QRDesign and Delphi 5 with ADO

[Ian Barton]

Has anyone got this combination to work yet? I have managed to
recompile QRD to work OK with D5 and BDE data sets. However, if I try
to use an ADO dataset with the ReportDesignerDialog the dataset is not
visible in the Datasets of the report designer.

[Pierre du Parte]

Ian Barton <iba...@nospamossystems.co.uk> wrote in message
news:gAf+N48T3jbjZi...@4ax.com...

I don't have D5 or DAOExpress, but do use QRD with a third party DAO/ADO VCL
(gm). I should think the same principles apply. Here's how it works:

1) Place all TDatasources in one or more datamodules
2) Set TQRepDesigner.UseDatamodules = true

When you fire up the ReportDesigner from the application you should see all
the datasources.

Could you let me know how it went?

Also, what did you need to do to compile QRD under D5?

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Pierre
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[Ian Barton]

>1) Place all TDatasources in one or more datamodules
>2) Set TQRepDesigner.UseDatamodules = true
>
>When you fire up the ReportDesigner from the application you should see all
>the datasources.
>
>Could you let me know how it went?
>
>Also, what did you need to do to compile QRD under D5?
>

Pierre,

That's more or less what I did. I can use QRD with FlashFiler from
TurboPower with no problems. However, with ADO I cannot see any
DataSources when I open the report designer.

To get QRD to compile I basicaly just replaced all the $IFDEF VER120
with $IFDEF VER130. I mad a couple of other small changes, but nothing
significant.

[Pierre du Parte]

It's a shame Timo no longer answers e-mails, but I do remember him telling
me some time ago (when I lost he BDE and went with an alternative), that
provided the TDatasource.Dataset was derived from TDataset there wouldn't be
a problem. Perhaps the ADO components are something else?

Another reason to stick with gmADO instead of ADOExpress <G>?!

Pierre

[Vincent Parrett(VSoft)]

Pierre du Parte wrote in message <7tok66$h1...@forums.borland.com>...

Hi Pierre

I just checked out Timo's web site and this is there:

"Finally (after more than 2 weeks!) German Telekom managed to get our ISDN
lines fixed and we are back online. All open Emails
and orders will be processed as soon as possible. A Delphi 5 compatible
version of QRDesign (including fixed DBIsam support)
will be released this weekend. "

I purchased QRD some time ago, however I never did use it as support was
woefull and I deemed it too risky. It's a shame really, as it could have
become a really good product with a bit more support & effort behind it. I
think he actuallly priced it too cheap, and doesn't make enough from it to
live on, so his time is probably taken up elsewhere making a living? Of
course QR's bad reputation would't have helped either!

Regards

Vincent Parrett

VSoft Technologies Pty Ltd.

Web : http://www.vsoft-tech.com.au
Email : vincent AT vsoft-tech.com.au

[Pierre du Parte]

It's a shame Timo no longer answers e-mails, but I do remember him telling
me some time ago (when I lost he BDE and went with an alternative), that
provided the TDatasource.Dataset was derived from TDataset there wouldn't be
a problem. Perhaps the ADO components are something else?

Another reason to stick with gmADO instead of ADOExpress <G>?!

Pierre

[Pierre du Parte]

> I just checked out Timo's web site and this is there:
>
> "Finally (after more than 2 weeks!) German Telekom managed to get our ISDN
> lines fixed and we are back online. All open Emails
> and orders will be processed as soon as possible. A Delphi 5 compatible
> version of QRDesign (including fixed DBIsam support)
> will be released this weekend. "

I hadn't looked in on his site for a few days. That's good.

>
> I purchased QRD some time ago, however I never did use it as support was
> woefull and I deemed it too risky. It's a shame really, as it could have
> become a really good product with a bit more support & effort behind it. I
> think he actuallly priced it too cheap, and doesn't make enough from it to
> live on, so his time is probably taken up elsewhere making a living? Of
> course QR's bad reputation would't have helped either!

I think I was one of the very first purchasers of QRD. In fairness,
generally Timo's always been there when I got stuck (even when the problems
were QR releated, not QRD).

On QR, have you looked in on them lately? Seems there is a site update every
couple of days. They posted some new example projects a day or so ago. I
have to add that 3.05 and QRD is working pretty good for me now. I just hope
it isn't too little, too late!

All the best.

[Ian Barton]

>and orders will be processed as soon as possible. A Delphi 5 compatible
>version of QRDesign (including fixed DBIsam support)
>will be released this weekend.

That is good news. FWIW I agree that he doesn't charge enough for QRD.
On the few times I have needed support, he has always replied but it
has sometimes taken a week. If he could afford to make a proper living
out of QRD and provide support I would happily have paid 100 dollars
for it.