedo code. I'm not
    testing any of it. I'm unsure why this would not work on your printer. You
    may try calling PrintToDevices before freeing the lDevMode handle. T…