Distribution.xml problem in 10g reports...

Hi freinds,
Iam generalizing the distrubution.xml file for emailing from the report. It looks like this.
<destinations>
<mail id= "mail_id" to= "&<P_recipient_email>" cc= "&<P_cc_email>" bcc= "&<P_bcc_email>"
from= "&<P_sender_email>" subject= "&<P_mail_subject>">
     <body srcType="text">
"&<P_mail_body>"
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     <attach format= "&<P_format>" name= "&<P_attachment_name>" srcType="report">
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</mail>
</destinations>
I have 3 problems.
1) When I pass dynamic value for "format" attribute it is giving following error :
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NMToken must contain atleast one NMChar.
REP-34304: Distribution failed to complete, please review the distribution lists
How Can I pass a dynamic value for "format" attribute in the < attachment > tag ?
2) When I pass dynamic value for "attachment name" attribute it is giving following error :
REP-34308: Invalid reference parameter 'P_attachment_name' in distribution list
How Can I pass a dynamic value for "name" attribute in the < attachment > tag ?
3) I want to pass the body text dynamically from the report. So Iam passing P_mail_body parameter from the report
and referencing in the distribution.xml file like this, "&<P_mail_body>".
But it is not printing the p_mail_body variable value.
It is printing "&<P_mail_body>" in the body of the email.
How to pass dynamic body text from the report into distrubution.xml file ?
Plese help me.
Thanks alot.

Hi all,
first of all I would recommend not to use &, < and > inside the xml-definition. Use instead of
&<ename>
the following coding
&<ename>
This is because Reports and XML have a overlapped using of these signs.
1: no anser, sorry for that
2: I've testet with
name="Department &<deptno>.pdf"
which works fine
3: You can build your dynamic body for example in the header of the report and reference them in the distribution file. Then your XML-File looks like
<body srcType="report" format="html">
<include src="headerSection"/>
</body>
For the Header you had to use the same "Repeat On" Property Value than for your Report Body, if you use advanced bursting.
Hope that helps
Rainer

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Unfortunately i couldn't open your example as i only have LV 6.0, but i looked at the 'Save report to File.vi' in LV 6.0 and it basically only contains a 'Write characters to file.vi' for file handling. In LV 6.0 this vi does contain a 'Close file+.vi' which has an input called 'close when? (now:T)'. Make sure this is wired as True (default) and the file will close, and you should be able to delete the file (as long as the delete event occurs afterwards (make sure it is wired in sequence). In the LV help, it says the reason for the 'Write characters to file.vi' only closing if you tell it to (set as default) or if there is an error is so you can continually use it in a loop, writing characters to file, without closing, and then send a command to close
it only on the last loop, or if there is an error. Therefore i dont think it is a bug, but i think there should be a wire for it on the 'Write characters to file.vi'.
I hope this helps you..
Kim

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Hi all,
I got the following report output :-
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[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Once the reporis being generated, it will distirbute to all the email id list. Will this possible ? or any other better way to handle this ?
Thanks.
Rgds
Lim

hello,
you need to use 9i or 10g for that. there you would set the "repeat on" property of you report to the group your report is based on. this will create one instance of your report for each person.
then you need to use advanced distribution, create a distribution XML file that defines your desired email distribution with dynamic TO value.
for further info about advanced distribution, consult the publisching reports manual.
thanks,
ph.

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Hi
I'm trying to attach a PDF file to a report using a distribution.xml file. If I hard code
the filename it works fine but I need to attach a different file to every report so want
to use a variable. Unfortunately this gives the error:
Terminated with error: <br>REP-34304: Cannot locate the external file '&p_attachment' specified in destination 'm1'
REP-34304: Distribution failed to complete; review the distribution lists My distribution.xml file is as follows:
<destinations>
<foreach>
<mail id="m1" to="&p_email_to" from="&email_from" subject="&email_subject">
<body format="html" srcType="report" instance="this">
<include src="mainSection"/>
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</foreach>
</destinations>Any ideas?
Thanks
Martyn

To answer my own question, changing
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