Using variables as strings

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• codebale

  May 2011 edited 11:23AM

  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

  May 2011 edited 11:23AM

  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

  May 2011 edited 11:23AM

  Thanks Mick.