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ReportBuilder is a third party component to generate reports. eDocEngine provides Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface to export ReportBuilder reports to the electronic document formats provided by eDocEngine.

 

Note: Before installing this Interface, ReportBuilder component must be installed in your system. Also note the Version of ReportBuilder component as you may need to configure this in eDocEngine by setting the switches. This configuration must be done before installing ReportBuilder Export Interface. To configure eDocEngine see ' Configuring Additional Interface'.

 

During installation of eDocEngine all the Project Group, Run time and Design time packages of Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface gets copied to the location: <eDocEngine InstallDir>\Source\RB\

 

The table below lists project group and package libraries for the Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface. Replace the place holders in the instructions with appropriate names by referring this table.

 

Place holder

Delphi 5

Delphi 6

Delphi 7

<Folder Name>

D5

D6

D7

<Project Group>

gtRBExpD50.bpg

gtRBExpD60.bpg

gtRBExpD70.bpg

<Design-time Package>

DCLgtRBExpD50.bpl

DCLgtRBExpD60.bpl

DCLgtRBExpD70.bpl

 

 

Place holder

Delphi 2005

BDS 2006

<Folder Name>

D2005

BDS2006

<Project Group>

gtRBExpD2005.bdsgroup

gtRBExpBDS2006.bdsgroup

<Design-time Package>

DCLgtRBExpD2005.bpl

DCLgtRBExpBDS2006.bpl

 

Before proceeding with Installing/Re-Compiling:

 

1.Delete any stray files of Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface. See the topic 'Stray Files' for detailed list of stray files that need to be deleted.

 

2.In the IDE, check if the '<eDocEngine InstallDir>\Lib\<Folder Name>' path is included under Tools | Environment Options...| Library | Library Path.

 

3.Choose "Components | Install Packages" and remove Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface component if present earlier.

 

Installing/Re-Compiling:

 

1.Open "<eDocEngine InstallDir>\Source\RB\<Project Group>" in Delphi/C++Builder.

 

2.Select "Project | Build All Projects" on the main menu.

 

3.    For BDS 2006 only: Run the batch file from the location "<eDocEngine Install Dir>\Source\RB\gtRBExpBDS2006.bat".

 

4.Right-click <Design-time Package> in the Project Manager and choose "Install" from the popup menu.

 

5.For Delphi 2005 only: Run the batch file from the location "<eDocEngine Install Dir>\Source\RB\gtRBExpD2005.bat".

 

A new tab named 'eDocEngine Additional' along with Gnostice ReportBuilder Export Interface should now appear on the component palette!