Parameters - Prompt for additional parameter

Hi Everyone,
I have created a parameter with 2 values ( for example A and B).
If A is selected the report will appear as normal based on a set value.
If B is selected I would like another parameter to appear prompting the user to enter another value.
Is this possible?
i.e. Is it possible to make a second parameter appear only if the results of the first parameter = B?
Thanks in advance for any help....
Best regards to all
Roger.

I think it is not possible to hide the paraemter dynamically. As a workaround you can try considering the other parameter value depending on the value selected in first parameter. Try this
if ="A" then
condition 1
else
condition 2
you can use the other parameter in condition 2. But you need to enter all the parameter values everytime and you can only consider the other parameter value when you select parameter value as B.
If you are using CR2008 you can make the parameter as optional in which you can run the report without entering any value in the second parameter
Regards,
Raghavendra.G
Edited by: Raghavendra Gadhamsetty on Jun 25, 2009 6:16 PM

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