February 16, 2018

ReportBuilder 19.0 now available!

New features include:

Designer

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– new AutoSave / Recovery for report layout
– periodically autosave to AppData\Local\RBuilder\Report_autosave.rtm
– clear on close of designer, but if crash the file remains
– check for file when designer opens, prompt user to recover
– RBuilder.ini Designer Preferences for AutoSave, AutoSaveInterval
– new View | Margins for workspace
– display page margins for layout workspace
– store ShowMargins preference to RBuilder.ini
– new Sort DataPipelines in DataTree
– right-mouse on DataTree to Sort
– new set Report.SaveAsTemplate True for TppDesigner Show/ShowModal

User Interface

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– new ThemeManager, use Default theme when no RBuilder.ini
– new RichText double-click to launch RTF Editor
– new Subscription reminder at Delphi design-time
– new Update serial number from within About Box

International

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– new Right-to-Left language support
– new RTLReading Boolean for Text, Memo, Crosstab, RichText.Paragraph
– output device support for screen, printer, pdf, html

Email

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– new IndySMTP.UseTLS boolean property
– uses port 587 and TLS/SSL required for GMail, Office365 etc.

Output Devices

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– new Xlsx architecture to optimize performance and minimize memory
– optimized for exporting big data (large number of pages/rows)
– new Xlsx support for Title, subject, Author, etc.
– new Xlsx hyperlink support for text and images
– new Html font family fallback support
– only convert text to images for symbol fonts (wingdings,..)
– improved Printer, use GetDefaultPrinterName instead of GetProfileString API
– new PDF form button support added
– Submit and Reset button options added
– Submit option sends form field info over HTTP via POST or GET
– Submit option supports executing Adobe supported JavaScript
– new PDF form field settings property (FormFieldSettings)
– new PDF form field character limit property (FieldMaxLength)
– new PDF form field Read-Only property (FieldReadOnly)
– new PDF form field field title property (FieldTitle)
– new PDF form field form submit info property including JavaScript, SubmitMethod, and URL properties.
– new PDF right-to-left text support
– new PDF file attachment support
– Attach external files to exported PDF files
– new PDFAFormat property to define which PDF/A standard to use.
– new PDF/A-2B, PDF/A-3B, and PDF/A-3B ZUGFeRD support
– new PDF/A2, PDF/A3, and PDF/A3-ZUGFeRD file devices
– improved PDF/A now supports embedded font subsets with Unicode encoding
– improved PDF SetMapMode support added for PDF metafile reader

Engine

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– optimized component SaveOrder calc, when exporting to XlsData, Delimited file
– new left to right columns support for toggling Band.Visible

DataPipeline

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– new DataPipeline FieldLink.IgnoreTrailingSpaces boolean

Preview

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– new Thumbnail Viewer highlight current page
– new AccessoryToolbar (Outline, Thumbnail, Text Search) .ini support

RCL

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– new TableGrid undo support, improved Undo architecture
– new Border.Padding property (margin) and implement in DrawInfo (ppCtrls)
– improved accuracy for diagonal lines (screen, preview, PDF)
– improved RichText performance (speed) and stability for scrollable page preview
– new Viewer.AbsolutePageCount property
– new ArchiveReader support for file path variables such as ($MyDocuments)
– new PreviewFormSettings.SaveWindowPlacement property, default True
– new Rotated Wrapped Text support for Labels (increments of 90 degrees)
– new Aztec Code barcode support
– new QRCode ECI support for multiple binary charsets

DADE

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– new Dade FieldLink.IgnoreTrailingSpaces based on database type

ReportExplorer

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– new Cut, Copy, Paste options added to the Report Explorer
– tool buttons, menu options, and popup menu options added

RAP

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– new RAP Code Editor copy/paste option to include procedure/function declaration
– new RAP RTTI for TStringList.Delimiter, DelimitedText, QuoteChar
– new run-time error checking for missing parameter value in program call

REST and Mobile

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– enhanced to force nbBlankReport for no data condition
– enhanced viewer to work around WebBrowser bug on Windows platform.

*features may vary by ReportBuilder Edition and Delphi version
*RB 19 includes support for Delphi versions: Delphi 10.2 Tokyo, D10.1 Berlin, D10 Seattle, XE8, XE7, XE6, XE5, XE4, XE3, XE2, D2007, D7