Teechart 9

rbuser

(Using Delphi XE, RB12.05) So I've read that I won't be able to use the DB
Chart short of buying Teechart Pro with source (due to needing
TeeStringsEditor.dfm, TeeBackImage.dfm, TeeEmbossEditor.dfm, TeeMargins.dfm,
and TeeMouseCursor.dfm). In using the regular ppChrt, how does one go about
editing the TeeChart at report design time (can it be done through RAP)?

Do all chart settings get saved back to the report file? Is there
documentation somewhere on its usage within Report Builder?
Thank you,
-Steve

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

If you would like to use the standard version of TeeChart shipped with
Delphi in the runtime designer, you will either need to build your
application with runtime packages or purchase a registered copy of
TeeChart from Steema.

At design time, you can simply right click over a chart on a report and
select "Edit" or double click the chart to enter the editor.

rbuser

Thank you, Nico.

Can you confirm if I need the Teechart v2011 source code (Pro with Source)
in order to compile, or will Teechart v2011 Standard work? For that matter,
will the RB wrapper work with Teechart v2011?

rbuser

(That would be in order to release without packages)

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

The registered version of Teechart 2011 Standard will work fine. This
is what I have installed on my machine with Delphi XE.

If you do end up purchasing TeeChart, you will want to install it, then
follow the the article below to integrate it with ReportBuilder.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/Installation/Tech_Tip:_Installing_RB_TeeChart_Supports

rbuser

Hi Nico,

I've following the instructions at
http://www.digital-metaphors.com:8080/General/Installation/Tech_Tip:_Installing_RB_TeeChart_Supports
I'm still hitting an error in attempting to use the ReportBuilder TeeChart9
components when starting Delphi XE, or manually clicking the checkbox in the
Install Packages section.
"The program can't start because Tee9150.bpl is missing from your computer.
Try reinstalling the program to fix this problem.".

The two TeeChart packages exist and are loaded in the list of installed
packages. Tee915.bpl is present (as I've bought the pro version). Is there
any way to force it to look for Tee915.bpl instead of Tee9150.bpl?

I've included the result of the RBTeePackageBuilder.exe below.
Thank you,
-Steve

Building ReportBuilder TeeChart Binaries...
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart>set
PACKSUFFIX="1215"
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart>set
DCC="C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe"
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart>set
SYSTEMDIR="C:\Windows\system32"
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart>cd
"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900"
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>C:
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>REM
Building dcu's...
C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>Copy
..\..\Source\ppIfDef.pas . /y
1 file(s) copied.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe" BuildTee.dpr -B
Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 22.0
Copyright (c) 1983,2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
4130 lines, 0.47 seconds, 4245800 bytes code, 68232 bytes data.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>REM
Building packages...

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe" rbTC"1215".dpk
Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 22.0
Copyright (c) 1983,2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
39 lines, 0.17 seconds, 37176 bytes code, 104 bytes data.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe" rbTCUI"1215".dpk
Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 22.0
Copyright (c) 1983,2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
44 lines, 0.23 seconds, 18660 bytes code, 108 bytes data.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe" rbTDBC"1215".dpk
Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 22.0
Copyright (c) 1983,2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
38 lines, 0.23 seconds, 17012 bytes code, 88 bytes data.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>"C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\Bin\Dcc32.exe" dclRBC"1215".dpk
Embarcadero Delphi for Win32 compiler version 22.0
Copyright (c) 1983,2010 Embarcadero Technologies, Inc.
40 lines, 0.27 seconds, 10040 bytes code, 88 bytes data.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>REM
Copy packages and source

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>Copy
*.pas ..\..\Source /y
ppChDPEd.pas
ppChDPEdDlg.pas
ppChReg.pas
ppChrt.pas
ppChrtDB.pas
ppChrtDP.pas
ppChrtUI.pas
ppIfDef.pas
ppIfDefTee.pas
9 file(s) copied.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>Copy
*.dpk ..\..\Source /y
dclRBC1215.dpk
rbTC1215.dpk
rbTCUI1215.dpk
rbTDBC1215.dpk
4 file(s) copied.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>Copy
*.dfm ..\..\Source /y
ppChDPEdDlg.dfm
1 file(s) copied.

C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0\RBuilder\TeeChart\TeePro900>Copy
*.dcu ..\..\Lib /y
dclRBC1215.dcu
ppChDPEdDlg.dcu
ppChReg.dcu
ppChrt.dcu

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

Tee9150.bpl is the TeeChart package installed with Delphi. The entry
was apparently not removed when you installed the registered copy of
TeeChart 9. In the Delphi IDE, select the Component | Install Packages
option from the main menu and be sure there is not an entry for the
older version of TeeChart. If it is, remove it and re-start Delphi.

rbuser

Hi Nico,

There's actually no other entry for TeeChart besides "TeeChart Pro 2011
Components" and "TeeTree 2 Components", and both of those are pointing into
the new TeeChart folder (the former is using DclTreePro915.bpl). Is there
some way for the built-in component to not appear in this list, but still
attempt to be loaded? I've even renamed the Tee9150.bpl to Tee9150.bplbak
just to ensure that the built-in version wouldn't be used.

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

Hmm, this is interesting. As a test, try loading the
RBTeePackageBuilder.exe application once again and before selecting to
install TeeChart, let me know the information given in the Edit boxes at
the top. (Teechart version, location, Delphi version, etc.)

In the mean time, I will download the "pro" version of Teechart and test
on my machine.

rbuser

Hi Nico,

Selected Delphi 2011
Environment Info
Delphi Version : 15 - C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD Studio\8.0
ReportBuilder Version : 12.05 - C:\Applications\Embarcadero\RAD
Studio\8.0\RBuilder
TeeChart Major Version : Pro9 - C:\Applications\Steema Software\TeeChart
2011 for Delphi 2011\Delphi15\Lib\

Those are correct for where I have installed Delphi, RB, and TC.
Thank you,
-Steve

rbuser

Okay, I ran through my registry and replaced all instances of Tee9150.bpl to
Tee915.bpl, then reran RBTeePackageBuilder.exe. Now I'm able to load the RB
Teechart 9 components. There was a string "Package Group" in the key
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Embarcadero\BDS\8.0\Package
Cache\dclRBC1215.bpl
Which was referencing Tee9150.bpl. After changing that I would have
expected it to possibly work, but it wasn't until I changed two others in
the Installer section of the registry at

Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Components\#####

that I was able to use the RB Teechart components. But, it appears to all
be happy now.

Thank you,
-Steve

nicocizik

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the info. I believe the problem is that there is a
RB/TeeChart runtime package (rbTC*.bpl or rbTC*.dcp) on your machine
still being pulled in that was generated with the included version of
TeeChart.

My first suggestion is to restart your machine, then try running the
RBTeePackageBuilder.exe again (without Delphi open). Also be sure to
run this application in administrator mode.

If the above does not fix the problem, I recommend performing a corrupt
install cleanup of ReportBuilder and reinstalling. You will need to
search your hard drive for any ReportBuilder packages (.bpl, .dcp) and
remove them before reinstalling. Also before reinstalling, be sure all
RB/TeeChart package entries are removed from the Delphi IDE.

http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/Installation/Cleaning_Up_a_Corrupt_Install