DevExpress Helper for Delphi

DevExpress4Delphi is a class helper for DevExpress components.

Prerequisites

• DevExpress - VCL Components for Delphi and C++Builder
• [Optional] For ease I recommend using the Boss (Dependency Manager for Delphi) for installation

Installation using Boss (dependency manager for Delphi applications)

boss install github.com/viniciussanchez/DevExpress4Delphi

Manual Installation

Add the following folders to your project, in Project > Options > Resource Compiler > Directories and Conditionals > Include file search path

../DevExpress4Delphi/src/core
../DevExpress4Delphi/src/helpers
../DevExpress4Delphi/src/interfaces
../DevExpress4Delphi/src/types

Getting Started

You need to use DevExpress.Helper

uses DevExpress.Helper;

Export

You can pass two parameters:

• AOpenFileAfter: Open file after export. Default is True.
• AExpand: Expand records. Default is True.

Exporting to Excel

begin
  cxGrid1.ExportToExcel();
end;

Exporting to HTML

begin
  cxGrid1.ExportToHTML();
end;

Exporting to XML

begin
  cxGrid1.ExportToXML();
end;

Exporting to file text

begin
  cxGrid1.ExportToTXT();
end;

Adjust the size of the column

You can pass parameter:

• AMaxWidth: Refers the maximum column width.

begin
  cxGrid1DBTableViewNAME.Resize();  
end;

Samples

Exporting to excel:

Adjusting the size of the column so that there is no white space on the grid: