The TppDesigner IniStorageType and InitStorageName properties can be used to control how ReportBuilder stores user preferences. 1. IniStorageType 1.1. IniFile 1.2. Registry 2. IniStorageName   IniStorageType Controls the location where user preferences are stored. There are two predefined storage types: Registry and IniFile. The default value is IniFile. The registry key or file name is  Full Article…

TECH TIP: Naming objects in the End-User Environment In ReportBuilder, each of the objects in a Report (Labels, DBText, etc.) has a UserName property. The Report Designer and its dialogs display the object’s UserName rather than the Name. The UserName is also used to reference objects when writing RAP code. Assigning a UserName: Select the Design  Full Article…

Question “How do I manually edit report templates stored in my database as text files?” Solution Stream the templates from thier BLOB field using the GetFieldAsStream routine of the DataPipeline. Use the built-in Delphi routines ObjectBinaryToText and ObjectTextToBinary to load and save each template to and from text. Once the template has been edited, use  Full Article…