Dev 6.0 Reports - Delimited Output

The delimited output option from the generate to file
menu option in the run-time previewer of Developer 6.0 Reports
does not seem to work correctly with reports created in Reports
3.0. I have opened and re-compiled the Reports 3.0 (D2K R2.1)
.fmb in Developer 6.0 Reports. These reports will run fine, but
generating delimited output generates files with nothing in them
(i.e., the file sizes are always zero kilobytes).
Is there something I am missing besides just recompiling the
report from Repors 3.0 in Developer 6.0 Reports? I recreated
part the report from scratch in Developer 6.0 Reports and the
delimited output does work.
I have a lot of time invested in numerous reports created in
Reports 3.0 and I was hoping I would not have to recreate them to
use the delimted output feature!
Thanks in advance,
Scott H.
null

Scott H. (guest) wrote:
: It seems there may be a problem when trying to use the generate
: delimited output command in Developer 6.0 Reports run-time.
: I have a report with a formula column that performs a simple
: calculation 'x is what percent of y,' where x and y are fields
on
: the report. From Report Builder I can preview the report and
: generate delimited output without any problems. It is quite
: nice. Unfortunately this is not true when using the run-time
: exacutable outside of Report Builder.
: The report runs without a problem, but when I choose to
generate
: to a file as delimited output (comma delimited with quotes as
: cell wrappers) I receive the error:
: 'REP-1249 Column <column name> has no PL/SQL formula.' It
seems
: that summary columns work fine, but if the report contains a
: formula column then it fails. If I remove the formula column
and
: generate to a file as delimited output it works fine.
: Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to solve this
problem?
: Thanks,
: Scott H.
Hi Scott,
could only guess, but try to have your report compiled to a .rep
file instead of using .rdf. Maybe it helps.
null

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