Using Custom Query Builder

Erik van der GaagErik van der Gaag New Zealand
edited 11:18PM in FastReport 4.0
Hi there,

We are wanting to use a different Query Builder other than FastQB.

We have found another Query Builder ( Active Query Builder) which does a very nice job, and also allows me to restrict tables and fields in the builder as I like.

However, How can I use this as my Query Builder instead of FastQB? ? Is there any way to do this?

Thanks,
Erik.

Comments

  • khhkhh
    edited 11:18PM
    It will be great to do this!
  • Erik van der GaagErik van der Gaag New Zealand
    edited 11:18PM
    Hi,

    I have worked out a way to do this, but its a little complicated.

    Basically I have overridden the Query and Editor components, and over rode the Edit function in the SqlProperty editor, and changed the code so that it did what I wanted, rather than the default.

    It works >
  • edited 11:18PM
    Hi,

    I have worked out a way to do this, but its a little complicated.

    Basically I have overridden the Query and Editor components, and over rode the Edit function in the SqlProperty editor, and changed the code so that it did what I wanted, rather than the default.

    It works >

    Hi Erik,

    it wood be nice if you can post some source about it here.


  • Erik van der GaagErik van der Gaag New Zealand
    edited 11:18PM
    I'll have to see what I did to do this again...

    I'll get back to you.
  • edited 11:18PM
    I'll have to see what I did to do this again...

    I'll get back to you.

    Thank you in advance >
  • Erik van der GaagErik van der Gaag New Zealand
    edited 11:18PM
    In our case, we are using Firebird and we got the IBO components for fast report (cant remember where)

    I then created inherited components from the editor, components and rtti files so I could then override the sql property editor and query editor edit functions and pass them off to a form which has the active query builder components in it via an 'execute' function in that form.

    I have attached the units I created to inherit from the frx ibo components.

    You should be able to work it out from them.

    Note, I added extra properties to the component which we needed, which are, edit sql and user level. This is so we can restrict access to certain tables and field in the query builder according to the user logged in to our application.

    I hope this allows you to do what you need to do.

    unit LS_frxIB_Components;
    
    interface
    
    uses
      SysUtils, Classes, frxClass, frxIB_Components, LS_frxIB_RTTI, LS_frxIB_Editor, frxDsgnIntf;
    
    type
      TLSfrxIB_Components = class(TfrxIB_Components)
      private
        FCanEditSQL: Boolean;
        FOldComponents: TLSfrxIB_Components;
        FUserLevel: Integer;
      public
        constructor Create(AOwner: TComponent); override;
        destructor Destroy; override;
        property CanEditSQL: Boolean read FCanEditSQL write FCanEditSQL;
      published
        property UserLevel: Integer read FUserLevel write FUserLevel;
      end;
    
      TLSfrxIB_Query = class(TfrxIB_Query)
      public
        class function GetDescription: String; override;
      end;
    
    var
      GlobalIB_Components: TLSfrxIB_Components;
    
    procedure Register;
    
    implementation
    
    procedure Register;
    begin
      RegisterComponents('FastReport 4.0', [TLSfrxIB_Components]);
    end;
    
    class function TLSfrxIB_Query.GetDescription: String;
    begin
      Result:= 'LS_IBO_Query';
    end;
    
    constructor TLSfrxIB_Components.Create(AOwner: TComponent);
    begin
      inherited;
      FOldComponents:= GlobalIB_Components;
      GlobalIB_Components := Self;
    end;
    
    destructor TLSfrxIB_Components.Destroy;
    begin
      if GlobalIB_Components = Self then
        GlobalIB_Components := FOldComponents;
      inherited;
    end;
    
    initialization
      frxObjects.RegisterObject1(TLSfrxIB_Query, nil, '', 'IB_', 0, 39);
    finalization
      frxObjects.UnRegister(TLSfrxIB_Query);
    end.
    
    unit LS_frxIB_Editor;
    
    interface
    
    implementation
    
    uses
      SysUtils,
        Classes,
      Controls,
      IB_Components,
      IBF_Query,
      frxClass,
        frxDsgnIntf,
      frxIB_Components,
      LS_frxIB_Components,
      frxEditIB_QueryParams,
      frxIBOSet,
      frxRes,
      frxEditStrings, frxIB_Editor,
      frm_EndUserReportQueryBuilder;
    
    function GetFirstLine(const AStrings: TStrings): string;
    begin
      Result := '';
      if Assigned(AStrings) then begin
        if AStrings.Count = 1 then Result := AStrings[0]
        else if AStrings.Count > 1 then Result := AStrings[0] + ' ...';
      end;
    end;
    
    type
      TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty = class(TfrxClassProperty)
      public
        function GetAttributes: TfrxPropertyAttributes; override;
        function Edit: Boolean; override;
        function GetValue: string; override;
      end;
    
    type
      TLSfrxIB_QueryEditor = class(TfrxComponentEditor)
      public
        function Edit: Boolean; override;
        function HasEditor: Boolean; override;
      end;
    
    { TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty }
    
    function TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty.Edit: Boolean;
    var
      l: TStrings;
      SQLString : String;
    begin
      with TfrmEndUserReportQueryBuilder.Create(Designer) do
      begin
        l := TStrings(GetOrdValue);
        SQLString := l.Text;
        Result := Execute(SQLString, GlobalIB_Components.UserLevel, GlobalIB_Components.CanEditSQL);
        if Result then
        begin
          l.Text := SQLString;
          TfrxIB_Query(frComponent).UpdateDataTree;
        end;
        Free;
      end;
    end;
    
    function TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty.GetAttributes: TfrxPropertyAttributes;
    begin
      Result := [paDialog, paReadOnly];
    end;
    
    function TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty.GetValue: string;
    begin
      Result := GetFirstLine(TStrings(GetOrdValue));
    end;
    
    (** Show SQL Query Builder on Double Click*)
    function TLSfrxIB_QueryEditor.Edit: Boolean;
    var
      SQLString : String;
    begin
      with TfrmEndUserReportQueryBuilder.Create(Designer) do
      begin
        SQLString := TfrxIB_Query(Self.Component).SQL.Text;
        Result := Execute(SQLString, GlobalIB_Components.UserLevel, GlobalIB_Components.CanEditSQL);
        if Result then
        begin
          TfrxIB_Query(Self.Component).SQL.Text := SQLString;
          TfrxIB_Query(Self.Component).UpdateDataTree;
        end;
        Free;
      end;
    end;
    
    function TLSfrxIB_QueryEditor.HasEditor: Boolean;
    begin
      Result := True;
    end;
    
    
    
    initialization
      frxComponentEditors.Register(TLSfrxIB_Query, TLSfrxIB_QueryEditor);
    
      frxPropertyEditors.Register(TypeInfo(TStrings), TLSfrxIB_Query, 'SQL', TLSfrxIB_SqlProperty);
    
      (** @see frxCustomDBEditor *)
      frxHideProperties(TfrxIB_Query, 'DataSet;DataSource;Enabled;OpenDataSource;Tag');
    
    end.
    
    unit LS_frxIB_RTTI;
    
    interface
    
    {$I frx.inc}
    
    implementation
    
    uses
      Windows, Classes, fs_iinterpreter, LS_frxIB_Components, frxIBOSetRTTI
    {$IFDEF Delphi6}
    , Variants
    {$ENDIF};
    
    
    type
      TFunctions = class(TfsRTTIModule)
      private
        function CallMethod(Instance: TObject; ClassType: TClass; const MethodName: String; Caller: TfsMethodHelper): Variant;
      public
        constructor Create(AScript: TfsScript); override;
      end;
    
    { TFunctions }
    
    constructor TFunctions.Create(AScript: TfsScript);
    begin
      inherited Create(AScript);
      with AScript do
      begin
        with AddClass(TLSfrxIB_Query, 'TfrxIBODataset') do
        begin
          AddMethod('procedure ExecSQL', CallMethod);
        end;
      end;
    end;
    
    function TFunctions.CallMethod(Instance: TObject; ClassType: TClass; const MethodName: String; Caller: TfsMethodHelper): Variant;
    begin
      Result := 0;
      if ClassType = TLSfrxIB_Query then
      begin
        if MethodName = 'EXECSQL' then
        begin
          TLSfrxIB_Query(Instance).DataSet.ExecSQL;
        end;
      end
    end;
    
    
    initialization
      fsRTTIModules.Add(TFunctions);
    
    finalization
      if fsRTTIModules <> nil then
        fsRTTIModules.Remove(TFunctions);
    
    end.
    


  • edited 11:18PM
    Eric, thanks a lot, I will study your code.

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