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  • Hello,

    I'm assuming you are using the Report Explorer and want to find out if your
    users have selected to print or preview directly from there. Since you are
    dynamically loading templates when you use the Explorer you will have…
  • Hi Giuseppe,

    Unfortunately we do not have translations for the ReportBuilder Developer's
    Guide other than English.

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  • Hi Andreas,

    ReportBuilder uses the same display format rules that Delphi uses. Check
    out the ppDisplayFormat.pas file for the exact way the display format is
    processed.

    1. Since there is no "minutes" type in Delphi,…
  • Hi Massimo,

    I'm sorry, I wasn't aware you were using RAP. I tried something similar to
    what you have below and it worked without problems. Below is a copy of my
    RAP code and passthru Execute function.

    RAP:
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  • Hi Massimo,

    Below is a quick example of the code I gave in an earlier post. As you can
    see by the message boxes that are shown, lTop is changing according to where
    it is on the page. Hope this helps.

    in Print position. Comment by nicocizik December 2003
  • Hi Massimo,

    Inside the memo's OnDrawCommandCreate event you can find out the print
    position of that object in microns if you typecase the aDrawCommand
    parameter as the proper type. Something like the following...

    use…
  • Hi Tom,

    Usually when trying to keep track of summary information throughout a
    somewhat complex report, you need to use TppVariables. For instance, if you
    were trying to keep track of the total sales for each product, place a
  • Hi Douglas,

    I'm sorry but we did not receive your email. If you would like to send it
    again, I would be more than happy to take a look at it for you.
    (support@digital-metaphors.com) The most common reason for this type of
  • Hi Alex,

    Sorry for the delay in this response. It took a little research to find the
    problem. For this to work with DBISAM, you need to write an extra EndList
    indicator following the ObjectTextToBinary call. Change your code …
  • Hi Alex,

    You will need to edit your report templates manually either using the Report
    Designer and saving them back to the database or editing them as text using
    a technique similar to the one used in the example below.
  • Hi Ben,

    Sorry, I did not understand your question. Chuck is correct, using a report
    object loop to copy the components from one band to another would be the
    best way to go about it. Thanks Chuck.

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  • Hi Ben,

    You shoulde be able to simply copy-paste (ie. ctrl-c, ctrl-v) all objects
    from one band to another without problem although sometimes the spacing may
    not be the same from one report to another. It would be a good idea t…
  • Hi Pat,

    There is a patch available for RB 7.03 that addresses the issue where the
    Report Outline will not show up in the Archive Reader. If you would like
    this patch, send a quick email requesting it to
    support@digital-met…
  • Hi Mark,

    Try using the TppReport.MoveGroup procedure to change the order of the
    Groups TList. For more information, search TppReport.MoveGroup in the
    ReportBuilder help.

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  • Hi Mark,

    Unfortunately there is no way to "deactivate" a group in a report. If you
    would like to remove a group, you will need to remove it completely from the
    report. You can use the TppReport.Groups TList property to access …
  • Hi Stefan,

    It looks as though you may be able to use columns and the
    DetailBand.PrintCount property to get the effect you are after. In the
    Report PageSetup (access the Page Setup by selecting File | Page Setup...
    menu opt…
  • Hi Arik,

    The RichText in ReportBuilder is a wrapper around Delphi's TRichEdit which
    in turn relies on Windows. In general Windows RichEdit supports the type of
    formatting that you can do using WordPad. Are you able to get this…
  • Hi Larry,

    As long as you keep install each version of ReportBuilder on separate
    versions of Delphi, there should not be any conflicts with each of them
    co-existing.

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  • Hello,

    It is possible to enter exact measurements for the top and left positions of
    any object in ReportBuilder either by using the Object Inspector at
    design-time or by using the position dialog at run-time. Access the
    po…
  • Hi Stefan,

    The easiest way to go about this would be to create a report object loop
    that sets any component on the report that is not data aware to be
    invisible. Below is a quick example of how you might go about this.
  • This is a patch for RB 7.03.

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  • Hello All,

    We have developed a patch that addresses some issues with printing bitmaps
    in ReportBuilder 7.03 including a resource\memory leak. I cannot guarantee
    this will fix the black image problem as I am not able to recreate…
  • Hi Peter,

    Try setting the Transparent property of these images is set to False. It
    may be a limitation of the resources on the printer/OS. Does the report work
    on any other printers? Can you generate to an intermediate archive …
  • Hi Mangus,

    Yes, the printer driver is used to render the report to the screen as well
    as to the printer. If you would like, you can send us a small example
    report that shows this behavior and we can test on our printers.
    s…
  • Hi Mangus,

    It is a known issue that some printers do not support transparent objects.
    If the problem is only occuring when the ppRichText is transparent, this is
    most likely the issue. For this specific printer, the transparenc…
  • Hi Mangus,

    Try setting the ReprintOnOverflow property to True for the TppLine.

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  • Hi Mangus,

    If you would like to see how the spacing and wordwrapping is done in
    ReportBuilder, check out the ppDrwCmd.pas file inside the TppDrawRichText
    class. The spacing is based on the alloted space needed for each word to<…
  • Hi Mangus,

    Sorry, the WordWrap property has been included for the RichText component by
    mistake. This property will have no effect on the actual richtext of the
    TppRichText component.

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  • Hi Olivier,

    We recommend using the default cursor types given when using ADO, however we
    have not thouroughly tested the use of any other types so it may be
    possible.

    As a test try disconnecting your event hanlders an…
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