Specific report preview

rbuser

Hi,

Our app framework creates menu options for some reports. I'd like to
user clicks one of this menu options it displays a report preview. In
other words: how to preview a report directly, without pass by a Report
Explorer form ?

I'd like to know how to do that both using ISAPI and thin client things,
because we are providing the two options indeed.

Thanks again,


Mauro Assis



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nardmoseley

1. ClientReport

Please see the examples in RBServer\Demos\Clients\Client Report Catalog.
These demos show how to do what you describe.

2. WebTier

Please see the following article...


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Tech Tips: How can I request that the webtier
execute a specified report?
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Question:
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Without using the Web ReportExplorer, how can I request that the webtier
execute a specified report?


Solution:
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The webtier processes requests for web content. These requests consists of

1. The URL for the webtier

example: http://127.0.0.1/rbWebPub/report.dll


2. A parameter specifying the content type.

example: content=viewer

{note: content=viewer, is used to request report viewer content.}


3. Additional parameters that are specific to the content request.

volume=Report Forms (the volume name)
Name=Basic\Biolife Table (the full path name to the report)
frameset=1 (show the framset with the toolbar etc., this is required)


Use a web browser to access the webtier demo that displays the report
explorer.

Notice that when you place the mouse over a report in the report explorer
that the status bar in IE shows the url plus some params. That is the string
required to run the report on the web tier.

Example:
http://127.0.0.1/rbWebPub/report.dll?content=viewer&volume=Report
Forms&name=Basic\Biolife Table&framset=1


So the parameters here are

content=viewer (type of content is report viewer)
volume=Report Forms (the volume name)
Name=Basic\Biolife Table (the full path name to the report)
frameset=1 (show the framset with the toolbar etc., this is required)


4. AutoSearch Parameters

To specify autosearch parameters for a report, include the parameter
'newsearch=T' followed by the autosearch parameters.

AutoSearch parameters have the following naming convention: asgXfYse and
asgXfYsa.

The asgX specifies the autosearch group number, where X is the number. The
fY specifies the field number, where Y is the number. The se indicates that
the value is a search expression and the sa specifies that the value is the
"show all" boolean expression.


Example:

content=viewer
newsearch=T
asg0f0se=S
asg0f0sa=false



















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Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors Corporation
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