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  • Hi Mike,

    Sorry about the delay... my newsreader did not pick up your last response.
    For future reference, if I do not reply within about 24 hours to a post,
    feel free to contact me or post again to be sure I got it
  • Hi Mike,

    I'm having a bit of trouble recreating this issue on my machine. Here are
    the steps I'm taking...

    1. Create a new report connected to a dataset (created in DADE) and some RAP
    code in the DetailBand.BeforPr…
  • Hi Mike,

    Is this an AV or an exception error that you are receiving? If so, what is
    the full error message given? Also, if possible, try setting your library
    path to \RBuilder\Source\ and your debugger to stop on exceptions …
  • Hi Preston,

    Is this header by chance inside a child style subreport? If so, the header
    and footer band are not available and will always remain hidden. If not,
    check your event code and any RAP code you might have to be sure…
  • Hi,

    The DBCalc is not tied in any way to a DBText you might have in your detail
    band. It simply sums up the values in your datset. If you would like to
    calculate the sum, taking into account the repeated values, you will nee…
  • Hi Janex,

    I have never seen this behavior before. If possible, will you please send
    one of your corrupt (uncompressed) archive files in .zip format to
    support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll try to load it on my machine and
  • Hi Janex,

    Usually when you try to load a corrupt template, you will receive an
    exception telling you so. I have never seen the behavior where the viewer
    simple hangs. Does this happen if you try to load any of your corrupt <…
  • Hi Fellipe,

    Try using the OnGetText event to check the value in your dataset and change
    the color of the text accordingly. For instance...

    procedure TForm1.ppDBText1GetText(Sender: TObject; var Text: String);
    begin<…
  • Hi David,

    Which version of Delphi are you using?

    Thanks for the explanation, however I am still having trouble recreating
    this behavior. Here are the steps I took...

    1. Placed a report on a form and opened th…
  • Hi David,

    I am unable to recreate this behavior. You mention that this happens
    "sometimes". Are you able to make this happen every time every time you
    follow certain steps? If so, please let me know exactly how I can recrea…
  • Hi Marc,

    I do not believe this is possible with the current archetecture of the
    designer. It appears that both the save and save-as menu clicks call the
    template.save procedure which does not define between the two. The only…
  • Hi Paul,

    Are you retrieving the bin names from the BinNames property? If so,
    ReportBuilder simply calls the DeviceCapabilities Windows API function to
    get the names of the bin names for the individual printer you are using. …
  • Hi Paul,

    How are you using this property? In my testing with the code below, the
    BinNames property seemed to work correctly....

    -----
    ppReport1.PrinterSetup.BinName := ppReport1.PrinterSetup.BinNames[2];

  • Hi Mauricio,

    Be sure you are including ppJPEG in your uses clause.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com
  • Hi Igor,

    Thanks again for the information.

    Check out the article below on the help system and some of its limitations.

    ----------------------------------------
    ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help
    ----------…
  • Hi Igor,

    Thanks for the feedback. We are currently testing ReportBuilder with Update
    1 of Delphi 2005. Currently ReportBuilder 9.01 supports the original
    release of Delphi 2005. We will probably need to do another mantainen…
  • Hi Marc,

    We have never heard of this issue before. Which database are you connecting
    to? Does this only happen at design time or are you ever able to run your
    application? If you simplify your datamodule (i.e. Report, Pipel…
  • Hi Fellipe,

    The datapipeline will open your dataset automatically once ReportBuilder
    tries to traverse it and generate the report. There should be no need for
    you to do this manually.

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    Regards,

    N…
  • Hi Fellipe,

    I am unclear about what you would like to accomplish. If you would like the
    datasource to be closed once the datapipeline is destroyed, you will need to
    set teh CloseDataSource property to True either manually in …
  • Hi Rashid,

    RB 9.01 includes a built in PageBreak component that allows you to break a
    page anywhere on a report. This would definitely make things a lot easier
    for you. I would suggest download a trial copy of RB 9.01 and te…
  • Hi Rashid,

    1. The footer band is not a dynamic height band so it is probably not a
    good idea to place a subreport inside this band.

    2. According to the solution below, you will place all objects after the
    subrepor…
  • Hi Jason,

    Simply extending the length of the report will not give you the effect you
    are after. Which version of ReportBuilder are you using? ReportBuilder 9
    or later comes with a new Page Break component that allows you to …
  • Hello,

    We keep all serial numbers on file. Please send an email to
    sales@digital-metaphors with your name and email address you originally
    purchased RB under and we will get you squared away.

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    Regards,
  • Hi Joe,

    Thanks, that clears things up a bit more :). ReportBuilder uses your
    default printer driver to gene…
  • Hi Joe,

    I'm at a loss here... I downloaded your executable and ran it on my machine,
    and the pages printed in correct order consistant with the preview. Are
    there any printer settings you are adjusting that may be causing thi…
  • Hi Joe,

    I just tested the SpreadSheetStyle example and it printed in the correct
    order after I previewed. Be sure you have the Collate option checked when
    you run your report. Have you made any changes to the example? I'll …
  • Hi David,

    Thanks for the feedback. We will look into improving this for a later
    realease.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http…
  • Hi Jurgen,

    Sorry for the delay in this response. Somehow my news reader lost your
    thread. Are you ever able to print to a different bin using the printer in
    question? For instance, are you able to simply manually change the…
  • Hi Jurgen,

    I am one of the software developers at Digital Metaphors, all of our support
    is handled by our engineers :)
  • Hi Jurgen,

    Changing the paper name may work for your specific printer but I'm unsure
    this will work for every printer you use this application with. Perhaps try
    removing the leading space from the bin name and see if that hel…