Patrick
Why didn't you use a LIKE statement against the TStringList.Text?
or wasn't your DB that sophisticated
Regards
Neven
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick Dunford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, 23 December 1999 10:57
Subject: RE: [DUG]: OO Reporting tools
> What happens if it isn't just an OO DB you want to report from?
>
> I have had lots of fun lately on a project where I could not use a data
> aware report with a query because the results from the query had to be
> compared with the results of a function that had its results in a
> TStringList. Since then I have figured out that I can use a custom
> OnFilterRecord handler in the query to call the function but it does not
> help that most report tools are designed to work with databases.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Robert Martin
> > Sent: Thursday, 23 December 1999 10:42
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> > Subject: Re: [DUG]: OO Reporting tools
> >
> >
> > Wouldn't it be easier to use a standard reporting tool, like crystal
> > connecting to your OO DB using standard ODBC drivers and SQL.
> >
> > I believe most OO DBs implement some form of SQL support.
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 5:16 PM
> > Subject: [DUG]: OO Reporting tools
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > does anyone know of an object oriented reporting tool? We are
> > thinking of
> > > developing our own generic reporting tool that works with
> > objects instead
> > of
> > > databases. The reporting tool won't care about the source of the
> > information -
> > > the developer will be expected to inherit from some of the
> > reporting tools
> > > classes to provide the link.
> > >
> > > I've started working on the design for this and it is turning out to
be
> > quite
> > > complicated - so if anyone knows of a tool that you think may
> > do the job,
> > please
> > > let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Phil.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > does anyone know of an object oriented reporting tool? We are
> > thinking of
> > > developing our own generic reporting tool that works with
> > objects instead
> > of
> > > databases. The reporting tool won't care about the source of the
> > information -
> > > the developer will be expected to inherit from some of the
> > reporting tools
> > > classes to provide the link.
> > >
> > > I've started working on the design for this and it is turning out to
be
> > quite
> > > complicated - so if anyone knows of a tool that you think may
> > do the job,
> > please
> > > let me know.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Phil.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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