Recent content by Namh

Hi, Does anybody has experience with moving cognos ReportNet to another server? In my case we run cognos_content_store db, Report server db and so on at server (let's say server A). On the same server is a database, which is the base for a couple of reports and connected to Framework Manager...

Hi I'm wondering if it's possible to show two objects from 2 different coloms in the result set of a multi-promt. I use a search multi prompt, where the user can search for a "account number". is it possible to get then in the result field data from an 2nd colum? I tried it atm this way. I...

Hi, I'm using a drillthrough-function in a report. In a prompt page I have a multiple search prompt to filter the data. when I run now my report and use the drillthrough funktion, I get the refered report but only with the first dataset. for example: I choose 3 accountnumbers in my prompt...

Hi Everybody, I have a big issue with a prompt interface. I want 2 prompts. One drop down prompt where I can choose which Object (Field) I'm searching in and furthermore a multi-searchprompt which uses a Object (Field) depending on my drop down prompt. for example: I have a view called Customer...

thanks KingCrab, problem is that I have strict guidelines... so I need the * place holder

Hi, I wanna use something like a space holder for a prompt textfield. For example, if the user beginns the string with an * I wanna use the operator "CONTAINS" if the user uses a * as a placeholder in his string I wanna use "STARTS WITH". I tried it with a simple if function, but got only some...

have the same issue. but how can I create a user and make him the owner of a report?

thanks a lot! didn't saw this thread. ;-)

Hi, once more a question... How can you choose between differnt report pages in one promt page? for example: i have 2 report pages. one with name and city and one with name, city and phone. in a promt page i wanne implement a prompt field for name. the user should now have an aditional field...

Hi, I use a mutiple choice prompt textfield in the prompt page of a report. when I choose same data and put them into the multi choise field the data is stored there every time I open the prompt page. how can I open the prompt page with a empty multi choice field (not filled with the data used...

Hi, I'm not that literate with activeX... is there a function/methode to get the current date? thanks in advance, Namh

Hi, I'm creating a DTS package in MSSQL Server 2000. In this package I wanna copy some colums from an excel-sheet to a existing table in my sql database. now it could happen that the data isn't unique. so i have sometimes the same row twice (or more). Now my question is, is there a way to get...

Hi, I was wondering if I can use and excel-file as a datasource. can anyone help me, how to connect to such a file? Qestions are: - which driver? ODBC (windows only?) - ODBC datasource? (path of the file? just \\server\folder\...?) - ODBC connect string? (whats this for?) Thank you in advance!

I wanna implemt a link-button in a cognos reportNet promt page... at least it should be a link to a html page with the documentation. since i don't know if we need pdf files as well i wanna store the hole docu in xml files also to provide the user with a simple index/search menu in this html...

Hi, does anyone knows a good tool that helps me creating documentation with xml? thanks in advance!