View Reports with ActiveX instead of DHTML with RAS

[MisterMo]

Hi guys,
I can't seem to be able to find any reference in how to set this one up.

I am using CE Embedded 10 (RAS) on W2K platform.

I have managed to find how to print directly to local printer without having to export to Acrobat files but I would much prefer to ActiveX Viewer.

Private Sub Page_Init(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Init
        InitializeComponent()
        Dim ReportName As String
        ReportName = Request.Params("@ReportPath").ToString & Request.Params("@ReportName").ToString
        rptClientDoc.Open(ReportName)
        Dim i As Integer
        Dim ParamValue As New ParameterFieldDiscreteValue
        Dim ParamValues As New CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.Values
        Dim Value As String
        Dim ParameterName As String
        For i = 0 To rptClientDoc.DataDefController.DataDefinition.ParameterFields.Count() - 1
            ParameterName = rptClientDoc.DataDefController.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name
            Value = Request.Params(rptClientDoc.DataDefController.DataDefinition.ParameterFields(i).Name).ToString
            ParamValue = New ParameterFieldDiscreteValue
            ParamValue.Value = Value
            ParamValues.RemoveAll()
            ParamValues.Add(ParamValue)
            rptClientDoc.DataDefController.ParameterFieldController.SetCurrentValues("", ParameterName, ParamValues)
        Next
        Crystalreportviewer1.ReportSource = rptClientDoc
        [b][COLOR=blue]Crystalreportviewer1.PrintMode = CrystalDecisions.Web.PrintMode.ActiveX[/color][/b]
    End Sub

someone posted a similar question on BO DevZone but there is no replay?????

Can you help me please?

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Get this file:
ce10_com_docs_en.zip

from the Business Objects support site - it contains, along with others, the Viewer SDK help files..

Should help in developing the code needed..

 

[KingfisherINC]

http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2015741.asp

Kingfisher [CECP]

 

[MisterMo]

Guys, Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately I couldn't get any joy out of the help file and the ASP code sample as I am not experieneced enough to convert ASP to ASPX in .NET

Does any of you knows where can I get a more recent code sample with .NET and RAS10 please

 

[chris777]

I am not the final authority on this, however, I believe the DHTML viewer is the only one available in a .NET application.



Chris
Data Intelligence Group

http://www.digus.com

 

[chris777]

oops, sorry. I missed Kingfisher's post. I may have stepped on my own tongue!

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Chris
Data Intelligence Group

http://www.digus.com

 

[MisterMo]

The Article posted in the BO web site make sense, however .NET uses a different approach to create and reference objects so I believe that in order to be able to use ActiveXViewer.asp the Rptserver.asp should be modified.

I remember reading somewhere that you should be able to use older technologies such as ASP and COM in .NET, but that defy the objective.

I am still hoping to get the ActiveX viewer to work before this thing goes live otherwise will be incorporated in phase 2.

The hunt is still on and I would really appreciate any info you can dig.

Thanks again for your invaluable help

Mo

 

[MisterMo]

Chris,

You where right there is no activex function for .NET as this article from BO clearly explain.

http://support.businessobjects.com/library/kbase/articles/c2015847.asp

Back to the drawing board

Mo