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  • Hi Matthew,

    I'm unclear about the issue now. Are you able to run our demo applications
    that connect to the DBDEMOS database using paradox? If so, use this as a
    reference to creating your own example app that demonstrates the o…
  • Hi Matthew,

    If you have your data displaying correctly in DADE and the Magic SQL works
    correctly in SQL Server, there are no known reasons why it would not be
    showing up in your report. Are you able to recreate this behavior us…
  • Hi Filip,

    I'm unsure what you mean by the "TppGroupStyle" band. There is a
    TppPageStyle band that prints behind the main report on each page, but it
    will print the same information for each page unless you change it on the
  • Hi Sydney,

    Try placing a TppImage inside your detail band, and in the
    DetailBand.BeforePrint, assign the image file using the
    TppImage.Picture.LoadFromFile method. Something like the following...

    procedure TForm1.ppD…
  • Hi Joe,

    Check out the AutoSearch demos located in the \RBuilder\Demos\5.
    AutoSearch\... directory. These demos show how to give your users a dialog
    to filter the data shown in a report. The AutoSearch capability is
    availa…
  • Hi Oliver,

    What exactly would you like your report to look like? Reports can
    definitely be created without data in ReportBuilder by simply placing
    components where you need them in the individual bands. The only issue is
  • Hi Gerry,

    Sorry, this message did not show up in my normal news reader. This question
    is answered in your later post.

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  • Hi Mike,

    The exception 'Canvas does not allow drawing' occurs when RB cannont access
    the printer. Typically this is thrown when there is not a default printer
    installed. Try installing a printer on the machine that has the prob…
  • Hi Kumar,

    Check out the following example on how to print a spreadsheet style report
    as you describe below.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.c…
  • Hi Sean,

    Take a look at the following example. It essentially separates the pages
    out from two subreports, then re-orders them to be printed so it looks like
    multiple columns are printed side by side. Hope this helps.
  • Hi Alex,

    It looks like the Report.BeforePrint event fires too late to create a new
    AutoSearchField and have it utilized in that report. You might try using
    the Report.GetAutoSearchValues or Report.BeforeAutoSearchDialogCreate e…
  • Hi Gunter,

    Do these AV errors give any information on where they might be occuring? If
    so, let me know and I'll research the issue further.

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  • Hi George,

    I do not immediately see anything that sticks out about your configuration
    that would cause the AV when use the Report Designer. I will try to
    research this further and get back to you asap.

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  • Hi George,

    Are you getting these AV errors at runtime or design time? Which OS are you
    currently using. Do the AV errors give any type of message or trace into
    the ReportBuilder code at all?

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  • Hi George,

    Thanks, I received the file. I'll get back to you asap.

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  • Hi George,

    In the future if you would like to give us images or files, please send them
    to support@digital-metaphors.com. If possible please send the rtm of the
    report you showed in the images in .zip format to support.
  • Hi George,

    Are you using a TppFooterBand in your report? If not, ReportBuilder will
    still allocate space at the bottom of each page for this band regardless.
    If your summary is alligned to the bottom margin, this could be what …
  • Hi George,

    As a test, try placing TppShapes with their ParentHeight set to true with
    different colors to find out which band the extra space is comming from. Be
    sure you have your detail band set to phDynamic PrintHeight.
  • Hi Jack,

    Unfortunately there is no way to merge the cells in a CrossTab in the
    current version of ReportBuilder. I believe in the Third Party tool Grid
    Pack for ReportBuilder, you are able to merge the cells in a crosstab
  • Hi George,

    Be sure you have daDBISAM included in your uses clause. In my testing just
    now with the DBISAM demo, I was able to create a dataview in DADE using the
    DBISAM database. Are you able to see any other connection types …
  • Hi Gerry,

    You should be able to simply ignore the new properties to run the example
    successfully. There have been hundreds of bug fixes and enhancements since
    ReportBuilder 6. As a test, try downloading a trial version of
  • Hi Gerry,

    Ok, now I think I understand :). I went ahead and created a small example
    for you that does what I…
  • Hi Gerry,

    So if I understand you correctly, you would like your report to look like
    the following...

    Header Band: ALL Cyclists
    Detail Band: Lance Armstrong: U.S. Postal
    Detail Band: Jan Ulirch: T-Mo…
  • Hi Gerry,

    ReportBuilder does not traverse mutiple records in a single band. The
    detail band will only show one record from each field at a time, then
    traversing to the next record, another detail band will print with the next
  • Hi Shanil,

    The only event in ReportBuilder that is guarenteed only to fire once per
    traversal is the TppVariable.OnCalc event. Instead of using Delphi
    variables, try using TppVariables to keep track of a running total. Then
  • Hi Steffen,

    Looking at your requirements, I do not think there is an easier way to do
    this. Another option would be to store the style information outside the
    report in a separate file and use it for each template that get load…
  • Hi Svein,

    There have been numerous advancements in the way ReportBuilder handles
    images in version 7.04. For the most part the black rectangle issue is
    resolved.

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  • Hi Gianantonio,

    Unfortunately there is no built-in way to set a minimum height of a
    TppRegion. On method many of our users use to work around this is to place
    a white rectangle (with a white border) inside the region with a hei…
  • Hi Bob,

    It is a constant battle to define the difference between the screen output
    and printer output. Since most screens use a 96 ppi resolution and most
    printers use 600 - 1200 dpi resolution, it is clear to see how dificult …
  • Hi Bob,

    I got a reply from your e-mail server saying that my message cannot be
    delivered for 12 hours. Here is a copy of the email I sent you.

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    Hi Bob,

    ReportBuilder has the ability to place obj…