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ReportBuilder

Developer's Guide

Second Edition

C ONTENTS

I NTRODUCTION

The Basics

Report Creation .................................................................................................3

Select................................................................................................................. 3

Design................................................................................................................ 4

Process.............................................................................................................. 4

Generation .........................................................................................................5

A Quick Test Spin

Overview ............................................................................................................6

Create a New Application ..................................................................................6

Create a Table, DataSource, and Data Pipeline Component ............................6

Create a Report and Connect it to the Data ...................................................... 6

Invoke the Report Designer ................................................................................6

Place a Label Component in the Header Band ................................................ 6

Place a DBText Component in the Detail Band................................................. 7

Preview the Report at Design-Time ...................................................................7

Preview the Report at Run-Time .......................................................................7

The Best Way to Learn ReportBuilder?

Start simple, then go to the next easy level. ......................................................9

Use the online help. ...........................................................................................9

Use this manual. .................................................................................................9

Run the examples; Study the examples; Know the examples. ..........................9

Elements of the User Interface

The Report Designer .......................................................................................10

Working with the Report Designer

Overview ..........................................................................................................12

Some tips to help you get the most out of ReportBuilder ................................12

The Report Tree ..............................................................................................14

The Data Tree.................................................................................................. 14

Reporting Basics

Lookup Tables/Queries ....................................................................................16

Filtering Data ...................................................................................................16

Performing Calculations ...................................................................................16

Display Formats ...............................................................................................17

Dynamic Bands................................................................................................ 17

Stretching Memos and Shapes ........................................................................17

Controlling Component Visibility ......................................................................17

R EPORT B UILDER F UNDAMENTALS

M AIN

Introduction

Overview ..........................................................................................................23

Data Access .....................................................................................................23

Data Process ...................................................................................................23

Report Layout ..................................................................................................23

Report Output ..................................................................................................23

The Delphi Components

DBPipeline .......................................................................................................25

BDEPipeline .....................................................................................................25

TextPipeline .....................................................................................................25

JITPipeline .......................................................................................................25

Report ..............................................................................................................25

Viewer ..............................................................................................................25

Archive Reader ................................................................................................25

Report Components

Overview.......................................................................................................... 26

Label ................................................................................................................26

Memo ...............................................................................................................26

RichText ...........................................................................................................26

SystemVariable ................................................................................................27

Variable............................................................................................................ 27

Image ...............................................................................................................27

Shape ..............................................................................................................27

TeeChart ..........................................................................................................27

BarCode ...........................................................................................................27

CheckBox ........................................................................................................27

DBText............................................................................................................. 27

DBMemo ..........................................................................................................27

DBRichText ......................................................................................................28

DBCalc .............................................................................................................28

DBImage ..........................................................................................................28

DBBarCode.......................................................................................................28

DBTeeChart .....................................................................................................28

DBCheckBox ...................................................................................................28

Region .............................................................................................................28

SubReport ........................................................................................................28

CrossTab ......................................................................................................... 28

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Smart Layouts

Overview ..........................................................................................................29

StretchWithParent ............................................................................................29

ShiftWithParent ................................................................................................29

ShiftRelativeTo ................................................................................................ 29

StopPosition (for subreports) ...........................................................................29

BottomOffset.................................................................................................... 29

OverFlowOffset ................................................................................................29

ReprintOnOverFlow .........................................................................................29

One Memo in the Detail Band ..........................................................................30

One Memo with a Shape Background .............................................................30

One Memo with Label Beneath ....................................................................... 31

Two Stacked Memos in the Detail Band ..........................................................31

Two Side-by-Side Memos with Labels Below.................................................. 32

Child SubReports in Fixed Positions ...............................................................32

One Memo with Two Side-by-Side Memos Below........................................... 33

SubReports

Overview ..........................................................................................................34

Single Dataset ................................................................................................. 34

Master Dataset with Single Detail Dataset ......................................................35

Master Dataset with Nested Detail Datasets ...................................................35

Master Dataset with Multiple Independent Datasets .......................................36

Independent Datasets...................................................................................... 36

Form Emulation

Overview.......................................................................................................... 37

Single Page Forms .......................................................................................... 37

Multi-Page Forms ............................................................................................ 39

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