TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction II. Manual installing of the FastReport packages III. Recompiling FastReport Basic Edition and Standard Edition packages IV. Recompiling FastReport Pro Edition and Enterprise Edition packages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I. Introduction FastReport comes with precompiled *.dcu, *.bpl, *.dcp files. Installation program puts the runtime packages to the system folder and installs other packages into the Delphi. You don't need to install anything manually. However, if you change FR sources, change the language resources, or have another version of TeeChart, IBX or any standard Delphi components, you'll need to recompile FR packages. FastReport includes several packages, divided into runtime and design-time parts. Design-time packages have 'dcl' prefix in the package name. Each package has a number, corresponding to the Delphi version. For example, dclfrx7.dpk is a design-time package for Delphi7. Here is a list of runtime packages used by FastReport ('*' denotes a Delphi version): fs*.dpk - FastScript, main package fsDB*.dpk - FastScript, DB classes and controls fsBDE*.dpk - FastScript, BDE components fsADO*.dpk - FastScript, ADO components fsIBX*.dpk - FastScript, IBX components fsTee*.dpk - FastScript, TeeChart components frx*.dpk - FastReport, main package frxDB*.dpk - FastReport, TDataSet wrapper (TfrxDBDataSet) frxIBO*.dpk - FastReport, IB_Objects wrapper (TfrxIBODataSet) frxBDE*.dpk - FastReport, end-user BDE components frxADO*.dpk - FastReport, end-user ADO components frxIBX*.dpk - FastReport, end-user IBX components frxDBX*.dpk - FastReport, end-user DBX components frxTee*.dpk - FastReport, TeeChart components frxe*.dpk - FastReport, export filters Design-time packages are: dclfs*.dpk dclfsDB*.dpk dclfsBDE*.dpk dclfsADO*.dpk dclfsIBX*.dpk dclfsTee*.dpk dclfrx*.dpk dclfrxDB*.dpk dclfrxIBO*.dpk dclfrxBDE*.dpk dclfrxADO*.dpk dclfrxIBX*.dpk dclfrxDBX*.dpk dclfrxTee*.dpk dclfrxe*.dpk ------------------------------------------------------------------------ II. Manual installing of the FastReport packages Perform the following steps if you want to install FastReport packages manually. Step 1. Copy runtime packages to System folder - close Delphi - copy \Lib\fs*.bpl file (* = your Delphi version) to Windows\System32 (Windows\System for Windows 95/98/ME) - copy \Lib\fsDB*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\fsBDE*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\fsADO*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\fsIBX*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\fsTee*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frx*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxDB*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxBDE*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxADO*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxIBX*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxDBX*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxTee*.bpl file to Windows\System32 - copy \Lib\frxe*.bpl file to Windows\System32 Step 2. Install packages - in the Delphi IDE, select "Component|Install Packages..." menu item - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfs*.bpl file (* = your Delphi version) - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfsDB*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfsBDE*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfsADO*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfsIBX*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfsTee*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrx*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxDB*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxBDE*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxADO*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxIBX*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxDBX*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxTee*.bpl file - press "Add..." button and select \Lib\dclfrxe*.bpl file Step 3. Add paths to library path - in the Delphi IDE, select "Tools|Environmet options..." menu item - go "Library" tab, "Library path" edit box - add path to "FastReport VCL\Lib" folder ------------------------------------------------------------------------ III. Recompiling FastReport Basic Edition and Standard Edition packages Perform the following steps if you want to recompile FastReport packages. Step 0 (for FastReport Basic Edition only) - open the FastReport VCL\Lib\frxReg.inc file and uncomment the following line: {$DEFINE FR_VER_BASIC} Step 1. Add paths to library path 1.1. in the Delphi IDE, select "Tools|Environmet options..." menu 1.2. go "Library" tab, "Library path" edit box 1.3. add path to FastReport VCL\Lib folder Step 2. Compile runtime packages 2.1. repeat the 2.2-2.4 steps for the following packages: - FastReport VCL\Lib\fs*.dpk (* = your delphi version) - FastReport VCL\Lib\fsDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\fsBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\fsADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\fsIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\fsTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\frx*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxADO*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxBDE*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxIBX*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxDBX*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\frxe*.dpk 2.2. open the package (by "File|Open project..." menu, select "Delphi package (*.dpk)" as a file type) 2.3. press the "Compile" button 2.4. close the "Package" dialog Step 3. Copy runtime packages to system folder 3.1. copy the following files from the Delphi_dir\Projects\Bpl folder to the Windows\System32 folder (or Windows\System for Win9x/Me): - fs*.bpl (* = your delphi version) - fsDB*.bpl - fsBDE*.bpl - fsADO*.bpl - fsIBX*.bpl - fsTee*.bpl - frx*.bpl - frxDB*.bpl - frxADO*.bpl (FR6 Std only) - frxBDE*.bpl (FR6 Std only) - frxIBX*.bpl (FR6 Std only) - frxDBX*.bpl (FR6 Std only) - frxTee*.bpl - frxe*.bpl Step 4. Compile and install design-time packages 4.1. repeat the 4.2-4.5 steps for the following packages: - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfs*.dpk (* = your delphi version) - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfsDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfsBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfsADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfsIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfsTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrx*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxADO*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxBDE*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxIBX*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxDBX*.dpk (FR6 Std only) - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Lib\dclfrxe*.dpk 4.2. open the package (by "File|Open project..." menu, select "Delphi package (*.dpk)" as a file type) 4.3. press the "Compile" button 4.4. press the "Install" button 4.5. close the "Package" dialog, answer "NO" when Delphi asks to save changes! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ IV. Recompiling FastReport Pro Edition and Enterprise Edition packages Perform the following steps if you have changed FastReport sources and want to recompile them. Step 1. Remove old binary files 1.1. in the Delphi IDE, select "Tools|Environmet options..." menu 1.2. go "Library" tab, "Library path" edit box 1.3. remove path to FastReport VCL\Lib folder Step 2. Add paths to library path 2.1. in the Delphi IDE, select "Tools|Environmet options..." menu 2.2. go "Library" tab, "Library path" edit box 2.3. add path to FastReport VCL\FastScript, FastReport VCL\Source, FastReport VCL\Source\BDE,ADO,IBX,DBX, FastReport VCL\Source\ExportPack Step 3. Compile runtime packages 3.1. repeat the 3.2-3.4 steps for the following packages: - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fs*.dpk (* = your delphi version) - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fsDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fsBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fsADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fsIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\fsTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\frx*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\frxDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\ADO\frxADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\BDE\frxBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\IBX\frxIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\DBX\frxDBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\frxTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\ExportPack\frxe*.dpk 3.2. open the package (by "File|Open project..." menu, select "Delphi package (*.dpk)" as a file type) 3.3. press the "Compile" button 3.4. close the "Package" dialog Step 4. Copy runtime packages to system folder 4.1. copy the following files from the Delphi_dir\Projects\Bpl folder to the Windows\System32 folder (or Windows\System for Win9x/Me): - fs*.bpl (* = your delphi version) - fsDB*.bpl - fsBDE*.bpl - fsADO*.bpl - fsIBX*.bpl - fsTee*.bpl - frx*.bpl - frxDB*.bpl - frxADO*.bpl - frxBDE*.bpl - frxIBX*.bpl - frxDBX*.bpl - frxTee*.bpl - frxe*.bpl Step 5. Compile and install design-time packages 5.1. repeat the 5.2-5.5 steps for the following packages: - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfs*.dpk (* = your delphi version) - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfsDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfsBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfsADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfsIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\FastScript\dclfsTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\dclfrx*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\dclfrxDB*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\ADO\dclfrxADO*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\BDE\dclfrxBDE*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\IBX\dclfrxIBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\DBX\dclfrxDBX*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\dclfrxTee*.dpk - FastReport VCL\Source\ExportPack\dclfrxe*.dpk 5.2. open the package (by "File|Open project..." menu, select "Delphi package (*.dpk)" as a file type) 5.3. press the "Compile" button 5.4. press the "Install" button 5.5. close the "Package" dialog, answer "NO" when Delphi asks to save changes! ================= www.downloadly.ir