Allow Multiple Parameters form Windows Application

I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters to be
passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application that calls
sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing the
multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting services.
I am setting: returnValues.Value
When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However, setting
that value to 1 works.
Is this possbile?RS 2000 does not support multiple selections. For instance,
select * from blah where somefield in (@.Param)
will not work. What you can do is use either an expression or call a stored
procedure that takes the parameter and handles appropriately).
This will work:
= "select * from blah where somefield in (" & Parameters!Paramname.value &
")"
Note that this assume you have dealt with putting in all the proper syntax
like single quotes around charater type parameters, etc and that this will
be a valid query when done.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:07E56EC7-8D86-492E-A751-199C8E4D8869@.microsoft.com...
>I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters to be
> passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application that
> calls
> sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing the
> multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting
> services.
>
> I am setting: returnValues.Value
> When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However,
> setting
> that value to 1 works.
> Is this possbile?|||I have been able to get the mulitple selection parameters to work if I call
the SQL RS report from a web page. I basically created dropdown listboxes
and have the form post to the url of the page I want to run. The multiple
selection values are sent to the report and the report works fine. However,
I am trying to call SQL RS report from a Windows Application. I have my
report created in a way that it uses a stored procedure to parse the multiple
values passed to in and joins to those values from a temp table.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> RS 2000 does not support multiple selections. For instance,
> select * from blah where somefield in (@.Param)
> will not work. What you can do is use either an expression or call a stored
> procedure that takes the parameter and handles appropriately).
> This will work:
> = "select * from blah where somefield in (" & Parameters!Paramname.value &
> ")"
> Note that this assume you have dealt with putting in all the proper syntax
> like single quotes around charater type parameters, etc and that this will
> be a valid query when done.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:07E56EC7-8D86-492E-A751-199C8E4D8869@.microsoft.com...
> >I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters to be
> > passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application that
> > calls
> > sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing the
> > multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting
> > services.
> >
> >
> > I am setting: returnValues.Value
> >
> > When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However,
> > setting
> > that value to 1 works.
> >
> > Is this possbile?
>
>|||OK, so you are doing the stored procedure method. That a good way to do it.
This whole thing work if from a web page passing in the multiple selections,
the only difference is that you are doing this from a windows app?
How are you integrating your windows app? URL integration or web services?
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:89FA2276-2654-40C1-B03C-EFE7F1B5D0F9@.microsoft.com...
>I have been able to get the mulitple selection parameters to work if I call
> the SQL RS report from a web page. I basically created dropdown listboxes
> and have the form post to the url of the page I want to run. The multiple
> selection values are sent to the report and the report works fine.
> However,
> I am trying to call SQL RS report from a Windows Application. I have my
> report created in a way that it uses a stored procedure to parse the
> multiple
> values passed to in and joins to those values from a temp table.
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> RS 2000 does not support multiple selections. For instance,
>> select * from blah where somefield in (@.Param)
>> will not work. What you can do is use either an expression or call a
>> stored
>> procedure that takes the parameter and handles appropriately).
>> This will work:
>> = "select * from blah where somefield in (" & Parameters!Paramname.value
>> &
>> ")"
>> Note that this assume you have dealt with putting in all the proper
>> syntax
>> like single quotes around charater type parameters, etc and that this
>> will
>> be a valid query when done.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:07E56EC7-8D86-492E-A751-199C8E4D8869@.microsoft.com...
>> >I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters to
>> >be
>> > passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application that
>> > calls
>> > sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing
>> > the
>> > multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting
>> > services.
>> >
>> >
>> > I am setting: returnValues.Value
>> >
>> > When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However,
>> > setting
>> > that value to 1 works.
>> >
>> > Is this possbile?
>>|||I actually need the ability to write the report to a file or display the
report in a web browser on the screen. In both cases I have to set the
Parameter values using an array.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> OK, so you are doing the stored procedure method. That a good way to do it.
> This whole thing work if from a web page passing in the multiple selections,
> the only difference is that you are doing this from a windows app?
> How are you integrating your windows app? URL integration or web services?
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:89FA2276-2654-40C1-B03C-EFE7F1B5D0F9@.microsoft.com...
> >I have been able to get the mulitple selection parameters to work if I call
> > the SQL RS report from a web page. I basically created dropdown listboxes
> > and have the form post to the url of the page I want to run. The multiple
> > selection values are sent to the report and the report works fine.
> > However,
> > I am trying to call SQL RS report from a Windows Application. I have my
> > report created in a way that it uses a stored procedure to parse the
> > multiple
> > values passed to in and joins to those values from a temp table.
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> RS 2000 does not support multiple selections. For instance,
> >> select * from blah where somefield in (@.Param)
> >>
> >> will not work. What you can do is use either an expression or call a
> >> stored
> >> procedure that takes the parameter and handles appropriately).
> >>
> >> This will work:
> >>
> >> = "select * from blah where somefield in (" & Parameters!Paramname.value
> >> &
> >> ")"
> >>
> >> Note that this assume you have dealt with putting in all the proper
> >> syntax
> >> like single quotes around charater type parameters, etc and that this
> >> will
> >> be a valid query when done.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> message
> >> news:07E56EC7-8D86-492E-A751-199C8E4D8869@.microsoft.com...
> >> >I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters to
> >> >be
> >> > passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application that
> >> > calls
> >> > sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing
> >> > the
> >> > multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting
> >> > services.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I am setting: returnValues.Value
> >> >
> >> > When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However,
> >> > setting
> >> > that value to 1 works.
> >> >
> >> > Is this possbile?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||What I was trying to clarify is what does and does not work.
It sounds like calling the report from a web page using URL integration does
work. But, you are trying to use web services from your windows app (as an
alternative you can embed an IE control and use URL integration). Since you
say that a single value selected work, I wonder if some seperator character
is causing a problem. In your windows app try having a textbox that you key
in the correct value and see if that works.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A07E6166-50E6-44D8-8ED4-3E3C279EAB1E@.microsoft.com...
>I actually need the ability to write the report to a file or display the
> report in a web browser on the screen. In both cases I have to set the
> Parameter values using an array.
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> OK, so you are doing the stored procedure method. That a good way to do
>> it.
>> This whole thing work if from a web page passing in the multiple
>> selections,
>> the only difference is that you are doing this from a windows app?
>> How are you integrating your windows app? URL integration or web
>> services?
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> message
>> news:89FA2276-2654-40C1-B03C-EFE7F1B5D0F9@.microsoft.com...
>> >I have been able to get the mulitple selection parameters to work if I
>> >call
>> > the SQL RS report from a web page. I basically created dropdown
>> > listboxes
>> > and have the form post to the url of the page I want to run. The
>> > multiple
>> > selection values are sent to the report and the report works fine.
>> > However,
>> > I am trying to call SQL RS report from a Windows Application. I have
>> > my
>> > report created in a way that it uses a stored procedure to parse the
>> > multiple
>> > values passed to in and joins to those values from a temp table.
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> RS 2000 does not support multiple selections. For instance,
>> >> select * from blah where somefield in (@.Param)
>> >>
>> >> will not work. What you can do is use either an expression or call a
>> >> stored
>> >> procedure that takes the parameter and handles appropriately).
>> >>
>> >> This will work:
>> >>
>> >> = "select * from blah where somefield in (" &
>> >> Parameters!Paramname.value
>> >> &
>> >> ")"
>> >>
>> >> Note that this assume you have dealt with putting in all the proper
>> >> syntax
>> >> like single quotes around charater type parameters, etc and that this
>> >> will
>> >> be a valid query when done.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Ms Code Buster" <MsCodeBuster@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:07E56EC7-8D86-492E-A751-199C8E4D8869@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >I have been working through a solution to allow multiple parameters
>> >> >to
>> >> >be
>> >> > passed into a SQL RS report. I have created a windows application
>> >> > that
>> >> > calls
>> >> > sql reporting services. The problem that I am having now is passing
>> >> > the
>> >> > multiple values the user selects from the dropdown to sql reporting
>> >> > services.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > I am setting: returnValues.Value
>> >> >
>> >> > When I try to set this parameters to 1;2;3, report fails. However,
>> >> > setting
>> >> > that value to 1 works.
>> >> >
>> >> > Is this possbile?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>