How to use VB.NET to open an SSRS report ?

Hi all,

I was wondering whether I should just use the URL posting in aspx as below :-

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Response.Redirect("http://Reportserver/virtualfolder/Deployedfoldername/Reportname&parametername=parametervalue")

or Should i just put this in the asp page ?

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<asp:HyperLink ID="HL1" runat="server" Target="_blank" NavigateUrl=http://Reportserver/virtualfolder/Deployedfoldername/Reportname&parametername=parametervalue">Click on Report</asp:HyperLink></div>

I can't really test this out at the moment till i get a go ahead from the IT Department that SSRS is up and running and i can deploy the reports.

I was wondering what would the effects be for each code in their respective pages ?
Would the aspx be able to pop up the report page in a new window automatically ? OR the second piece of code is a better way of doing it ?

Sincerely,
Bernard

Hi,

these are two different mehtods, the first one will redirect the page making the window to shop up the report in the same window, the hyperlink option would display the report in a new (_blank) window. this would not happen automatically, the user will have to click on the link where in the first case he will be automatically redirected to the reporting services report.

Jens K. Suessmeyer

http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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Hi Jens,

Thanks for the reply.

Well the first one will be in an event click, so the user would have to click on the link for it to open the report.

I forgot to put the sub around it.

another question relating to this, is the passing of parameters. I am going to be using Session variables in the application, and am beginning to wonder whether

I should use the Sub code. I know that I can do this in ASP (html/javascript) but I feel that it is easier to work with sessions in ASPX.

I found an interesting article which says that I can achieve the opening a new window on a click by doing this in the sub.

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Response.Write("<script>window.open('http://Reportserver/virtualfolder/Deployedfoldername/Reportname&parametername=' & Session("value"),'_blank');</script>")

I am not sure whether this is considered as a pop-upwindow or a new window. Can somebody shed some light on this ? Thanks.

Bernard

|||I would alway try to use pre HTML Code, rendering the information for the link in the first request. This pure client side action will allow you to avoid a second roundtrip. The solution you mentioned with the window.open function in Jscript would probably cause some browsers to block the popup window. So try to render out the a href code, this is (for me) more straight forward.

Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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Jens K. Suessmeyer wrote:

I would alway try to use pre HTML Code, rendering the information for the link in the first request. This pure client side action will allow you to avoid a second roundtrip. The solution you mentioned with the window.open function in Jscript would probably cause some browsers to block the popup window. So try to render out the a href code, this is (for me) more straight forward.

Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

HI jens,

Thanks for the reply !

That's what i was afraid of, pop up blocking. At least now i know that the window.open won't work correctly. Thanks !

So basically, All i need to do is put a hyperlink tag in the html, and then specified which report is going to show up in the "href" and then "target=_Blank" right ?

And then somehow use or try to use a session variable in the html code ?

Thanks

Bernard

|||Hi,

compose the URL within your code, like HL1.NavigateUrl = "http://someserver/SomeHtml.aspx?SomeVar=" & Session["Something"].ToString();

Jens K. Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de
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Hi Jens,

Thanks for the reply!

Yeah should have thought about doing that ! Thanks ! Don't know why i was trying to give my self alot of headache trying to do it in html instead. lol.

Really appreciate this !

Bernard