Export Method

Comments

• PixelPointer Vaughan, Ontario

  February 2006 edited 6:27AM

  What! Does nobody export using the script in FR Designer?
• GRFrones

  February 2006 edited 6:27AM

  Can't you use the UserFunction Method?
  
  It work's like that:
  
  On Delphi:

  Procedure TFormMain.FormShow(Sender : TObject);
  Begin
      fsGlobalUnit.AddedBy := Self;
      fsGlobalUnit.AddMethod( 'function AnsiReplaceStr(const AText: String; const AFromText: String; const AToText: String): String', RelatorioUserFunction, 'ctString', '' );
      fsGlobalUnit.AddedBy := nil;
  End;
  
  Function TFormMain.RelatorioUserFunction(Instance: TObject; ClassType: TClass;
    Const MethodName: String; Var Params: Variant): Variant;
  Begin
      If MethodName = 'ANSIREPLACESTR' Then
          Result := AnsiReplaceStr( Params[0], Params[1], Params[2] );
  End;
  

  
  On the Script, you just call the function you declared.
  
  Btw, I think you should look for an alternative. Try to don't use FastScript.
  
  Regards.
• PixelPointer Vaughan, Ontario

  February 2006 edited February 2006

  It is my company that has chosen to use Fast Reports, not me. I was quite happy using Crystal. I actually don't have access to the Delphi code, as I am merely an end user of the tool. I only have access to whatever is in the designer, and getting a programming change takes months around here. I do appreciate your post, as I am getting very desperate right now. I am going to end up reporting that without programming changes, Fast Reports cannot do what is required, so we should just go back to using Crystal. Fast Reports seems to be ok for VERY simple reports, or if you are actually using it from within the Delphi environment, but from my perspective, it is horrible!
• gordk St.Catherines On. Canada.

  February 2006 edited 6:27AM

  in your situation it will depend upon what your programmer made available to you.
  when he created your report design app.
• PixelPointer Vaughan, Ontario

  February 2006 edited 6:27AM

  Well, I am still working through this. If I have the TfrxReport object available to me, is there a set of properties that I can set, and/or a method that I could use to export my report upon completion of the report?
  
  i.e.

  procedure FFReportOnStopReport(Sender: TfrxComponent);
  begin
       TfrxReport.PrintCSV(filename) <--yes, I made that up  
  end;
  
• GRFrones

  February 2006 edited 6:27AM

  Actually, I like FastReport and don't think it's only ok for simple reports.
  
  What I really don't like is FastScript (like PascalScript). I had a lot of problems with it and have given up to use.
  
  You can Export on the AfterPrintReport event, if you have access to the source code.
  
  i.e.:

  procedure TFormMain.ReportAfterPrintReport(Sender: TObject);
  begin
      Report.Export( AnyExportFilter );
  end;
  

  
  regards.
• PixelPointer Vaughan, Ontario

  February 2006 edited February 2006

  I have spoken with our programmers, and they are adding an export function for me, so that I no longer need to try to mess with scripts to export. Thank you.