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How I can use the method report on xbrowse ?
I try with Action oApp:oGrid:Report( "Elenco Mezzi", .t., .t., )
but not run why ?

Report is working for me. It does not run only if it can not find printer. Please see these lines in the report method:

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   oPrn :=  PrintBegin( nil, ;            // document
                        .F., ;            // luser
                        lPreview, nil, ;  // xmodel
                        lModal, .F. )     // lselect

    if oPrn:hDC == 0
        return .f.                  // < ---  Your program may be returning here
    endif


but if use obrw:report()
it must run ok or not ?

It runs, if printer is attached

I try but it make error
see it please


DEFINE VMENUITEM OF oApp():oCont2 CAPTION "Stampa Elenco Automezzi" IMAGE "BB12" Action oApp:oGrid:Report( "Elenco Mezzi", .t., .t., )

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Application
===========
   Path and name: C:\work\prg\VDSWIN\VdsWin.Exe (32 bits)
   Size: 2,529,792 bytes
   Time from start: 0 hours 0 mins 6 secs
   Error occurred at: 07/03/2008, 10:53:26
   Error description: Error BASE/1004  Class: 'NIL' has no exported method: EVAL
   Args:
     [   1] = U   

Stack Calls
===========
   [b]Called from:  => EVAL(0)
   Called from: RCOLUMN.PRG => TRCOLUMN:STABILIZE(0)
   Called from: REPORT.PRG => (b)TREPORT:STABILIZE(0)
   Called from:  => AEVAL(0)
   Called from: REPORT.PRG => TREPORT:STABILIZE(0)
   Called from: REPORT.PRG => TREPORT:ACTIVATE(0)
   Called from: XBROWSE.PRG => TXBROWSE:REPORT(0)
   Called from: ASS510.prg => (b)CAW510(272)[/b]
   Called from: VMenu.prg => TVMENU:EVALACTION(1700)
   Called from: VMenu.prg => TVMENU:LBUTTONUP(1398)
   Called from:  => TWINDOW:HANDLEEVENT(0)
   Called from: CONTROL.PRG => TCONTROL:HANDLEEVENT(0)
   Called from: VMenu.prg => TVMENU:HANDLEEVENT(905)
   Called from: WINDOW.PRG => _FWH(0)
   Called from:  => WINRUN(0)
   Called from: WINDOW.PRG => TWINDOW:ACTIVATE(0)
   Called from: main.prg => TAPPLICATION:ACTIVATE(269)
   Called from: main.prg => MAIN(55)

[/b]

Hello Silvio,
I get the same error here.
Do you found a solution.

Regards,
Otto

Otto, Silvio,

Could you please provide a small PRG to reproduce the error ? thanks

Thank you Antonio.
I sent a sample to reproduce the error to NageswaraRao.
I am sure he resolves the problem. Let’s wait for his answer.
Regards,
Otto

Otto,

Would you mind to copy it here ? thanks

Dear Antonio, Dear Otto,

I remove the method Report from xbrowse and I add with another Method
because he method of Nas have problems

IF you go here you can see my method
http://www.fivetechsoft.com/forums/view ... wse+report

I publish it before of NageswaraRao But Antonio Not pubblished it !

this run ok !!!

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METHOD Print( lPreview, lModal, cTitle ) CLASS TXBrowse

   local oPrn, oRep, oCol
   local aCols
   local xValue
   local cAlias
   local nFor, nLines, nLine, nBookMark

   DEFAULT lPreview := .t.,;
           lModal   := .f.,;
           cTitle   := ::oWnd:cCaption

   If Empty( cTitle )
      cTitle := "No Title"
   Endif

   If lPreview
      If lModal
         PRINTER oPrn NAME cTitle PREVIEW MODAL
      else
         PRINTER oPrn NAME cTitle PREVIEW
      Endif
   else
      PRINTER oPrn NAME cTitle
   Endif

   If oPrn:hDC == 0
      return .f.
   Endif

   If !Empty( ::cAlias )
      cAlias := DbSelectArea( ::cAlias )
   Endif

   REPORT oRep TITLE "*** " + cTitle + " ***", "" ;
      HEADER DToC( Date() ) + "-" + Left(Time(), 5), "" RIGHT ;
      FOOTER "#: " + Str( oRep:nPage, 3 ) CENTER;
      TO DEVICE oPrn

   aCols := ::GetVisibleCols()

   for nFor := 1 to len( aCols )
      If !aCols[nFor]:lHide
         oCol := oRep:AddColumn( TrColumn():New( { FInfo1(aCols, nFor) } ,,;
                                { FInfo2(aCols, nFor) },,,,,,,,,, oRep ) )
         xValue := Eval(aCols[nFor]:bStrData)
         nLines := MlCount(xValue, 250)
         oCol:nPad := aCols[nFor]:nDataStrAlign + 1
         If nLines > 1
            oCol:aData    := Array(nLines)
            oCol:aPicture := Afill(Array(nLines), "")
            For nLine := 1 to nLines
               oCol:aData[nLine] := FInfo3(aCols, nFor, nLine)
            Next
         Endif
      Endif
   next

   ENDREPORT

   nBookMark := Eval( ::bBookMark )

   If ::aArrayData != nil .and. len( ::aArrayData ) > 0
      ::nArrayAt := 1
      oRep:bSkip  := { || ::nArrayAt++ }
      ACTIVATE REPORT oRep WHILE ::nArrayAt <= len( ::aArrayData ) ON END ::nArrayAt := 1
   else
      ACTIVATE REPORT oRep
   Endif

   Eval(::bBookMark, nBookMark )

   If !Empty( cAlias )
      DbSelectArea( cAlias )
   Endif

return .t.


Falconi,

Since xBrowse can now also handle database objects, it would be nice if your report method could handle them too.

I also suggest adding a gotop() before the report and saving and restoring the current recno().

James

I would not have made this posting except for the reason that my name is mentioned above.

The present report method of xbrowse is working quite well for me. I find it quite versatile. It can handle arrays, rdd and also objects. That too objects of any kind. It can handle grouping and subgrouping comfortably.

If we select only some rows of the browse with shift-click / ctrl-click, it prints only those selected rows. Users are extremely happy with this feature.

Possible that in some cases there is the error that is reported which I hope Mr Antonio will fix it, if we provide him with a sample.

It is true Mr Otto mentioned to me about his problem, but he did not send his sample to me so far. Even if he sent I don't know if I could find a solution.

The print method published by Mr Silvio is verbatim reproduction the print method in the old xbrowse of Ozlib, including a bug in it. ( In the olden days I used to use a corrected version ). I changed to FWH xbrowse long back following my decision not to use 3rd party libraries. Glad FWH improved xbrowse a lot.

The report method of FWH is definitely far advanced with very useful features and the coding approach is totally data source neutral unlike the code posted as comparision. That means the report method will work the same way whatever is the data source.

It is found that this error is occurring when for a column only bBmpData is assigned, leaving bEditValue and bStrData as NIL. This problem is fixed in FWH 8.05, by skipping such columns in the report method.

Temporary fix is to hide such columns before using report method.

Thanks Mr Antonio. This explains why I never got this problem. All my browses have bEditValue assigned. Even when I use bitmaps it depeneded on the bEditValue.

Mr James

James Bott wrote:Falconi,

Since xBrowse can now also handle database objects, it would be nice if your report method could handle them too.

I also suggest adding a gotop() before the report and saving and restoring the current recno().

James

XBrowse Report method does this gracefully.