[Lazarus] LazReport Questions

[steveg]

Thank you Jesus
   I will attempt workarounds a I can, and will try to narrow down the 
'delete' cause


On 27/05/15 23:29, Jesus Reyes A. wrote:
> En Mon, 25 May 2015 21:39:41 -0500, steveg <steveg at nevets.com.au> 
> escribió:
>
>> Thank you Michael.
>>
>> I have then following problems currently -
>>
>> 1:
>> I am placing a subreport in a Group footer (to run a charges query 
>> for each client in group break)
>> It would appear that the subreport is run 'after' accessing all other 
>> fields in the footer, no matter what it is named, or where it is 
>> placed.  I would like to be able to specify when it runs in relation 
>> to the other fields (to be able to use it for further calculations).
>> Is this at all possible ?
>
> Is not possible in current implementation. Name or Position (x,y) have no
> effect, however "z-order" (relative position between objects) might help.
> It even seems that as soon a subreport is found any remaining object 
> is skipped.
>
>>
>> 2:
>> All objects seem to be accessed in the order they are saved in the 
>> lrf file, not by Name (alpha) or position - this makes it problematic 
>> when using them for calculations.
>> Is it possible to have the running report fill in the fields by alpha 
>> name position instead ?
>
> Not in the current implementation.
>
>>
>> 3:
>> Deleting an object from a report (memo / band / subreport) will often 
>> cause the program to abort.
>> I haven't yet been able to conclude precisely what its related to, 
>> but still watching.
>> Does anybody else have this issue ?
>>
>
> I haven't seen it. Feel free to submit a bug report with a sample 
> project.
>
> Jesus Reyes A.
>
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