How to run report from forms

Question

hi all,
i have tried to run report from forms using below codig(got from online help)
DECLARE
     repid REPORT_OBJECT;
     v_rep VARCHAR2(100);
     rep_status varchar2(20);
     v_host varchar2(100):= 'localhost';
v_port varchar2(10);
v_parameter_string varchar2(4000);
v_username varchar2(50);
v_password varchar2(50);
v_database varchar2(50);
BEGIN
     repid := find_report_object('REPORT27');
     v_rep := RUN_REPORT_OBJECT(repid);
     rep_status := REPORT_OBJECT_STATUS(v_rep);
     if rep_status = 'FINISHED' then
          message('Report Completed');
          copy_report_object_output(v_rep,'E:/Rep/local1.pdf');
--     host('MOZILLA E:/Rep/local.pdf');
-- WEB.SHOW_DOCUMENT('http://192.168.0.160:1521/reports/rwservlet/getjobid'||
-- substr(v_rep,instr(v_rep,'_',-1)+1)||'?'||'server=repserver','_blank');
          else
     message('Error when running report.');
          end if;
          -- Get the full domain name of the server from the formsweb.cfg
tool_env.getvar('SERVER_URL',v_host);
-- Get the username/password and database from the .env file
tool_env.getvar('APPLICATION_USERNAME',v_username);
tool_env.getvar('APPLICATION_PASSWORD',v_password);
tool_env.getvar('APPLICATION_DATABASE',v_database);
-- If it is localhost then we are running on windows and need to use the windows port, otherwise we
-- are on AIX and need to use the AIX port
IF v_host = 'localhost' THEN
     v_port := '8889';
ELSE
     v_port := '8889';
END IF;
-- Now build the parameter string for running the report      
v_parameter_string := 'server=repserver';
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&report= E:\AGE_NoELIGIBLEReport.rdf';
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&userid='||v_username||'/'||v_password||'@'||v_database;
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&execution_mode=batch';
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&comm_mode=synchronous';
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&destype=cache';
v_parameter_string := v_parameter_string||'&desformat=pdf';
-- Now run the report
web.show_document('http://'||v_host||':'||v_port||'/reports/rwservlet?'||v_parameter_string,'_blank');
END;
REP-110: Unable to open file ' AGE_NoELIGIBLEReport.rdf'.
REP-1070: Error while opening or saving a document.
REP-0110: Unable to open file ' AGE_NoELIGIBLEReport.rdf'.
but i hav report in e:\ then why its getting?

Answer 1

Hi,
I suggest you not to use the "E:\" directory letter, but the REPORTS_PATH instead.
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from the Online Help
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On Windows, edit environment variables through the Registry Editor (Start > Run > Regedit).
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On UNIX, edit environment variables by revising and running the shell script that defines the initial default values (reports.sh). If you do this, be sure to keep a backup of the original, unaltered reports.sh file.
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Regards
JeanYves
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