Re: Dynamic Reports in Reports Version3?

From: Brad Moreland <brad.moreland_at_natinst.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:47:00 -0600
Message-ID: <368A5904.C777CCE9_at_natinst.com>


Actually adding dynamic breaks is not that difficult. If you guys are still looking for a solution to this, then e-mail me. Also, using temporary tables is probably not the cleanest solution to this. My solution does not involve any temporary tables.
Thanks,
Brad Moreland

> Kurt Manecke <kmanecke_at_ee.net> wrote in article
> <75mjb2$f9c_at_news1.ee.net>...
> > I have been given a task of developing somewhat of a dynamic report.
> There
> > is one table involved. The users will see a screen which lets them pick
> > which columns to include in the report, parameters for each column (i.e.
> > search criteria), which columns to sort on, as well as which field(s) to
> > perform a summary on (breaks). Is something like this possible with
> Reports
> > Version 3? Can I change the SQL query/Order by at runtime? Can I add
> breaks
> > at runtime? This sounds to me like I should recommend they purchase an
> > end-user reporting tool, but my boss wants it done in Reports. I know I
> > could give them Reports, and tell them to use the Report Wizard, but that
> is
> > not an option. Any pointers on how to approach this would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Kurt Manecke
> > kmanecke_at_ee.net
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Wed Dec 30 1998 - 17:47:00 CET

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