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Thread does fastreports work with borland c++, DBISAM 4
Fri, Jul 24 2009 10:31 AMPermanent Link

Joel Schaubert
I've been upgrading various components in a older app.
Now comes the time to upgrade from quickreports to a newer reporting tool

I've heard good things on the dbisam threads regarding fastreports.
But when I download the FastReports 4.7 trial I only see db components for   
                 BDE, ADO, IBX, and DBX

I found threads for some components by S Forbes, but they look to be for delphi and not
usable for borland c++.

Am I missing something simple?
Have people gotten fastreports working for borland c++ 2009 with DBISAM 4 ?

thanks,
Joel Schaubert
Fri, Jul 24 2009 1:16 PMPermanent Link

"Malcolm"
Hi Joel

It should work fine without specific database components.

I have used FR with both D6 and D2009 using DBISAM and ElevateDB
(Unicode) without using Steve's DBISAM components or the like.

All I have to do is drop a TfrxDataset on my report form and set its
DataSet property to a general purpose Query.  FR then gets its data
from the query result.

This method means you don't get some conveniences of linking direct
to the database components - but it works just fine and I am sure it
will be the same in C++

HTH

Malcolm
Sat, Jul 25 2009 8:24 AMPermanent Link

Joel Schaubert
thanks Malcolm


That did the trick and let me make a report.
If I use this method without full integration does that mean features like having users
make their own reports would not really work out?

Joel
Sat, Jul 25 2009 9:06 AMPermanent Link

"Malcolm"
Joel Schaubert wrote:

> If I use this method without full integration does that mean
> features like having users make their own reports would not really
> work out?
>

I am not sure.  I do not offer my users that option so I have never
experimented or read up on it.

There may be some other user here who can answer, but I suggest you
ask on the FR4 newsgroup.  It is a peer support group but good
questions will get helpful replies.

Malcolm
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Wed, Jul 29 2009 5:20 AMPermanent Link

Fernando Dias

Team Elevate Team Elevate

Joel,

<<If I use this method without full integration does that mean features like
having users make their own reports would not really work out? >>

No. Users can still design reports, but they can only "see" and use the
datasets that you have connected to the report with TfrxDBDataset
components.
I use it that way in some of my applications, and it's working very well.

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Fernando Dias
[Team Elevate]

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