Calling BI Publisher From Apex

Does anybody have an example of an URL that calls a pdf report in BI Publisher from an Apex button.
One parameter needs to be passed in the URL, which is a page item in Apex
Cheers
Gus

Gus,
Please also take a look at our master-detail how-to document:
http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/application_express/packaged_apps/packaged_apps.html#PDF
This explains how to set session state prior to downloading the PDF, which is what you need if you want to "pass a parameter". So rather than actually passing a parameter in the URL, you would submit a form, set session state and then download the PDF - which to the end user would look and feel just like passing a parameter.
Regards,
Marc

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