ERROR:SRW Packages to call report from PL/SQL.

Question

Hi,
I am facing the following problem while calling a report from PL/SQL Block.
This is my code
SRW.Start_Debugging;
     MYPLIST :=SRW_PARAMLIST(SRW_PARAMETER('',''));
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'GATEWAY'     ,'http:..............');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'USERID'      ,'CGIA_AUTO/AUTO_DEV@ipaddress/ORCL');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'SERVER'      ,'rep_cgian');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'REPORT'     ,'PGIRCGIC047.rdf');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'DESTYPE'     ,'file');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'DESFORMAT'     ,'pdf');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'DESNAME'     ,'\\ipaddress\CGIA_FormPrint\WatchFolder\OTHERS\'||Z.CS_REMARKS_BL||'_'||Z.CS_CHQ_NO||'_'||M_SEQ_NO||'-'||Z.CS_FLEX_07||'-'||Z.CS_FLEX_08||'.pdf');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'PARAMFORM'     ,'NO');
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'P_1'     ,Z.CS_BANK_CODE);
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'P_2'     ,Z.CS_BAD_ACNT_NO);
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'P_3'     ,Z.CS_CHQ_BOOK_ID);
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'P_4'     ,Z.CS_CHQ_NO);
     SRW.ADD_PARAMETER(myPlist,'P_5'     ,Z.CS_CHQ_NO);
     MYIDENT:=SRW.RUN_REPORT(MYPLIST);
MYSTATUS := SRW.REPORT_STATUS(MYIDENT);
     SRW.STOP_DEBUGGING;
*** Length of Paramlist : 1
OK : Parameter added : GATEWAY=http://...
*** Length of Paramlist : 2
OK : Parameter added : USERID=CGIA_AUTO/AUTO_DEV@ipaddress/ORCL
*** Length of Paramlist : 3
OK : Parameter added : SERVER=rep_cgian
*** Length of Paramlist : 4
OK : Parameter added : REPORT=PGIRCGIC047.rdf
*** Length of Paramlist : 5
OK : Parameter added : DESTYPE=file
*** Length of Paramlist : 6
OK : Parameter added : DESFORMAT=pdf
*** Length of Paramlist : 7
OK : Parameter added :
DESNAME=\\ipaddress\CGIA_FormPrint\WatchFolder\OTHERS\CUST000115_102024_16--.pd
f
*** Length of Paramlist : 8
OK : Parameter added : PARAMFORM=NO
*** Length of Paramlist : 9
OK : Parameter added : P_1=SDNB
*** Length of Paramlist : 10
OK : Parameter added : P_2=7000674257
*** Length of Paramlist : 11
OK : Parameter added : P_3=7000
*** Length of Paramlist : 12
OK : Parameter added : P_4=102024
*** Length of Paramlist : 13
OK : Parameter added : P_5=102024
Starting run_report: building url
*** Building URL (RUN_REPORT)
OK : URL built :
http://ipaddress/reports/rwservlet?&USERID=CGIA_AUTO%2FAUTO_DEV%40ipaddress%2FORCL&SERVER=rep_cgian&REPORT=PGIRCGIC047.rdf&DESTYPE=file&DESFORMAT=
pdf&DESNAME=%5C%5Cipaddress%5CCGIA_FormPrint%5CWatchFolder%5COTHERS%5CCUST00
*** Submitting HTTP Request
*** using URL
:http://ipaddress/reports/rwservlet?&USERID=CGIA_AUTO%2FAUTO_DEV%ORCL&SERVER=rep_cgian&REPORT=PGIRCGIC047.rdf&DESTYPE=file&DESFORMAT
=pdf&DESNAME=%5C%5Cipaddress%5CCGIA_FormPrint%5CWatchFolder%5COTHERS%5CCUST0001
OK : Request submitted - Return stream : <?xml version = '1.0' encoding =
'ISO-8859-1' standalone = 'yes'?>
<serverQueues>
<error code="503"
component="REP" message="You did not specify the name of a
report."/>
</serverQueues>
Here in this case even though i specify the report id in the parameter,debugger message says that 'You did not specify the name'.
The same code is working in some other server and giving the pdf output.
Thanks in advance for any clarification.

Answer 1

Hello Chirag,
If you want to invoke and run a report from your PL/SQL code in the database, you can do so by installing and using the SRW package supplied with Reports. This package allows you to run parametrized report jobs on a specified Reports Server from your PL/SQL program and track the job status. Please take a look at the documentation for this package in the Publishing Reports manual on OTN at: http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/html/A92102_01/toc.htm.
On the other hand, if you just need to invoke the Reports Builder program from your PL/SQL routine, you would need to use the default builtin for calling external applications from PL/SQL.
Thanks,
The Oracle Reports Team.