Data Access Worldwide Forums - Reports https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/ Creating reports, forms, data-driven documents for screen viewing, printing, file and PDF output. DataFlex Reports are easily integrated with your Windows, web and mobile applications. en Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:13:17 GMT vBulletin 60 https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/images/misc/rss.png Data Access Worldwide Forums - Reports https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/ Parameter Comment Anchor https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73313-Parameter-Comment-Anchor&goto=newpost Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:54:52 GMT Hi DAW Can the parameter comment anchor be set to all Attachment 18206 (https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=18206) Hi DAW

Can the parameter comment anchor be set to all

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]]> Reports Tom Murphy https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73313-Parameter-Comment-Anchor Annoying feature https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73300-Annoying-feature&goto=newpost Sun, 31 May 2026 19:32:31 GMT DR-25.0 Creating a new report, starting from the DF Studio, I always see the initial report display looking as shown below... with a series of dots,... DR-25.0
Creating a new report, starting from the DF Studio, I always see the initial report display looking as shown below... with a series of dots, and nothing else, that are kind of a pain to remove. Same thing with DR-25.0. Anyone know why? A different installation on a different box shows the initial bunch of data elements that had been selected in the wizard as I would expect.

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]]> Reports Bob Worsley https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73300-Annoying-feature <![CDATA[Migrating Dataflex reports ".dr files" to newer version]]> https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73272-Migrating-Dataflex-reports-quot-dr-files-quot-to-newer-version&goto=newpost Mon, 25 May 2026 12:41:04 GMT Hello, I have a couple of questions about migrating reports created with DataFlex Report 7 or 8 to version 24 or 25. In my Windows projects, I... Hello,
I have a couple of questions about migrating reports created with DataFlex Report 7 or 8 to version 24 or 25. In my Windows projects, I updated the integration library to version 24 and noticed that a .dr report created with an older version like 7 or 8 works correctly with a newer runtime like 24. Are there any advantages to migrating DR files to a newer version? Does migrating with a "Save As" in the Studio version 24 or using the migration utility produce the same results?


Thanks ]]> Reports luca.vettoretto https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73272-Migrating-Dataflex-reports-quot-dr-files-quot-to-newer-version DR Dates https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73267-DR-Dates&goto=newpost Fri, 22 May 2026 19:37:45 GMT All DR versions Is there a way to default the date format of a new DR report to Windows Short Date? Who uses the Windows long date format? I... All DR versions
Is there a way to default the date format of a new DR report to Windows Short Date? Who uses the Windows long date format? I never do so having to set each date gets very tedious. Is there something I'm missing here that would just default every new report I create to Windows short date? ]]> Reports Bob Worsley https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73267-DR-Dates Reports 25.2 Bugg or by design changing datasource wizard https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73266-Reports-25-2-Bugg-or-by-design-changing-datasource-wizard&goto=newpost Fri, 22 May 2026 07:41:01 GMT Hi! I have a report that fetches the data from a stored procedure directly in the report. Now i need to change the DB from where the stored... Hi!

I have a report that fetches the data from a stored procedure directly in the report.

Now i need to change the DB from where the stored procedure is in.

I select the ODBC source, but when the list is presented, i only get to select from tables and views, the list of stored procedures is empty.

I tried to change the ODBC and DB location before i started the report, but this gave me an error since it could not find the database from which the stored procedure where create from the beginning.

I have a a couple of queryies that are advanced, thats why i am using to fetch the data from the sproc, and not in to the dataflex and then fill rds, because it takes a lot of time. ]]> Reports MrHalland https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73266-Reports-25-2-Bugg-or-by-design-changing-datasource-wizard Reports 8.1 Stop printing after 10 records https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73264-Reports-8-1-Stop-printing-after-10-records&goto=newpost Thu, 21 May 2026 07:46:03 GMT I have created a Stored Procedure which do a lot of calculations and advanced queries for a report and just present a report data. I did this... I have created a Stored Procedure which do a lot of calculations and advanced queries for a report and just present a report data.
I did this because to produce report was very slow.

How ever i have a parameter for Select Top (@Take) in my sqlquery.

The Report can not handle this, because i get a GPF when running.

So i am back to show all records, is there a way i can stop the report, DataFlex Report, when i have reached the no of records i want to print? ]]> Reports MrHalland https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73264-Reports-8-1-Stop-printing-after-10-records Problems with Excel Export https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73258-Problems-with-Excel-Export&goto=newpost Tue, 19 May 2026 08:18:55 GMT Hello everyone,

I'm at my wit's end.

I'm trying to export a Dataflex Report to Excel. The problem is that I actually expect it to look at least somewhat like the DR preview.
But no matter which parameters I tweak, it doesn't get any better—if anything, it gets worse.

The column width in the default export options is way too narrow. Wider text fields are split across multiple narrow columns.
Other columns aren’t merged, so they’re way too narrow. Columns with large numbers overlap because the column width is too small.

So I change the column width and increase it incrementally by 10 units up to 100. And what changes? Nothing. Except that once it reaches a certain width, the first column gets swallowed up and is no longer visible at all.

Combinations with “Export Data only,” “Native Excel Data Types,” and the sections do not improve the result. Everything remains the same (bad).

Do you have any experience with Excel exports that don’t require extensive post-processing? ]]> Reports Roman Köhler https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73258-Problems-with-Excel-Export Parameter Order https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73251-Parameter-Order&goto=newpost Fri, 15 May 2026 03:17:41 GMT Hi DAW Can we have the ability to change the parameter order like crystal. At the moment they are displayed in alphabetical order in the DR... Hi DAW

Can we have the ability to change the parameter order like crystal. At the moment they are displayed in alphabetical order in the DR studio, and in code they are loaded into a struct array in the order they were defined in.

It's important for us and our end users to be able to change the order.

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In our reports we have set of functions that we set in code when the report is run, we group these together at the top of list by prefixing the name with an underscore. Can this be changed so it's allowed in DR, it's better than using a "Z"

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]]> Reports Tom Murphy https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73250-Function-Name Same ReportId https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73249-Same-ReportId&goto=newpost Fri, 15 May 2026 03:03:51 GMT Hi DAW

When I copy a report, or save as a new report in the DR studio, the ReportId stays the same - shouldn't it be different? ]]> Reports Tom Murphy https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73249-Same-ReportId Re-Importing Subreports https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73248-Re-Importing-Subreports&goto=newpost Fri, 15 May 2026 01:51:50 GMT Hi DAW I have a report where I import the same subreport twice. The subreport has a function that I update in code when I run the report. This... Hi DAW

I have a report where I import the same subreport twice. The subreport has a function that I update in code when I run the report. This all works fine, and the updated function is displayed in both subreports correctly.

Until.. the subreport is one that a user can change, so when the report is run I am reimporting the subreports, the import works as I changed the colour of the subreport on disk and both subreports have this colour, but the function of the second subreport is not updated and the function of the first subreport is updated twice. I believe this is because after the reimport the subreports end up with the same report id.

I know the report id's are GUID's but for simplicity...

If I don't reimport the report id's are

Main Report: 123
Sub Report 1: 456
Sub Report 2: 789

If I reimport the id's become

Main Report: 123
Sub Report 1: 456 -> 555
Sub Report 2: 789 -> 555

Note 555 is the report id of the sub report on disk. When the subreport is imported inside DataFlex reports the report id is reallocated. This is not the case when the reimport happens in code as you can see above.

If the subreports where two separate report on disk it all works fine, even with subreports within subreports which is really cool. ]]> Reports Tom Murphy https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73248-Re-Importing-Subreports NumberToWords https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73246-NumberToWords&goto=newpost Wed, 13 May 2026 22:02:19 GMT DR-25.0
I'm writing a report that needs to use the NumberToWords function. The help shows the function's purpose, syntax and simple example. It does not say anything about having to do an ELF for it. But since I'm getting an error that says NumberToWords isn't defined I'm guessing that I do need to do the ELF thing?

If so and not being a "C" programmer, any hints? Do I need to compile a C project for this? The help seems to say so. What I would really want is CurrencyToWords but I'll take what I can get.

TIA... ]]> Reports Bob Worsley https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73246-NumberToWords How can I open a report with an export dialog? https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73236-How-can-I-open-a-report-with-an-export-dialog&goto=newpost Tue, 12 May 2026 07:42:58 GMT SOLVED!

I want to export a Dataflex report, but I don't know yet which file format to use.
So, after the report starts, I just want the export dialog to appear, which I can then fill in with the necessary data to export the report.
So I set “Set peOutputDestination to PRINT_TO_FILE” and run the report with “Send RunReport of oReportTest”. This launches the export dialog. Unfortunately, you can’t enter anything until you switch to another program and then jump back.
If I replace RunReport with “Send ExportReport of oReportTest C_drXLS2003 ‘ ’”, an error message appears saying that I haven’t entered a destination filename.

Can anyone show me how to do this?


Thx Roman ]]> Reports Roman Köhler https://support.dataaccess.com/Forums/showthread.php?73236-How-can-I-open-a-report-with-an-export-dialog