Invaild Template

rbuser

I currently have a server talking to my oracle DB after much tribulation.
Now when the server responds to the client when openning a report, a error
message of Invalid Template Format is returned.

How do I overcome this? Does something need to be included with the server?

Regards
Charles

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nardmoseley

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Article: Registering Classes with the Server.
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In order to minimize the overhead in reporting applications, ReportBuilder
employs a unit level registration scheme (similar to component registration
in Delphi.), whereby components and functionality can be added at the
discretion of the developer. A report server application needs to include
all of the classes required to execute the reports on the server.


Unit Name Feature
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daDataModule DADE support. (DataModule related classes.)

raCodMod RAP support (CodeModule related classes.)

ppCTMain Crosstab support

ppChrt TeeChart
ppChrtDP Data-ware TeeChart

myChkBox Checkbox components appear on the component palette when this unit
is
included.




ReportBuilder also uses the unit registration scheme to control which
database connectivity options are provided by the application. The following
DADE plug-ins are provided with ReportBuilder (for more options see the
friends | data | DADE Plug-ins section of our web site,
www.digital-metaphors.com).


Unit Name Feature
---------- ----------
daDBBDE BDE support

daADO ADO support

daIBExpress Interbase Express support

daDBExpress dbExpress support.

daADS Advantage support.

daDOA Oracle support via the Direct Oracle Access components.

daIBO InterBase support via the InterBase Objects components.

daDBISAM DBISAM support.


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rbuser

Nard

I have included all of the units you mentioned above. I have tried them in
the Data Module, in the main form and in both places. After much hair
pulling I remembered that the other devolper (who is on holidays) made
some changes to daSQL when he was building the Report Builder. He added a
property. How do I register this unit instead of the standard one?

Regards
Charles

--- posted by geoForum on http://delphi.newswhat.com

nardmoseley

- I think the simplest technique would be to copy the modified daSQL.pas to
your project directory and then add it to your project.

The Delphi environment library path is used by the compiler to find the
units. Typically you would have RBuilder\Lib in your Delphi path. Some
developers add an entry for RBuilder\Source just above the entry for
RBuilder\Lib. Then they can use the debugger to trace into the RB Source
code. Another option to the above would be to create a separate directory
for any RB units that you modify and add a reference to that directory above
the RBuilder\Lib, so the compiler will look there first.

- as a starting point for getting the server application to work, I would
first get a standard end-user application working - like the the examples
shown in RBuilder\Demos\EndUser Databases\.

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