Setting report parameters via HTML forms?

rbuser

Hi,

I am new to ReportBuilder and performed a search, to no avail. So, forgive
me if this has been asked before. Is it possible to pass in parameters (e.g.
date ranges) to a report from an HTML form? I would like to create an HTML
page with a form that has fields for some report parameters. The form would
be submitted and then the report would be generated using the specified
parameters.

I am trying to determine the feasibility of this for a client that is
currently using ReportBuilder Enterprise and ReportBuilder Server.

Thanks,
Brian

nicocizik

Hi Brian,

Yes this is possible using ReportBuilder Server Edition. Please see the
Custom Parameters demo located in the \RBServer\Demos\Web Tier\Custom
Parameters\... directory. There is a ReadMe.doc file with instructions on
how to set this demo up and information about how it works.

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rbuser

Thanks Nico,

This looks like it will help. Unfortunately, I am having trouble
building the rbServer.dpr project. I get the following error: [Fatal
Error] File not found: 'c:\program
files\borland\delphi7\RBServer\Lib\rsServer.pas' when I attempt to build
it. There are rsServer.dcu and rsServer.tlb files in the Lib directory,
but no rsServer.pas. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Brian

nicocizik

Hi Brian,

In the future, it is best to post questions about ReportBuilder Server
Edition in the Server newsgroup:

news://news.digital-metaphors.com/digital-metaphors.public.reportbuilder.server

Be sure you have both the RBuilder\Lib, and RBServer\Lib directories in your
library path in Delphi. We do not include the source code with
ReportBuilder Server so the only reason Delphi would be looking for such a
file is that you are somehow using some altered Delphi or ReportBuilder
source that is used by the server. Be sure you are using the original
Delphi and ReportBuilder source, then rebuild your project.

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