Setting Parameters

Parameter fields work almost exactly the same as database credentials. Both viewers prompt for parameters if they are required by the report but not supplied by the developer. These parameter prompting screens are shown in Figures 29.8 and 29.9.

Figure 29.8. The Windows Forms Viewer prompting for parameter values.

Figure 29.9. The Web Forms Viewer prompting for parameter values.

Again, the parameter prompting screens are useful but sometimes don't fit the look and feel of the application or simply need to be suppressed entirely. ...

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