CapeSoft Premiere

• Introduction
• Webinar
• Features
• Screenshots
• Requirements and Recommendations
• Compatible With
• Documentation & Support
• Cost
  
• Refunds

Please Note: Premiere requires StringTheory

From time to time a discussion will arise in the newsgroups about the "look" of a program. What can Clarion programs look like if you move beyond the plain default settings. In response I'll usually post a link to one of our commercial apps (https://www.veculim.com/Screenshots.htm) to act as a visual aid to some of the topics I discuss in reply. Lots of interesting discussion will then take place, but sooner or later someone asks;

"What Print Preview are you using?"

(You can see the print preview screen-shot here https://www.veculim.com/Screenshots.htm#preview). The answer is that it's a modified version of the previewer that's built into our RightReports product. Which of course is not terribly helpful if you are not using Right Reports in your own program. (And RightReports is a bit expensive to purchase just for the previewer.)

Well, earlier this year I needed a print previewer for a program that doesn't use RightReports. So I took the time to extract the previewer into a separate accessory, and along the way added some features to it, and tidied it up a bit. One thing lead to another, more features were added, and so Premiere was born.

Premiere is a PrintPreview procedure that replaces the default preview procedure in your application.

It exists as a procedure in your app tree, so the look of the procedure can be completely consistent with your application. Plus it allows your user more control over the output - they can select a subset of pages and then save that to a PDF [1], send to someone else via email [2], print multiple copies and so on.

[1] Saving to a PDF requires a PDF engine. The SoftVelocity engine, Tracker's PDF-Tools version 4.1, and Klarisoft's wPDF are all supported.

[2] Sending via Email requires NetTalk 8 Lite or NetTalk 9 Desktop or later.

A ClarionLive webinar, #386, was made of the Premiere release. It is available here.

• Is a procedure in your app tree, so adopts the look of your application, and is completely customizable.
• Is MDI when called from an MDI report, and not MDI when not.
• Zoom in and out
• Search reports
• View multiple pages
• Select all, or just some, pages.
• Print multiple copies
• Save report to PDF (requires native Clarion PDF engine, PDF-Tools or wPDF report-to-PDF converter)
• Save report to Excel and Word (requires Office Inside)
• Email reports (requires NetTalk 7 or later)
• Upload reports to GoogleDrive, Microsoft OneDrive or Dropbox (requires NetTalk 10 or later, and FileExplorer)
• Compatible with all report engines, including SendTo, RightReports, Fomin Report Builder, CPCS and so on.
• All features can be completely automatic, no user intervention required.
• No DLL's - all source code.

The default preview window, as a procedure in your app, which allows you complete control over the visual look of the previewer.

 


User can select from a number of layout options.




Save to Excel, Word and PDF files.




Email the report as an attachment




Use Email Templates to customize the emails. Use program-wide templates, or specific templates for specific reports.




Upload to Dropbox, GoogleDrive and Microsoft OneDrive

Premiere requires StringTheory. That is the only requirement. With just Premiere, and StringTheory your preview window will already be a major improvement on the previewer that comes with Clarion.

Like many of our tools, Premiere also supports functionality offered by other tools if you have them. These aren't requirements but rather allow you extra functionality if you have the tools that allow these features to exist. If you don't have the extra tools then the features in the previewer will be gracefully hidden.

Save to PDF

Save to Excel / Word

Send via Email

Upload to Cloud Drive

Clarion 8	Yes
Clarion 9 / 9.1	Yes
Clarion 10	Yes
Clarion 11 / 11.1	Yes
Clarion Templates	Yes
ABC Templates	Yes
AnyScreen	No / Partial
Local Mode	Yes
DLL Mode	Yes
Multi DLL	Yes

AnyScreen does not support WMF files, so classic Clarion "report previews" are not possible. So in that sense the "Report Preview Window" is not compatible with AnyScreen.
However the automated functionality may still work (not yet tested) so generating reports, then converting reports to other formats, and potentially automating distribution of the reports should still work.

Documentation for the product is available here. Go here for further support.

Please Note: Premiere requires StringTheory

The price of Premiere is $249 . It is available for purchase from ClarionShop.

If you already have Right Reports 1.x you can upgrade to Premiere for $139.  The upgrade is available for purchase from ClarionShop.

For other payment options please contact us here

CapeSoft believes that if you aren't satisfied with our products, we would like them back - and we will refund you the money. This allows you to purchase our products with confidence. You can read our full refund policy here.