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  • Hi Toby,

    1. Which database/connectivity are you currently using? Are you able to
    recreate this behavior using one of our end user demos?

    2. How are you monitoring memory usage?

    3. At what time is the memory…
  • This question has been answered in the DataPipelines newsgroup. Please do
    not cross post.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digi…
  • Hi Cintia,

    The ppComm.pas file should be included in the \RBuilder\Source directory on
    your hard drive when you install as well as a compiled version of the
    ppComm.dcu in your \RBuilder\Lib directory. Check that these files e…
  • Hi George,

    Try placing one variable in the detail band of your report with its
    Visibility set to False. Then inside the OnCalc event of that variable
    update the value of two other variables located in your summary band.
  • Hi Dietmar,

    If you would like you can send the small example you created in .zip format
    to support@digital-metaphors.com and I'll take a look at it for you.

    Yes, you're right, using the printer canvas will be more accurat…
  • Hi Dietmar,

    It is not entirely necessary to use the printer canvas when measuring text.
    Though it may be a little less accurate, you can try creating a TBitmap and
    using its canvas property to measure the text. Note that you …
  • Hi Dietmar,

    Thanks for the clairification. I would not recommend generating the report
    twice when all you need to do is simply traverse through your data. My
    suggestion would be to traverse through your dataset manually meas…
  • Hi Dietmar,

    The ppToMMThousandths function will return you measurement in microns. Once
    you get this value, you will need to convert that number into report units
    (i.e. multiply by 1000 to get millimeters).

    Then yo…
  • Hi Redmond,

    When performing a simple table view in DADE, all ReportBuilder is doing is
    retreiving the table schema from the database. This is a simple function
    and should not take much time. As a test try copying the SQL cod…
  • Hi Redmond,

    This is not a known issue with ReportBuilder. What type of application are
    you creating? Which database/connection are you currently using to access
    your data? Which versions of Delphi/ReportBuilder are you usin…
  • Hi John,

    I'm a bit unclear about what you mean by "call the designer twice." Are you
    loading two separate designer objects or loading and closing one then
    loading it again? Perhaps a snip of code from your app will help my t…
  • Hello,

    There is a patch available that will fix the image issue. Please send an
    email to support@digital-metaphors.com requesting it and well get it to you
    asap. As far as the "Canvas does not allow drawing" error, I am unab…
  • Hi Marcelo,

    Thanks for the feedback. We will consider this type of feature for a later
    release.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Controlling wich user can preview reports Comment by nicocizik August 2005
  • Hi Marcelo,

    No, unfortunately there is no ioAllowView option. On option you might try
    (depending on the database you are using) would be to replace the tables in
    the report explorer setup with Querys, only selecting the repor…
  • Hi Marcelo,

    Perhaps a bit more information on what you would like to happen would be
    helpful. Are you using the Report Explorer? Do you want to limit some
    users from preview a report entirely in your app?

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  • Hi Marcelo,

    ReportBuilder uses the FormatFloat function to format numeric values which
    in turn uses the DecimalSeparator variable built into Delphi to determine
    what decimal separator to use according to your computer's region…
  • Hi Brian,

    This is not a known issue with RB 7.04. In my testing with RB 9.02 with
    code identical you yours below, I did not get a delay in report generation.
    If you place a break point at the top of the code below, which line…
  • Hi,

    Usually when there is a blank page at the end of a report, there is either
    an orphaned group footer or you are using section style subreports and there
    is space left over in the main report.

    Perhaps a little mor…
  • Hi Eric,

    1. For the first two options, where are you changing the value of ppLabel2.
    Try placing a break point on that line then check the BreakName property of
    the group to be sure it has not already been accessed. Also as …
  • Hi Arif,

    If you print a report in Landscape, then try to print the same report in
    Portrait, you need to be sure all the objects on your report will fit in the
    space given or else they will simply not print onto paper. ReportB…
  • Hi Murat,

    We have not seen this behavior before in ReportBuilder. Which version are
    you currently using? If possible, please send a small example demonstrating
    the issue in .zip format to support@digital-metaphors.com and I'…
  • Hi Red,

    Try using the TppGroup.OnGetBreakValue event to set the value of the
    aBreakValue parameter to uppercase.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Case sensitive groupings Comment by nicocizik August 2005
  • Hi Tony,

    First, where are you changing the PrinterSetup settings when you want to
    change printers? Will this need to happen on the fly or perhaps will you be
    printing a receipt and paper report simultaneously?

    Take…
  • Hi Eric,

    Scrollwheel support for the preview window was added for RB 7.04 and higher.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digi…
  • Hi Peter,

    Inside the RBuilder.hlp file, if you take a look at the ReportBuilder
    Reference | TeeChart | Delphi 6 | ... section you will see all the versions
    of TeeChart that are compatable with the version of ReportBuilder you …
  • Hi Bora,

    Unfortunately this is not currently a feature of the CrossTab component in
    ReportBuilder.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Repeating column, header captions in Crosstab Comment by nicocizik August 2005
  • Hi Ed,

    Now your getting into the inner workings of ReportBuilder :). The process
    you describe below is gene…
  • Hi Ed,

    Correct, there may be cases where you assign the device to "Printer" and you
    output to a file. As far as printing to a PDF exporting driver,
    ReportBuilder sees this as another printer so PrintToFile should not be
  • Hi Ed,

    1. If the user cancels the print process using the Cancel (Now Printing)
    dialog, the Report.OnCancel event is fired. Also you can access the cancel
    dialog using the Report.CancelDialog property if you need to make cha…
  • Hi Preston,

    The ability to autosize the DBImage component as added to RB 9.0 and higher.

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    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.d…