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Hi,
The following example shows how to hide the print button in a custom preview
window. The article below explains the plugin archetecture of the previewer
and how to create your own custom previewers.
in can manipulate the standard preview form? Comment by nicocizik December 2004 -
Hi Vincent,
In order to successfully export to a Report Emulation Text File, you will
need to follow the same guidelines as you would if you were trying to print
to a dot matrix printer. See the following article.
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Hi Dietmar,
There was a limitation in ReportBuilder 7.04 and earlier having to do with
calculating a page total in the Footer Band while using a dynamic sized
Detail Band. This limitation has been removed for ReportBuilder 9.… -
Hi Shaine,
This is not a known issue with the current version of ReportBuilder. If
possible, please send a simple example demonstrating this behavior in .zip
format to support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll take a look at it … -
Hi Paul,
Sorry, it may be easier if you replace the DBText with a TppVariable, then
assign the Value property inside the BeforePrint event.
uses
Variants;
procedure TForm1.ppDetailBand1BeforePrint(Sender… -
Hi Paul,
Try using the DetaiBand.BeforePrint event to check the value of your
datafield and set the text property accordingly.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
in Number Fields Comment by nicocizik December 2004 -
Hi Kei,
The DataPipeline simply traverses the data you give it. Your data will not
be altered in any way during report generation unless you do it yourself.
Try placing a datagrid on your form and take a look at your data bef… -
Hi,
In order to calculate a sum and display it outside a subreport you will need
to use two TppVariable components. Place one TppVariable inside the Detail
band of the subreport with its Visibility set to False. Then inside … -
Hello,
There is a version of ReportBuilder for each version of Delphi that is
supported. You will need to download and install ReportBuilder 9 for Delphi
2005 and ReportBuilder 9 for Delphi 7 separately.
Both insta… -
Hi Kei,
Using the MasterFieldLinks property of the DataPipeline object you can add
multiple field links to your master-detail relationship. At design time,
you will receive a Field Link Editor dialog that makes it easy to add… -
Hi Harry,
Unfortunately the "padding" is not currently adjustable. I will definitely
add this to our to-do list for the next release. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
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Hi Andrew,
The order in which the subreports are printed is determined by the z-order
of the report. This can be changed using the "Send To Back" and "Bring To
Front" options by right clicking over any report object. Select … -
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Tech Tip: UCC/EAN 128 Barcode Generation
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ReportBuilder's support for the Code 128 barcode symbology can be used to… -
Hi James,
The ReportBuilder keyboard shortcuts are very similar to those of the Delphi
IDE. For instance, Ctrl+Arrow key nudges a component. Ctrl+Arrow key
increases or decreases the size of the component a little bit.
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Hi Albert,
You need to use the TppArchiveReader.OnInitializePrinterSetup event to
assign any printer properties before you print an archive file. Changes to
the ArchiveReader.PrinterSetup property are only reflected in the pr… -
Hi Andrew,
Unfortunately in the designer, it is not possible to assign a required
display format for a DBText Component. You could either have your customers
define this display format using that proprety of the DBText compon… -
Hi Allan,
This is not a known issue with ReportBuilder. I would suggest upgrading
your copy of RB, and DBISAM and seeing if that makes a difference on your XP
machine.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
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Hi Tim,
Try placing TppVariables inside the detail band of each subreport, then in
the OnCalc event of each of them, update the value of the variable located
in the main report. This is the standard way to keep track of the … -
Hi Kerry,
When you enter a Display Format for a text field in ReportBuilder, the
string is sent into the built in FormatMaskText method. Are you able to get
letters in a string appear in all caps using a simple application wi… -
Hi Bill,
Thanks for the feedback. I'll add this to our list
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Regards,
Nico Cizi… -
Hi Bill,
You can adjust the z-order using the "Send to Back" and "Bring to Front"
options available from the popup menu of each report object. You can view
the z-order by enabling the Report Tree.
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Hi Bill,
Will you please zip up this example and send it to
support@digital-metaphors.com so I can take a look at it? I am unable to
recreate this behavior.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Meta… -
Hi Rene,
Check your dataset. ReportBuilder simply traverses the data you give it. I
would suggest placing a DBGrid on your main form and seeing what the data
looks like before the report generates. You can even watch it tra… -
Hi Fabio,
You can use the TppReport.Template.LoadFromStream procedure to load a
streamed report template into the report object. This feature however has
always been in ReportBuilder.
With the new feature, you are … -
Hi Eric,
Unfortunately there is not a grid component built in to ReportBuilder.
There are however a number of third party grid components available from our
web site at
in Best way to create a rapport like this grid? Comment by nicocizik December 2004 -
Hi Tom,
You need to assign the TppDetailBand.Report and TppRichText.Band property
for the component to show up inside the report. Something like the
following...
var
lReport: TppReport;
lDetailBand: T… -
Hi Harry,
Digital Metaphors looks at three main items when deciding which new features
to add to the next release of ReportBuilder.
1. The amount of feedback we have received about the specific feature.
(note that … -
Hi Jacques,
Thanks for the information and feedback. We will research this and get back
to you as soon as possible.
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Regards,
Nico Cizik
Digital Metaphors
in RB 9.01 terrible cleanup Comment by nicocizik December 2004 -
Hi Alex,
You can toggle the visibility of the DBImage based on whether there is
information in the blob field. Below is the code I used to accomplish this.
procedure TForm1.ppDetailBand1BeforePrint(Sender: TObject);