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- You are free to distribute and use these files as you wish.
- Please email any comments/enhancements to cbrooksbank@cix.compulink.co.uk
-
- This pack consists of the following files :
- READ.ME You're reading it !
- RRSQLINT.PAS The Delphi DLL interface
- REPORTRR.PAS The Delphi visual component
-
- Future Stuff (as time allows) :
- 1. Although the visual component now allows you to view fields/sort-fields
- and group fields it doesnt write back any changes to the report.
- 2. Better VCL component to follow, unless someone beats me to it !
- i.e. more properties, custom property editors.
- 3. Delphi encapsulation of R&R open scripting. Design the reports in your
- Delphi application as well as running them.
- 4. Encapsulating batches of reports.
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-
- Installation Instructions
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- Install your copy of R&R Report Writer - SQL Edition V6 !
-
- 1. Copy the two .PAS files to a suitable directory ( the same one )
- 2. Start Delphi
- 3. Select Options menu,Install Components,Add,Browse,REPORTRR.PAS.
- 4. Select OK, dont save changes and Delphi compiles the unit into your
- library.
- 5. Thats it. You now have a new component on your data access tab.
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- Quick Start
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- 1. File menu, new project, dont save changes.
- 2. Drag a ReportRR component onto the form
- 3. Select the ReportRR component and type a existing report library name
- into the ReportLibrary property
- 4. Type a existing report name into the Reportname property.
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- Now we need to be able to fire off the report by clicking a button:
-
- 5. Put a button on the form, change the caption to 'Run Report'.
- 6. Double click on the button to access the code editor.
- 7. Type : ReportRR1.Execute;
- 8. Press F9. Click the button and if all is well the report will appear
- on your screen.
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- Limitations
- -----------
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- Component not finished. Not all properties published. No way to view
- current report settings. Only one method execute.
-
- However add rrsqlint to a uses clause in a project and you have access to
- all the R&R DLL functions.