Get parameters from file

Hi, I have to do a report that receives the parameters from a file. For example, the file has a list of users, and the report has to take all these users as the parameters.
Does anyone knows how to do this?

Thanks a lot.

Roberto Domínguez


reverke (BOB member since 2004-05-13)

Can you make the file part of your universe?
If so, it’s then just a straight join


Chris Pohl :us: (BOB member since 2002-06-18)

Reporter solutions:

If you are using Business Objects v6 you can use one query (your personal data provider from your text file) as input parameter for your second query.

Or in Business Objects v5 you can cusomize your LOV in the Reporter query panel (source it from the txt file, requires that the universe designer allowed the LOV to be edited by end-users), or you could use VBA to mimick the new feature of v6 mentioned above, or you could use two data providers (one for the txt file and another one for the universe), link the data providers and setup a global filter using IsNull etc.


Andreas :de: (BOB member since 2002-06-20)

Roberto,

You could also use the command line option “-vars myfile.txt”. A variable and its values can be specified in that file. See Appendix A in the BO reporter guide for details.

HenkK


HenkK :netherlands: (BOB member since 2004-03-02)

Thanks Henkk, I will check this :smiley:


reverke (BOB member since 2004-05-13)