Using variables as strings

codebale

Hi,

I have defined a variable in a report called 'reporting_currency'. I am setting this variable in Delphi code before opening the report, like so:


if frxReport1.Variables.Items.Name = 'reporting_currency' then
begin
frxReport1.Variables.Items.Value := 'USD';
end;

Now, when I want to use the value of the variable to set a label in the report:

colHdr.Memo.Text := 'Currency ' + <reporting_currency>

I get the error:

Undeclared identifier 'USD'

codebale

Hi,

Found the solution, it was:

if frxReport1.Variables.Items.Name = 'reporting_currency' then
begin
frxReport1.Variables.Items.Value := '''' + 'USD' + '''';
end;

codebale wrote: »

Hi,

I have defined a variable in a report called 'reporting_currency'. I am setting this variable in Delphi code before opening the report, like so:


if frxReport1.Variables.Items.Name = 'reporting_currency' then
begin
frxReport1.Variables.Items.Value := 'USD';
end;

Now, when I want to use the value of the variable to set a label in the report:

colHdr.Memo.Text := 'Currency ' + <reporting_currency>

I get the error:

Undeclared identifier 'USD'

Mick.pl

You should assign USD as quoted string.
I mean

frxReport1.Variables.Items.Value := '''USD''';

or

frxReport1.Variables.Items.Value := QuoteStr( 'USD');

where QuoteStr adds quotation signs to string passed as its param.

Search throug this forum for string variables - there are several comments about this issue.

Mick

codebale

Thanks Mick.