Changing Report Template Dinamicaly

Hello everybody, I am starting in APEX and I need to change "Report Template" attribute in a classic report programmaticaly. I need to generate a classic report for screen and in CSV format, but obviously I dont want to make 2 reports.
Thanks a lot
Ander

Of course.
I make a primary form with two buttons ("Print Preview" and "Excel Output", for example). In this form I make every filter selection (ranges, orders, etc).
My final report have a "CSV Template" assigned, I call it from "Print Preview" button using "Printer Friendly" parameter in YES, and without this parameter for the "Excel Output" button. You can improve this method creating another button (called"Direct Print" for example) for direct printing and using REQUEST parameter and a popup call for the report, you can include a javascript code in the report like this one:
if (":REQUEST" == "VALUE SENT FOR YOU AS A REQUEST")
window.print();
window.close();
I hope this will be useful.
Ander

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