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  • Hi Bill,


    Try setting the Label.Caption property inside the Report.BeforePrint event.


    Likewise, try setting the Label.Caption property inside the Designer.OnShow
    event.

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    Regards,

    N…
  • Hi Thatchi,

    Sending a text file to the printer is not a native feature of ReportBuilder,
    however I do believe it is possible to assign a font and send a text file to
    the printer using the TPrinter object in Delphi. It should …
  • Hi Thatchi,

    If you are just send .txt files to the printer, you may be able to simply
    use the built in Delphi TPrinter object and leave ReportBuilder out of the
    process.

    ---------------------------------------------…
  • Hi Axel,

    Sorry for the misunderstanding. There is a patch available for RB 9.03 that
    may help with the issue you are experiencing. Please send an email to
    support@digital-metaphors.com making a request and we'll send it to y…
  • Hi Axel,

    The ShiftWithParent feature has been deprecated due to the fact that
    anchoring a component to the bottom performs the same task. Be sure all
    components that were previously set to ShiftWithParent are now anchored to …
  • Hi Martha,

    Are you by chance exporting rich text components or large images? If so,
    you can try setting the PDFSettings.ScaleImages property to True and see if
    that makes a difference. I also believe TExtraDevices includes a…
  • Hi Ken,

    Which version of Delphi are you currently using? We have not noticed a
    significant speed change between versions however this could be the case for
    some areas. Which areas of ReportBuilder do you notice a significant…
  • Hi Robert,

    The only way I have found to completely restore the Help 2 system is to
    reinstall it by reinstalling one of the following Microsoft products...

    - Visual Studio .NET
    - MSDN Library
    - .NET Framework SDK…
  • Hi Robert,

    I have worked with the Help 2 system for quite some time now and have come
    to realize that it is very easy to get your computer in a state that the
    help system is no longer usable no matter what you do to it
  • Hi Robert,

    Thanks for pointing this out. This is currently an open issue and we are
    currently researching a solution.

    Have you tried merging the ReportBuilder help manually? In all of my tests
    I am always able to …
  • Hi Robert,

    Take a look at the following article about manually merging the RB help with
    the BDS Help2 namespace.

    ARTICLE: ReportBuilder Help 2 Help
    ----------------------------------

    INTRODUCTION

  • Hello,

    Thanks for the info. Please see Nard's earlier replies to the original bug
    report thread.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Buggy Comment by nicocizik February 2006
  • Hi Glenn,

    Thanks for the information. We will look into these issues. Are these
    problems only occurring at design time? Note that pasting a component into
    a region can be very tricky as ReportBuilder tries to paste a compon…
    in Buggy Comment by nicocizik February 2006
  • Hi Massimo,

    Yes, keeping all your calculations in the group footer will solve the
    problem immediately. Glad you were able to find a work-around.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
  • Hi Massimo,

    Which version of ReportBuilder are you using? In versions prior to RB 9,
    there was a limitation with placing TppVariable or DBCalc components inside
    the footer band with a dynamic detail band. This has been enhan…
  • If you look at the Report Tree in the designer, you can determine which
    components are actually inside a TppRegion. When setting the visibility of
    a region component, all components inside should reflect that value.

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  • Hi Nols,

    Unfortunately there is no way to simply pause the printing after a certain
    number of lines. One options you might explore is implementing the
    OnPageReceive event of the Printer Device. This way you can get a hold of…
  • Hi Nols,

    I'm a bit unclear about why you need to pause printing. Is the page height
    somehow becomming corrupt as the report prints? Is this a continuous
    document such as a receipt? If so, take a look at the following articl…
  • This issue is being handled via email. For those following this thread, I
    will post the final resolution when it presents itself.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    in Changing a Memo at Run-Time Comment by nicocizik February 2006
  • Hi Gary,

    I have not seen this behavior before. Do you have your memo set to Stretch?
    If you start from scratch and place a TppMemo object on an empty report and
    try to load the text manually, are you still getting the same be…
  • Hi Pete,

    Which version of ReportBuilder/Delphi are you using? As a test, try
    starting with a blank report and place two child subreports into the detail
    band (labeling each). Are you still getting the same behavior? If not,…
  • Hi Pete,

    Are these subreports Section style? If so, you will need to remove your
    report header, title, or any group headers present in order for it to start
    on the first page. By definition, section style subreports start on…
  • Hi Goran,

    I found the following information posted by a person in the Microsoft
    Scripting department...

    Input error: script mechanism for extension .js does not exists
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    Some other application that you h…
  • Hi Filip,

    Glad you got is sorted out. The Left To Right traversal feature in RB is
    very limited and should only be used for very simply reports. Problems tend
    to arise when adding multiple datasets and groups, etc.

  • Hi Filip,

    I'm a bit unclear about your report design. Note that each report or
    subreport can only be connected to a single dataset and therefor can only
    traverse one dataset. From your description below it looks as though yo…
  • Hi Larry,

    There is an example of using the Indy plugin located in demo 110 of the main
    reports demo (\RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\). You should however be able to
    switch to the Indy plugin and still use the same code you alread…
  • Hi Larry,

    Microsoft added this security feature for the latest service packs and
    versions of Outlook. The main reason was to avoid the bad press of viruses
    being spread using their email software. Although the feature may su…
  • Hi Larry,

    You can automatically send a report using the new routine
    TppReport.SendMail. If you are interested in sending more than one report
    at the same time, take a look at the TppEmail object in the RBuilder help.
    It…
  • Hi,

    Two options...

    1. Precalculate the group totals before the report is generated and set the
    visibility accordingly. This would be the easiest way to go about this.

    2. Place invisible LookAhead variable or…
  • Hi,

    First try adjusting the NewPageThreshold property of the group. This is the
    "New Page When Less Than" option of the group dialog. If you are unable to
    get the results you need using this property, take a look at the foll…