accessing RAS problem

[ajoce]

I have a RAS in CE 10 and an already created rpt that connects to a database. I intend to create a java application (having a main method) that sends a parameter value to the rpt file, then immediately save it as a pdf file. i dont intent to view it on a browser. is this possible? i have been reading the tutorial, and all of samples use the web as a display/output for the report.

if its possible, can someone show me a simple code how to go about this? a thousand thanks.

 

[Turkbear]

Here is a sample page from the Java SDK examples set ( this from 8.5, you can search the Business objects site for the current Java SDK ), that shows how to export a PDF file...

<%@ page import = "com.crystaldecisions.report.web.viewer.*,
                com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.exportoptions.*,
                com.crystaldecisions.sdk.plugin.desktop.common.*"
%>
<%@ include file="logon.jsp" %>
<%
    ReportExportControl exporter = new ReportExportControl(); //ReportExportControl is used to initialize viewer
    ExportOptions exportOptions = new ExportOptions(); //use ExportOptions object to set Format
    ReportExportFormat exportFormat = ReportExportFormat.PDF; //set Format to PDF
    
    try{
        iStore = (IInfoStore) es.getService("", "InfoStore");
	oInfoObjects = (IInfoObjects) iStore.query("Select * from CI_INFOOBJECTS Where SI_PROGID = 'CrystalEnterprise.Report' And SI_INSTANCE = 0 And SI_NAME='Consolidated Balance Sheet'");
	oInfoObject = (IInfoObject) oInfoObjects.get(0);
	
        //use the ReportSource to initialize the viewer
        //pass in the InfoObject and the EnterpriseSession 
        exporter.setReportSourceClassFactoryName("com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.reportsourcefactory.PSReportSourceFactory");
        exporter.setEnterpriseLogon(es);
        exporter.setReportSource(oInfoObject);

        //Set the Export Format to PDF
        exportOptions.setExportFormatType(exportFormat);
        exporter.setExportOptions(exportOptions);

        //view the exported report in PDF format
        exporter.processHttpRequest(request, response, getServletConfig().getServletContext(), null);

    }
    catch(SDKException e)
    {
         out.println(e.getMessage());
    }
    
%>

Hope it helps point the way..

 

[ajoce]

it helps a lot. thanks =) i notice that the code is done in jsp. can this code run in a simple java class? let say it is coded in a java class, but the class is called by a stateless bean, is this possible?

thanks again =)

 

[ajoce]

another question, if its ok. i am using websphere as my development environment. i created a bean, added a simple method :

public void test(){
ReportClientDocument rcd = new ReportClientDocument();
}

i dont have compile time error. i imported all necessary packages needed. thats com.crystaldecisions.sdk.occa.report.application.*, and .* and .lib.*;

when i test my bean, it gives me an error :

Non-application exception occurred while processing method "test" on bean "BeanId(RASEAR#RASEJB.jar#RAS, null)". Exception data: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/crystaldecisions/sdk/occa/report/application/ReportClientDocument

huh? how come. i dont have a compile time error. so i have the necessary classes needed. then when i run the bean, i encounter a NoClassDefFound error? anybody know how i can resolve this? thanks again.