How to unlock groups
This is probably super simple. How do I unlock a grouping? The header and footer of our reports all have this lock symbol and these areas are almost un-editable. I managed to get a data field stuck in a footer and I can't get it out!
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Sounds to me like the report you are looking at has elements inherited from another report.
I don't have access to FastReport Editor right now, so from memory, there is an option in the Editor's menu / toolbar to set the options for your report. One of these turns on / off inheritance.
Worth an experiment? But make sure you have backups to revert to if there are undesirable results!
We do use a lot of inheritance in our reports (for common look-and-feel etc.)
and it does take some effort to get it working predictably...
Cheers, Paul
PS Actually, there is a safer way to check this. Open the myreport.FR3 file with a text editor and look for the word "inherited" in multiple places.
Thanks Paul. I opened it with the text editor, found the inherited file and was able to open and manipulate that. The weird thing is that on my report I had accidentally gotten a text box stuck in the footer (inherited) and can't get it out. It's not on the file that is being inherited. Back to the drawing board...