Change query string in ireport xml file?

Question

greetings all
iam newbie to xml
first i want to add the xml file to a packge named first,how to do that?
second i want to change the query string to be
"select * from report where month= "+textfield.getText()
here's the code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"  ?>
<!-- Created with iReport - A designer for JasperReports -->
<!DOCTYPE jasperReport PUBLIC "//JasperReports//DTD Report Design//EN" "http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/dtds/jasperreport.dtd">
<jasperReport
           name="Untitled_report_2"
           columnCount="1"
           printOrder="Vertical"
           orientation="Portrait"
           pageWidth="595"
           pageHeight="842"
           columnWidth="535"
           columnSpacing="0"
           leftMargin="30"
           rightMargin="30"
           topMargin="20"
           bottomMargin="20"
           whenNoDataType="NoPages"
           isTitleNewPage="false"
           isSummaryNewPage="false">
     <property name="ireport.scriptlethandling" value="0" />
     <property name="ireport.encoding" value="UTF-8" />
     <import value="java.util.*" />
     <import value="net.sf.jasperreports.engine.*" />
     <import value="net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.*" />
     <queryString><![CDATA[SELECT * FROM report]]></queryString>
     <field name="category" class="java.lang.String"/>
     <field name="values" class="java.lang.Integer"/>
     <field name="series" class="java.lang.String"/>
          <background>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </background>
          <title>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </title>
          <pageHeader>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </pageHeader>
          <columnHeader>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </columnHeader>
          <detail>
               <band height="201"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
                    <stackedBar3DChart>
                         <chart  hyperlinkTarget="Self" >
                         <reportElement
                              x="32"
                              y="21"
                              width="394"
                              height="144"
                              key="element-1"/>
                         <box></box>
                              <chartLegend textColor="#000000" backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" >
                         </chartLegend>
                         </chart>
                         <categoryDataset>
                              <dataset >
                              </dataset>
                              <categorySeries>
                                   <seriesExpression><![CDATA[$F{series}]]></seriesExpression>
                                   <categoryExpression><![CDATA[$F{category}]]></categoryExpression>
                                   <valueExpression><![CDATA[$F{values}]]></valueExpression>
                    <itemHyperlink >
                    </itemHyperlink>
                              </categorySeries>
                         </categoryDataset>
                         <bar3DPlot >
                              <plot />
                              <categoryAxisFormat>
                                   <axisFormat >
                                   </axisFormat>
                              </categoryAxisFormat>
                              <valueAxisFormat>
                                   <axisFormat >
                                   </axisFormat>
                              </valueAxisFormat>
                         </bar3DPlot>
                    </stackedBar3DChart>
               </band>
          </detail>
          <columnFooter>
               <band height="3"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </columnFooter>
          <pageFooter>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </pageFooter>
          <summary>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </summary>
</jasperReport>

Answer 1

the xml file
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"  ?>
<!-- Created with iReport - A designer for JasperReports -->
<!DOCTYPE jasperReport PUBLIC "//JasperReports//DTD Report Design//EN" "http://jasperreports.sourceforge.net/dtds/jasperreport.dtd">
<jasperReport
           name="test"
           columnCount="1"
           printOrder="Vertical"
           orientation="Portrait"
           pageWidth="595"
           pageHeight="842"
           columnWidth="535"
           columnSpacing="0"
           leftMargin="30"
           rightMargin="30"
           topMargin="20"
           bottomMargin="20"
           whenNoDataType="NoPages"
           isTitleNewPage="false"
           isSummaryNewPage="false">
     <property name="ireport.scriptlethandling" value="0" />
     <property name="ireport.encoding" value="UTF-8" />
     <import value="java.util.*" />
     <import value="net.sf.jasperreports.engine.*" />
     <import value="net.sf.jasperreports.engine.data.*" />
     <queryString><![CDATA[SELECT * FROM report WHERE category BETWEEN 'week1' AND 'week4']]></queryString>
     <field name="category" class="java.lang.String"/>
     <field name="values" class="java.lang.Integer"/>
     <field name="series" class="java.lang.String"/>
          <background>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </background>
          <title>
               <band height="50"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
                    <staticText>
                         <reportElement
                              x="158"
                              y="7"
                              width="183"
                              height="37"
                              key="staticText-1"/>
                         <box></box>
                         <textElement>
                              <font size="14"/>
                         </textElement>
                    <text><![CDATA[               Report]]></text>
                    </staticText>
               </band>
          </title>
          <pageHeader>
               <band height="50"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </pageHeader>
          <columnHeader>
               <band height="30"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </columnHeader>
          <detail>
               <band height="4"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </detail>
          <columnFooter>
               <band height="2"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </columnFooter>
          <pageFooter>
               <band height="0"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
               </band>
          </pageFooter>
          <summary>
               <band height="194"  isSplitAllowed="true" >
                    <stackedBar3DChart>
                         <chart  hyperlinkTarget="Self" >
                         <reportElement
                              x="49"
                              y="-6"
                              width="369"
                              height="200"
                              key="element-1"/>
                         <box></box>
                              <chartLegend textColor="#000000" backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" >
                         </chartLegend>
                         </chart>
                         <categoryDataset>
                              <dataset >
                              </dataset>
                              <categorySeries>
                                   <seriesExpression><![CDATA[$F{series}]]></seriesExpression>
                                   <categoryExpression><![CDATA[$F{category}]]></categoryExpression>
                                   <valueExpression><![CDATA[$F{values}]]></valueExpression>
                    <itemHyperlink >
                    </itemHyperlink>
                              </categorySeries>
                         </categoryDataset>
                         <bar3DPlot >
                              <plot />
                              <categoryAxisFormat>
                                   <axisFormat >
                                   </axisFormat>
                              </categoryAxisFormat>
                              <valueAxisFormat>
                                   <axisFormat >
                                   </axisFormat>
                              </valueAxisFormat>
                         </bar3DPlot>
                    </stackedBar3DChart>
               </band>
          </summary>
</jasperReport>the java code:
import java.sql.*;
import net.sf.jasperreports.view.JasperViewer;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.xml.JRXmlLoader;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperCompileManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperFillManager;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperPrint;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.design.JasperDesign;
import net.sf.jasperreports.engine.JasperReport;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import javax.swing.*;
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.*;
class ReportDriver {
public static void createAndShowGUI(){
Object[]obj={"1","2"};
JComboBox combo=new JComboBox(obj);
JFrame frame=new JFrame("Test");
JButton button=new JButton("Show Report");
frame.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
frame.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
frame.add(combo);
frame.add(button);
frame.setSize(150,100);
frame.setVisible(true);
button.addActionListener(new ActionListener(){
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
show_report();     
public static void show_report(){
try{
         Class.forName("com.mysql.jdbc.Driver");
         Connection c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/library", "root", "");
      }catch(Exception ex) {ex.printStackTrace();}
      try{
         JasperDesign jasperDesign = JRXmlLoader.load("F:\\Program Files\\Xinox Software\\JCreatorV4\\MyProjects\\chart2\\src\\report.xml");
         JasperReport jasperReport = JasperCompileManager.compileReport(jasperDesign);
         Connection c = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:mysql://localhost/library", "root", "");
         JasperPrint jasperPrint = JasperFillManager.fillReport(jasperReport, null, c);
         JasperViewer.viewReport(jasperPrint);
      }catch(Exception ex) {
         String connectMsg = "Could not create the report " + ex.getMessage() + " " + ex.getLocalizedMessage();
         System.out.println(connectMsg);
   public static void main(String[] args) {
    createAndShowGUI();
}the problem is i want when the user selects 2 from the combobox and presses the button
the where clause in the xml file is changed to BETWEEN 'week5' AND 'week8',how to do that?