Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)

Various

Are there any problems converting existing reports from QR version 3 to the latest version? Your old reports won’t need any changes in logic or component replacement. You may need to reset some defaults for new properties. If the old report designs are ‘formless’, i.e. they have a quickrep component that is not on a form, some changes might be necessary for the latest Delphi.
Details on different Quickreport Pro versions Technical
Installing/Uninstalling Quickreport Installing
Rebuiling the libraries Building
QuickReport 5 translations. For earlier versions rename the file to QR4Const etc German, French, Portuguese

Sample Applications

(Mostly written for QR3 and QR4 though still applicable to QR5)

Controlling the preview. This article shows how to alter the properties of the preview window AFTER it is created and displayed. ControllingPreview.txt
Using the XML previewer and a QRX Document to make drill-down previews, and manipulate report pages QRXdrillapp.zip
Scripting in QRDesign: Shows how to add a BeforePrint event to a band. Code checks if the page has 20 lines, and if so, forces a new page. Scripting in QRDesign
How to export reports in QR 3Pro 3.x, 4.x and 5.x How-to-Export-reports-in-QuickReport.txt
Printing labels horizontally (Delphi) Labels by row.zip
Custom Preview – How to replace the standard preview (Delphi) CustomPreview.zip
Using the Abstract table in Delphi AbstractTableSampleDelphi.zip
Using the Abstract table in C++ Builder AbstractTableSampleCB.zip
Merging two reports on one page in C++ Builder ReportMergeCB.zip
Merging two reports on one page in Delphi ReportMergeDelphi.zip
Freestyle report – create a report at run-time (Delphi) Freestyle.zip
Custom report – user selected fields in dynamic report (Delphi) CustomReport.zip
Repeated labels (Delphi) Repeatedlabels .zip
Example Invoice (Delphi) SampleInvoice .zip
OnNeedData event – this sample shows how to use the onNeeData event (Delphi) NeedDataSample .zip
LoopBand – using the LoopBand (Delphi) LoopBandSample .zip
Wild Report – drawing directly on the report (Delphi) WildReport .zip

Documentation and Knowledge Base

Filename Filesize Date Description
QR4/5 FileCheck Utility 548 kb 2008-06-10 Utility finds and optionally removes existing QR files to prepare for new installation
QR4 Install Instructions 34 kb 2007-06-06 Installation instructions for QuickReport 4 Professional, including instructions on how to uninstall v3 of QuickReport.
Compilation Error 326 kb 2005-08-05 I get the following error “unit xxxx was compiled with a different version of unit yyy”, how do I solve this?
Printing From Preview 326 kb 2005-07-25 Printing from the preview gives different pagination etc from the preview. How can I make them the same?
Exporting TeeChart 326 kb 2005-06-02 To export a TeeChart it is necessary to copy its graphic to a QRImage control via the clipboard
QR4 Help File 326 kb 2004-03-17 QuickReport Professional Version 4 Help file UPDATED: 02/06/2005
QuickReport FAQ 672 kb 2002-02-28 QuickReport knowledge-base and FAQ in Word format with a table of contents.
QR3HELP.ZIP 187 kb 2001-10-10 QuickReport 3 Help file and basic tutorial as Windows help (.HLP)
KB.ZIP 64 kb 2000-03-05 QuickReport Knowledge base – Frequently asked questions and tips for Quick Report 2 and Quick Report 3.
KBA4.PDF 113 kb 2000-03-05 QuickReport Knowledge base in Acrobat PDF format, formatted for A4 paper size. Frequently asked questions and tips for Quick Report 2 and Quick Report 3.
QR3TUTORIAL.ZIP 126 kb 1999-09-03 QuickReport 3 Tutorial in Word 97 format. All QuickReport users should read through this one!
QR3TUT.PDF 314 kb 1999-09-21 QuickReport 3 Tutorial in Adobe Acrobat format. All QuickReport users should read through this one!
QR3TUTORIAL.ZIP 126 kb 1999-09-03 QuickReport 3 Tutorial in Word 97 format. All QuickReport users should read through this one!
QREDITHL.ZIP 32 kb 1998-01-20 Help file for the Quick Report 2 TQREditor component.