1. You can use the Report.BeforeAutoSearchDialogCreate to set the AutoSearchField search expression. You can set Report.ShowAutoSearchDialog to False if you want to prevent the dialog from being displayed.
2. Another option would be to create a custom autosearch dialog. See RBuilder\Demos\AutoSearch\Custom AutoSearch Dialog.
First get this working in Delphi code and then convert to RAP code. You can extend RAP if needed - see article below....
There are two very simple and powerful techniques to extend the capabilities of RAP infinitely. These are summarized below and covered in more detail in the RAP.hlp online help. Demos and tutorials are installed to RBuilder\Demos\RAP. The tutorial text is located in RAP.hlp.
1. RAP Pass-Through Functions
These are functions that appear in the Language tab of RAP's Code Toolbox. These functions are written in Delphi and can be called from RAP. RAP's pass-through function architecture enable's developers to add new built-in functions to RAP's code toolbox.
2. Extend RAP's RTTI
RAP's Run-time Type information defines what classes and properties can be accessed via RAP. By default the published properties of any class that is registered with Delphi's RegisterClass procedure is recognized by RAP. In addition many of the public properties and methods of ReportBuilder classes are exposed.
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1. You can use the Report.BeforeAutoSearchDialogCreate to set the
AutoSearchField search expression. You can set Report.ShowAutoSearchDialog
to False if you want to prevent the dialog from being displayed.
2. Another option would be to create a custom autosearch dialog. See
RBuilder\Demos\AutoSearch\Custom AutoSearch Dialog.
First get this working in Delphi code and then convert to RAP code. You can
extend RAP if needed - see article below....
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Article: Extending RAP
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There are two very simple and powerful techniques to extend the capabilities
of RAP infinitely. These are summarized below and covered in more detail in
the RAP.hlp online help. Demos and tutorials are installed to
RBuilder\Demos\RAP. The tutorial text is located in RAP.hlp.
1. RAP Pass-Through Functions
These are functions that appear in the Language tab of RAP's Code Toolbox.
These functions are written in Delphi and can be called from RAP. RAP's
pass-through function architecture enable's developers to add new built-in
functions to RAP's code toolbox.
2. Extend RAP's RTTI
RAP's Run-time Type information defines what classes and properties can be
accessed via RAP. By default the published properties of any class that is
registered with Delphi's RegisterClass procedure is recognized by RAP. In
addition many of the public properties and methods of ReportBuilder classes
are exposed.
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