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Is it possible ?

edited February 2005 in Server
To .. connect with the WebTier asking for some specific report. Then, making
this report available as a .Pdf file, sending it as file, using Http. So,
instead of using some Web Browser, asking the file directly.

If so, please send some example ! .. Thanks !

Roberto

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  • edited February 2005

    Yes, see article below on executing a specified report. For the 'content'
    parameter you can specifiy 'pdf' rather than 'viewer'.

    Here is an example that executes a report on our live demo server. The
    volume is Live Reports and the report name is Csutomers\Customer List.

    http://www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWebPub/Report.dll?content=pdf&volume=Live Reports&name=Customers\Customer List&frameset=1



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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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    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
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