Using Fast Reports

[softsmith]

Delphi XE2
Fast Reports 4.11.17

I am trying to get familiar with FastReport and IBDAC (Both are new to me)
When I try to run the FastReport Demo for IBDAC ( Thirdpart\fastreports\FR4\Demo) I get an error "TfrxIBDACDatabase not found"
(I have had no problems running the general IBDAC demos'.)

I have run through the getting started documentation for FastReport, and in my ignorance just used a standard IBDAC table component as a datasource, and things worked OK. Do I need to use the missing TfrxIBDACDatabase component at all ?

Thanks for your help
Colin

[AndreyZ]

Hello,

We had a similar request about FastReport for RAD Studio XE2 (here: http://www.devart.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=22999 ). This problem is caused by FastReport. For more information, please refer to:
http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/lof ... t8520.html
https://forums.embarcadero.com/thread.j ... 8&tstart=0

[softsmith]

Thanks for your reply

I guess these are the problems you get when you are working with new products like XE2 and 3rd party components.

With regard to the links you have given to FastReport , I have come across that specific problem a couple of days ago, and got some updated code from FastRepots that fixed it. see -
http://www.fast-report.com/en/forum/ind ... topic=8793

What I am really curious about, is do I even need to have the TfrxIBDACDatabase component. What is special about it? Because I do not have it, I can not see what it is suposed to do. I can create what looks to me, FastReport repots OK by using a standard TIBCTable or TIBCQuery.

Thanks for all your help

[AndreyZ]

The TfrxIBDACDatabase component serves to simplify building reports. You don't need to close report designer to change some connection option that is located somewhere in your project. This way, all needed database components are available directly from the report designer.