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  • Hi Louis,

    Take a look at the following example of refreshing a report after the data
    has been changed using the OnDrawCommandClick event. I believe it sets the
    DrawCommand.RedrawPage property to True to give this effect.
  • Hi Jon,

    1. It's possible to add a new button to the beginning of the toolbar by
    simply placing the code before the inherited call. Example...

    uses
    ppTBX;

    procedure TMyPreviewPlugin.CreateToolbarItems;
  • Hi Jon,

    I uploaded a new version of the demo you mentioned below that works with RB
    10.x. If you are looking to add buttons to the toolbar, take a look at the
    CreateToolbarItems inside the ppPreview.pas file for an example of…
  • Hello,


    I am a bit unclear about what the problem is. Why are you unable to choose
    the correct datapipeline as the master datapipeline? Note that when using
    datapipeline linking you will need to order your detail datase…
  • Hi Brian,

    Glad you got it figured out.

    Yes, it is not necessary to define the device type before calling
    Report.Print. Note that the Report.PrintReport is a deprecated routine that
    just makes a call to Report.Print…
  • Hi Brian,

    Where are you setting the number of copies? Remember that if you are
    loading templates, you will need to define any report properties after the
    template has been loaded (i.e. in the OnLoadEnd event of the template <…
  • Hi Kevin,

    I created a small patch that may fix the problem. Please send a small email
    to support@digital-metaphors.com requesting the patch and we can see if it
    makes a difference.

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    Regards,

    Nico…
  • Hi Kevin,

    Thanks, I will research this further and get back to you if I find
    something.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://…
  • Hi Kevin,

    I have not heard of this issue before regarding Sharp printers.
    ReportBuilder does not communicate directly with any printer, it uses
    generic Windows API commands which in turn communicate with the printer
    driv…
  • Hi Kevin,

    What type of printer are they using? Be sure they are using the latest
    version of the driver available for that printer. Are they able to test
    printing to a different printer?

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    Regards,

  • Hi Kevin,

    You should only have to set the Pen.Style in order to remove the region
    border.

    Are you able to recreate this behavior in a simple example on your machine?
    In my testing with RB 10.01 and Delphi 6, I was u…
  • Hi Larry,

    The only processing that is happening in ReportBuilder is the generation of
    the reports. Then it is simply a matter of Indy 10 making a connection with
    your mail server and sending the PDF files. The speed can then…
  • Hi Jaweed,

    I apologize, the TppItemActionType enumerated type is located in the
    ppRptExpCommon.pas file. Add this to your uses clause and the issue should
    be resolved.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    D…
  • Hi Jaweed,

    You need to add ppTypes to your uses clause.

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    Regards,

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

    Try using the built-in label wizard by selecting File | New from the
    designer main menu and then double clicking on the Label Templates icon.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
  • Hi,

    Take a look at demo 33 located in the \RBuilder\Demos\1. Reports\...
    directory (dm0033.pas). This gives an idea of how to create address labels
    in ReportBuilder.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Dig…
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    Tech Tip: Detecting whether Report was
    Printed to the Printer
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    The Report.AfterPrint event can be used to
    determine wheth…
  • Hi Kemal,

    One option would be to assign the after print event to each report after the
    template has already been loaded. This could be done using the template
    event OnLoadEnd. See the following article on using Template even…
  • Hi Kemal,

    If you are loading reports from the report explorer, the events you have
    assigned to the Report object are going to be ignored. Since you are using
    RB Enterprise, I would recommend using RAP to implement the events …
  • Hi Robert,

    You can do so by creating a preview plugin. Take a look at the following
    example of how to customize the outline inside a custom preview.

    in Change color of outline bar? Comment by nicocizik March 2006
  • Hi Wei,

    Take a look at the following example. It shows how to manually fill the
    rest of a page with empty lines if there is space left over. This should
    give you an idea of where to start with your project.

  • Hi Bob,

    This now works correctly for RB 10.01.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
    http://www.digital-metaphors.com

  • Hi Adam,

    The Undo feature was introduced for ReportBuilder 9 and was not available
    for RB 7. We have no known issues where it did not function. Are you able
    to use it at all? For instance, place a label on a report, move it…
  • Hi Al,

    Glad you got it working. We'll take a look at this and see if there is a
    way to have the program end more gracefully if it's possible from RB.

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    Regards,

    Nico Cizik
    Digital Metaphors
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  • Hi Al,

    Did this application work correctly with Version 10.0? Do your users
    perhaps have fully access to the printer drivers that will be used? If you
    can, you may try doing a full install of your application on a different …
  • Hi Al,

    This is not a known issue with RB 10.01. Is there any more information you
    can provide on the nature of the error? Which parts of RB does your app
    primarily use? How are your users' machines and setups different from…
  • Hi,

    I'm still a bit unclear about what you would like to accomplish. How are
    you preventing a group footer from printing? Are you simply setting all the
    objects inside the band Visible to False? Your best option for discove…
  • Hi Kevin,

    We have not seen this behavior before. Are you using the built-in email
    feature in RB 10? Are you exporting to PDF using the native PFD device
    included with ReportBuilder. Have you been able to recreate the issue …
  • Hi Ennio,

    In my testing I quickly changed the line

    'Address,2160 - Mini,2.63,1,4.5,5,0.5,0,0.81,0,0,0,1,0',

    to

    'Address,2160 - Mini,1,1,4.5,5,0.5,0,0.81,0,0,0,1,0',

    This seemed to change the lab…
  • Hi Ennio,

    Be sure the \RBuilder\Lib directory is no longer in the library path. As a
    test, try placing a breakpoint inside the edited source file and see if that
    code is actually being executed.

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    Regards,