Repository

Overview

A Repository is represented by a master file (extension *.tfr) and a subfolder structure on the file system. It references an arbitrary number of user-defined Project objects. These user-defined Projects are used to divide a Repository into logical areas. Each Project is a container which holds DataField definitions, DataSource definitions and references an arbitrary number of FormLayout objects.

The so-called GlobalProject is allocated by default and is exclusively used to define DataFields which are available for all FormLayouts regardless of their actual Project membership.

Note:

In contrast to a stand-alone FormLayout, the GlobalProject of a Repository can not store references to a FormLayout.

Examples

To open a stand-alone FormLayout do the following:

  // Create a new Repository instance using a stand-alone FormLayout (extension *.tff)
  // Examples are usually installed in
  // - Windows Vista or later: C:/Program Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples
  // - Older Microsoft Windows versions: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples
  Repository repository = new Repository("C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples/Command Line/ODBCReportPDF/ODBCReportPDF.tff", false, true);

To open a Repository do the following:

  // Create a new Repository instance using a Repository (extension *.tfr)
  // Examples are usually installed in
  // - Windows Vista: C:/Program Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples
  // - Older Microsoft Windows versions: C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples
  Repository repository = new Repository("C:/Documents and Settings/All Users/Application Data/TEC-IT/TFORMer/8/Examples/Demo Repository/Demos.tfr", false, true);