Proposed Future ReportWorks Enhancements

This document describes several enhancements that Liveware has slated to incorporate in future releases of R&R ReportWorks Infinity. This list is not exhaustive, and Liveware reserves the right to add to, modify or remove specific enhancements.

Rich-text data type editor

R&R currently offers users the ability to incorporate OLE objects and annotated text files which can include tags for special fonts and imbedded fields. An upcoming edition will include a text editor that will allow users to define a paragraph or series of paragraphs which are subject to the same or greater features as R&R offers for text files.

 RapidRunner input for ParameteRR values

RapidRunner will be enhanced to allow ParameteRR values for a runtime report to be input programmatically rather than through the runtime parameteRR value entry screen.

 SQL Data Handling Revision

R&R SQL Report Designer and Runtime will be completely rewritten inside to adapt the program for newer technologies and data types on SQL databases.

 User Control of FlexLink index use

Currently, FlexLink indexes defined in an R&R xBase report are rebuilt each time the report is generated. In this projected release, the user will be prompted to decide whether to use an existing FlexLink index or instruct R&R to rebuild it. This should streamline report development time by giving the user control of the potentially time-consuming and unnecessary rebuild of FlexLink indexes.

 FlexLink index on master table

This will allow the designer to specify a FlexLink index based on the master table, to provide for enhanced performance with master table scope. Currently, R&R only allows scope based on master table record number or an existing master table index.

 More color selections

This projected release will offer Windows colors, in addition to the current standard 16 R&R colors. This will afford designers the option to select Windows colors for reports deployed for this edition’s R&R runtime, but still allow prior versions to run the report.

 Conditional field properties

This release will allow a formula to determine the appearance of a report item in the layout, changing the font, color, alignment etc.

 Enhanced RTF Export

Will provide the ability to export a file in RTF format including various graphic elements and other formatting controls based on more current RTF specifications.

 Enhanced HTML Export

Will provide more extensive mark-up export for HTML output, including fonts, formatting, etc.

 Support for DBF tables that are >2GB

Will allow the Xbase version to read database tables that are greater than 2 gigabyte in size.

 New buttons in Print Preview

New button will be added to  to preview that will:

• Open the File Print Dialog

• Open the File Export Dialog

• Toggle whether preview window should remain open when report output is complete

Extended Date Support

Allow upper limit of dates to extend from to 12/31/9999 and lower limit to be less than current 3/1/1600

New Functions

Fieldval(type,fieldname) will allow a character string to evaluate to the current contents of fieldname.

Scantab(alias) will allow the scanning function to be used with the case() function.