Disconnected application

rbuser

Hi,

We are using Delphi 7 / RBuilder 7 / RemObjects SDK (disconnected datasets).
There is an Application Server running on a server machine, and the end-user
works with the end-user program. This end-user program works with
clientdatasets.

We would like to store all reports in the database (SQL Server 2K).
Normally, we present a treeview with all the reports and let the user
create/change the reports (report-explorer style).
Since there is no connection, the application crashes when trying to add a
new DADE query.

I have the following questions:
1) is it possible to let the users manipulate the reports using
clientdatasets

if not
2) can I create the reports using a standalone exe (ADO - direct to the
DB) and let the user preview/print these reports?

Regards,
Wouter Devos

digitalmetaphors

DADE expects to be connected to a database. You'll want to have a connection
to allow new queries to be constructed. You can manipulate report layouts,
but not the data access definitions in your current scenario.

You should be able to embed an ADO connection in the end user application to
allow the end users to create and design reports accessing the database via
ADO instead of trying to use disconnected client datasets.



Cheers,

Jim Bennett
Digital Metaphors