ReportLink v0.94bParadox Report Printing Component for DelphiDeveloped by Pencilneck SoftwareCopyright (c) 1995-1996 by Todd Fast. All rights reserved. v0.94b Released 11-23-95What is ReportLink?ReportLink is a component that allows developers to print Paradox reports from their Delphi applications using the full or runtime version of Paradox for Windows 5.0. ReportLink encapsulates all the printing flexibility that Paradox supports into an easy-to-use Delphi native component. In addition, developers can run preliminary scripts and QBE strings before executing the report, allowing them to make any preparations necessary for their reports. ReportLink also provides a full featured print preview function which includes a suite of Paradox components that the developer can customize.Features:Print any Paradox report (or group of Paradox reports*) from Delphi with or without any run-time requests or splash screens.User can print directly or preview the document before printing.Print preview is handled by a Windows 95-style custom toolbar which can be replaced by your custom forms.Developers can run a preliminary QBE query and a custom script to do any processing necessary for the report.The Paradox components are replaceable modules and come complete with a full-featured API that developers can use to create their own custom ReportLink-compatible Paradox objects.Robust handling of Paradox errors, including reporting the errors back to your Delphi application.Event hooks that developers can use to respond to Paradox events, including errors.Paradox automation, allowing the user to send messages to Paradox directly through the ReportLink component.A full-featured report selector dialog that developers can use before running Paradox to allow users to select the reports they want to print.*Only one Paradox session must be run by ReportLink; printing further reports uses a handle to the first session**Not present or only partially complete in this release.What's included in this ReportLink package?What you have is a beta release of the ReportLink component. This version (noted above) is FREEWARE. This version of ReportLink is not crippled in any way and is fully functional. You may use this version of the component for any personal or evaluation purpose you wish. You may not use this version of the component for commercial or corporate applications, however.Other versions of ReportLink (beginning with v1.0) are SHAREWARE. Pencilneck Softwarec/o Todd Fast5107 Leralynn #104Austin TX 78751USAtfast@eden.com