Saved Dataset name

Mark Elder

I keep the .fr3 files for my application under source control. After diffing some of my latest changed I noticed a change

The DataSet name used to start with a "." followed by the name. Now they include the DataModule's name first. So in the following snipit "DataModuleCheckRegister" didn't used to be there.

  <Datasets>
    <item DataSet="DataModuleCheckRegister.checkData" DataSetName="All Checks"/>
  </Datasets>

I'm not sure if I did something to cause this change or if it is a difference between FastReports 4 and 5.

I'm concerned that if I change the name of my DataModule that my reports will stop functioning.

I add all of my DataSets at runtime to the report with code like this:

  if FDataModule <> nil then
  begin
    for i := 0 to FDataModule.ComponentCount - 1 do
    begin
      if FDataModule.Components[i] is TfrxDataSet then
      begin
        if frxReport.DataSets.Find(FDataModule.Components[i] as TfrxDataSet) = nil then
          frxReport.DataSets.Add(FDataModule.Components[i] as TfrxDataSet);
      end;
    end;
  end;

Does anyone know why my dataset tags could have changed and do I need to be concerned about future Data Module renames breaking my reports?

Thanks,

Mark