Posting Crystal Reports parameter values from a form

Passing Crystal Reports parameter values in the URL

Setting a report parameter value to the authenticated web username

In addition to passing values as part of the web address (GET), ReCrystallize Server will accept parameter values submitted from a form (POST).

The following web link and the HTML form below the link are equivalent:

http://yourserver/ReCrystallizeServer/ViewReport.aspx?reportName=library.rpt&author=Shakespeare&title=Hamlet

<html>
<body>

<form action="http://yourserver/ReCrystallizeServer/ViewReport.aspx">

  <input type="hidden" name="reportName" value="library.rpt">

  Enter Author Last Name:<br>
  <input type="text" name="author" value="Shakespeare">
  <br><br>

  Enter Title:<br>
  <input type="text" name="title" value="Hamlet">
  <br><br>

  <input type="submit" value="View Report">

</form>

</body>
</html>

In this example, the author and title parameters are visible as text fields and editable by the user. They could instead be hidden like the report name or use another standard input method such as a drop-down list of values, a radio button, or checkbox.

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