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  • Hi Heronim,

    This event will only fire when exporting to file. Be sure you implementing the event of the proper report and that you are assigning it after loading any templates.

    Looking at the event name, the report is "Etiquet…
  • Hi Dirk,

    I'm not completely sure why the above works however it may have something to do with the timing at which you are changing the name of the data module.

    Note that when loading a template, all the event and pipeline refer…
  • Hi Dirk,

    This sounds like a naming/referencing issue.

    Try tracing into the code that assigns the TekstToPrint variable and see if the value is correct. My guess is that the wrong form is being referenced when accessing that va…
  • Hi Heronim,

    I apologize for misunderstanding. Are you trying to print a landscape report as a portrait PDF? If so, you can possibly alter the Orientation property in the OnFileDeviceCreate event if a PDF. This, however may cut off some…
  • Hi Heronim,

    An exported PDF page will mimic the report page exactly. If you have your report orientation set to Landscape, the PDF will be the same. In my quick testing this proved to be functioning as expected.

    Be sure you h…
  • Hi Aydin,

    After installing ReportBuilder, open a report by placing a TppReport component on a Delphi form, double click and select File | Open from the main menu of the report designer.

    I highly suggest reading the Developer's …
  • Hi Sebastian,

    Delphi 10.3 Update 2 (10.3.2) or later is required for ReportBuilder 22.x. I suggest updating to the latest release of Delphi 10.3 and reinstalling ReportBuilder.
  • Hi Jan,

    In its current implementation, the Handled parameter is unused for the MouseWheelMove event of the Viewer. In Delphi, it is my understanding that this property determines whether the event is handled in the MouseWheelMove or Mous…
  • Hi Jens,

    Download links for the latest version(s) of ReportBuilder are sent to all registered users with an active software subscription.

    Please send your current serial number and purchasing email address to support@digital-me…
  • ReportBuilder uses the Windows API to render text which handles the default line spacing based on font specifications. You can try increasing or decreasing the memo leading and see if that has the effect your are after. By default the DBMemo.Leadi…
  • Hi Luca,

    No, the application should not access exported files as they are being generated. If you are overwriting existing files, you could possible export to a different file name and rename/replace the original once the report has fini…
  • Hi Andy, thank you for your purchase.

    An RTM is a report template which is a representation of the report design. Think of it as a binary version of what you see in the report designer. The report that you see in the previewer, printed …
  • Hi Sebastian,

    The .NET framework is not required to install ReportBuilder.

    What exact version of ReportBuilder are you using?

    What are the exact errors you are receiving? Do they appear when loading Delphi, compilin…
  • Hi Sergio,

    Did you look at the demos I mentioned? These demos show exactly how to use DBCalc and Variable components in this way.

    Also, please work through the "Groups, Calculations, and the Summary Band" tutorial to get a b…
  • For a simple sum, I recommend using a DBCalc. Variables are useful for more complex calculations.

    Do not use the AfterGroupBreak to reset a value, use the ResetType or ResetGroup properties (Variable/DBcalc).

    I suggest spendin…
  • Hi Jon,

    We have not heard of this from any other customers using RB 22.0X. I suggest performing a corrupt install cleanup and re-installing ReportBuilder. Before re-installing, open Delphi and be sure all RB related packages are removed…
  • By default all templates are saved in binary format. It is possible to re-save the template in ASCII format using the Template.Format property.
  • Hi Sergio,

    I'm unclear about your question. Are you referring to creating a routine in RAP? If so, yes, it is possible to create a new RAP method that can be called from during report execution.

    I suggest spending some time w…
  • Hi Sergio,

    Again, this is not a known issue with ReportBuilder.

    If you save the template to file and try to load it at Delphi design-time are you still unable to edit the report?

    If this only occurs with one template…
  • Hi Sergio,

    This is not a known issue with ReportBuilder. If you create a new Delphi application with a designer and report, do you get the same behavior?

    Please upgrade to the latest version of ReportBuilder (RB 22.03) and ret…
  • Hi Bohdan,

    We do not have much experience with the DevExpress SVG component however we have seen other customers have success with their components and PNG. If you are certain you have the proper units in your uses clause, you can try se…
  • Hi Bohdan,

    Delphi 11 does not natively support SVG images. Are you using the Skia library?

    If so, you need to be sure to add Skia to your uses clause.

    In our testing with RB 22.03 for Delphi 12 (which includes Skia …
  • ReportBuilder 22.03, which includes Delphi 12 support, is now available. Thank you for your continued support!

    in Delphi 12 Comment by nicocizik November 2023
  • This is not a known issue. Which version of ReportBuilder are you using?

    Please create a simple example demonstrating this behavior using only Delphi and RB components and send it to support@digital-metaphors.com in .zip format and we wi…
  • For those following this thread, the issue was caused by an inactive print spooler on the host machine. Starting the Print Spooler service solved the problem.
  • Hi Laurent, (Quote) Yes, or simply call the TppViewer.ExportToFile routine which takes care of this for you. This is how file export is handled from the built-in preview.
  • Hi Marius,

    Try placing stops in the TppDataSettings.SetUseDataDictionary and TppDesigner.SetDataSettings routines and see if that gives any clues to how the UseDataDictionary property is getting set to false.
  • This appears to be a library path issue.

    1. Be sure the uses clause of the rbNexusDB2228.dpk is updated with the latest NexusDB package names.

    2. Check your library path to be sure the NexusDB packages are available to Delphi.
  • Hi Laurent,

    This is not a known issue. We will need to see your underlying code to understand what is happening.

    1. Are you displaying the report in the built-in Report Preview or your own TppViewer?

    2. Are you expo…
  • Hi Rodrigo,

    The DataDictionary and MetaData have not been changed for quite some time.

    The TdaMetaData.GetFields routine simply retrieves the table and field names from the DataDictionary tables if it is enabled. Try double cl…