The "Reports" section of the Database Explorer provides menu options to manage your R:BASE database reports.
•New Report... - creates a new report. Selecting this option will prompt you with a dialog to enter necessary information to create a new report. •Run Report... - runs the selected report. Selecting this option will prompt you with a dialog to choose how you want to print your report. •Design Report... - opens the selected report in the Report Designer for editing •Copy Report... - copies the selected report to a new report •Rename Report... - renames the selected report to a new name •Delete Report(s)... - deletes the selected report(s) •Convert Report(s)... - converts R:BASE Windows and DOS report(s). Selecting this option will display a list of reports that have not yet been converted. For more information on converting reports from prior versions of R:BASE, refer to the R:BASE Database Conversion Guide (PDF) located in the R:BASE program directory. •Unload Report(s) - unloads R:BASE report(s) from the database into a file (.rpt). Each unloaded report file is accompanied with a .lob file. The unload report file names include the database name, report name, and report version number. •Load Report(s) - loads R:BASE report file(s) in the database. The default R:BASE report file extension is "rpt". Each report file is accompanied with a "lob" file with the same name. •Compress Report(s) - compresses the selected report(s) to decrease the size •Uncompress Report(s) - uncompresses the selected report(s) •Change Comment... - alters the comment for the selected report •Reset Version Number... - alters the version number for the selected report •EEP Quick Peek - opens a temporary file in R:BASE Editor containing all EEP code for the selected report •Save EEP To Folder... - saves all EEP code for the selected report to a file (ReportName.EEP). Prior to saving, a prompt for the destination folder will be displayed. •Find... - provides search utility to locate specific text in reports: oFind in Custom EEPs... [Ctrl]+[F] oFind in Control Properties... [Ctrl]+[L] oFind in Expressions... [Ctrl]+[Shift]+[F] •Refresh - refreshes the report list in the right pane of the Database Explorer •Help - opens the Database Explorer Help
When right clicking in the Work Space, the menu options are also available, with the following additional options provided
•Touch Report(s)... - works like opening the selected object in the designer, making the content dirty, and saving it. The feature allows a user to save hundreds of reports when migrating between current versions. •EEP Quick Peek - [Ctrl+Alt+Q] generates the Custom EEP documentation to the R:BASE Editor for the selected report(s) |
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