How to pass constant values to frxReport?

edited 1:56AM in FastReport 3.0
How can I pass constant values to a report?

I want to pass more info than provided by the ReportOptions: Author, Name etc.
I have this need, because I store report forms in the database to allow users to build their own reports. The extra information is fixed for the report upon starting, but variable for the application itself.
I have tried report.variables := 'xx'; This won't work.

Please help me out.

Comments

  • edited 1:56AM
    You need to surround what you are passing as a value with quotes.

    This is from the Programmer's Manual:

    <span style='color:blue'>
    You should be careful when assigning a string-type values to report variables. For example, the next code will raise exception "unknown variable 'test'" when running a report:

    frxReport1.Variables := 'test';

    because FastReport trying to calculate a value of such variable. The right way to pass a string values is:

    frxReport1.Variables := '''' + 'test' + '''';

    In this case the variable value - string 'test' will be shown without errors. But keep in mind that:

    - string should not contain single quotes. All single quotes must be doubled;

    - string should not contain #13#10 symbols.

    In some cases it is easier to pass variables using a script.
    </span>

    Link to the On-line documentation
  • edited 1:56AM
    hi...
    try this


    on the "GetValue" event of 'frxReport'

    procedure TFrmGeneral.frxReportGetValue(const VarName: String;
    var Value: Variant);
    begin

    if (VarName = 'Report_Variable_Name') then
    Value := 'Nemesis';

    end;


    Report_Variable_Name := This a variable created in your report.
    Nemesis := Value assigned to variable (in your case constant value)

    good look

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