Passing Parmaters to the Server From the Report Explorer

rbuser

Have set up a web report viewer using the report server but i need the
ability to pass parmaters back to the server and can seem to find
information on how to set this up, looking to do the type of thing that Ed
Dressel did with his demo where you pass in the "starts with" of a company
before you view the CustomerList

Thanks in advance, I apologized that the question lacks specifics

nardmoseley

The demo on Ed's Dressels machine is the RB Server\Demos\Server\Main
demo project.

AutoSearch parameters are automatically supported by the RB Server. If
you want to know how to define autosearch parameters for an RB report,
see the article below. (note: the article discusess doing this via the
Data tab of the report designer. You can also do it as shown in
RBuilder\Demos\AutoSearch).

Other developers on this newsgroup have asked about passing additional
'custom' parameter information to the server. We'll be addressing this
in the next few weeks and will make an announcement on this newsgroup at
that time.




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Tech Tips: Creating AutoSearch parameters via DADE
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1. Access the Data workspace of the Report Designer.

2. Create a DataView using the Query Wizard or Query Designer.

2. A DataView tool window will be displayed in the data workspace.

3. Press the Search button. The Search tab of the Query Designer will be
displayed.

4. Add a search criteria item and select the AutoSearch checkbox. You
can optionally select Mandatory as desired.

5. Close the query designer.

6. Now when you select the Preview tab of the Report Designer. A search
button will appear on the toolbar. This displays the AutoSearch dialog.

7. By calling Report.Print in code, or by selecting print/preview from
the report explorer the AutoSearch dialog will be automatically be
displayed.

rbuser

>
Other developers on this newsgroup have asked about passing additional
'custom' parameter information to the server. We'll be addressing this
in the next few weeks and will make an announcement on this newsgroup at
that time.
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Boy that caught my attention!

Is this something along the lines of an array of variants that can be passed
via an rsClientReport to the report on the server?

I'd be happy to test for you...

Jon Gray

rbuser

passed

That's what I've been asking for. Would be cool!


:-)

Ed Dressel
Team DM

nardmoseley

Thanks for the feedback.