Disponibilizado ReportBuilder para Delphi XE2, VCL Win32 e Win64

Digital Metaphors a empresa que criou o ReportBuilder e nosso technology partner, anunciou a versão 14 do ReportBuilder, esta nova versão suporte Delphi XE2, VCL Win32 e Win64.

Abaixo o conteúdo do email em inglês enviado pela Digital Metaphors o qual traz todas as informações sobre esta nova versão.

Subject: Digital Metaphors Corporation announces the release of ReportBuilder 14.0!

ReportBuilder 14.0 includes VCL support for Delphi XE2, Delphi XE, Delphi 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006, and Delphi 7.

Overview: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbwiki/General/What’s_New/RB_14

New Feature List: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/PDF/NewFeatures.pdf

Pricing: http://www.digital-metaphors.com/order

Upgrade here! https://www.digital-metaphors.com/secure

Version 14.0 – 10/21/2011
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– Delphi XE2 support for VCL Win32
– Delphi XE2 support for VCL Win64

Design Layers
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– separate layout elements into logical layers
– load/save design layers (example std header/footer or watermark)
– prevent users from adding, selecting, moving, deleting elements
– prevent users from seeing, selecting, deleting layers
– LayerTypes: Band, Page
– Inactive Layers draw alpha blended behind active layer
– ComponentOptions: Add, Delete, Select, Move
– LayerOptions: Select, Rename, Visible, Delete, Load, Save

Preview
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– continuous page scrolling
– single and two-up page display
– background thread report generation
– hand scrolling
– PreviewFormSetings.PageDisplay property
– PreviewFormSettings.PageIncrement propery (control page generation)
– PreviewFormsSettings.SinglePageOnly (forces use of old screen device)
– Viewer.DeadSpace property (control amount of space outside of page)

Output Devices
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– HTML file device
– PDF/A device (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/A)
– PDFSettings.PDFA boolean property (force PDF to PDF/A standard)
– PDF image compression (automatic jpeg compression)
– PDF image scaling (PDFSettings.ImageCompressionLevel)
– PDF, high quality metafile to bitmap conversion
– DocForm device (exact positioning of lines and text)
– RTFSettings.UseTextBoxes boolean property (exact text positioning)
– RTF/Doc device, support for CodePage and Font.CharSet
– XLS support for AppName, Author, Subject, Title (XLSSEttings)
– Email, Extended Mapi plug-in
– avoid security warnings, Unicode and Html support
– Email, support for HTML messages via Indy 10 Extended Mapi
– Email, EmailSettings.HtmlBody, BodyHtmlAttachments properties
– Email, EmailSettings.StreamAttachments option
– Email, Unicode message body (Unicode VCL w/Indy 10 or Extended Mapi)
– new ScrollableScreenDevice, used by Viewer to implement continuous scrolling
– PrintToFile enhancements
– DefaultFileDeviceType defaults to PDF
– default TextFileName, ArchiveFileName ($MyDocuments)\Report.pdf
– Change default file device, auto-changes default file name
– change output format in print dialog, auto-changes default file name
– support for wildcards in default FileName, ($MyDocuments) is resolved
by print dialog for display to end-user
– change the extension in the print dialog, changes the file

International Language support
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– added 64-bit language modules

TeeChart support
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– enhanced TeeChart Package Builder for 64-bit

RCL
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– Variable support for Int64 via dtLargeInt data type
– Groups, PreventOrphans
– prevent group header with no detail at bottom of page
– prevent group footer with no detail at top of page
– Columns, ColumnBalancing
– generate vertical columns in min number of rows
– ColumnFooter, AlignToBottom boolean
– enables column footer to generate immediately after detail
– Band.Background property for all bands
– DrawCommand.AsMetaFile feature for simpler RCL add-on support
– SummaryBand enhanced to print on same page as columns

Engine
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– enhanced group generation – PreventOrphans management
– enhanced horizontal and vertical Column generation

EndUser
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– DesignLayers
– LayerOptions: use to lock layers, hide layers
– for example, create a visible/invisible water mark layer
– ComponentOptions: prevent users from moving, deleting etc.
– new OnCustomSaveQueryDoc event
– new ShowHelp method – fires Designer.OnHelp event
– ReportExplorer, invokes Help via new Designer.ShowHelp

RAP
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– new Int64 data type
– compiler/parser support for // comments
– enhanced object ref scoping: childreport can access parent report objects
– File functions: FileExists, DirectoryExists, ExtractFileName, etc.
– RTTI for PrintDialog
– RTTI for FileDevice
– RTTI for ObjectList
– RTTI enhanced for Picture, Graphic
– enhanced run-time exception message to display subreport name

Server
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– added 64-bit windows service (ReportBuilder Services)

*features may vary by ReportBuilder Edition and Delphi version
*RB 14 includes support for seven Delphi versions:
D7, D2006. D2007, D2009, D2010, DXE, DXE2.