- one option is to use the RB WebTier and Delphi's Web Broker to build an ISAPI application. Then call the reports by passing an appropriate URL to the Web Server. See article below about how to specify the URL for a report.
- If Java can use a COM interface - then another option is to use the RB WebTier and Delphi's Web Broker to build an ASP COM object and then call the COM interface from Java.
--------------------------------------------- Tech Tips: How can I request that the webtier execute a specified report? ---------------------------------------------
Question: ---------
Without using the Web ReportExplorer, how can I request that the webtier execute a specified report?
Solution: ---------
The webtier processes requests for web content. These requests consists of
{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.
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.
Comments
- one option is to use the RB WebTier and Delphi's Web Broker to build an
ISAPI application. Then call the reports by passing an appropriate URL to
the Web Server. See article below about how to specify the URL for a report.
- If Java can use a COM interface - then another option is to use the RB
WebTier and Delphi's Web Broker to build an ASP COM object and then call the
COM interface from Java.
---------------------------------------------
Tech Tips: How can I request that the webtier
execute a specified report?
---------------------------------------------
Question:
---------
Without using the Web ReportExplorer, how can I request that the webtier
execute a specified report?
Solution:
---------
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
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Best regards,
Nard Moseley
Digital Metaphors
www.digital-metaphors.com