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[CLOSED] Open a drill down report in new window in PDF format

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March 31, 2006, 11:08 AM
Kamesh
[CLOSED] Open a drill down report in new window in PDF format
Trying to open a drill down report in new window as how we use to do in HTML by specifying Target=_BLANK. This one not working in PDF format. Is there anyway we can do this?

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WFConsultant

WF 8105M on Win7/Tomcat
March 31, 2006, 12:23 PM
Prarie
This is what IBI documentation says...don't know if there is a trick

You can not drill down from within a PDF file to a new window. This is an
option available only on an HTML file.


In Focus since 1993. WebFOCUS 7.7.03 Win 2003
I do not believe there is a way to do this. PDF replaces the existing PDF report with the new one.




Scott

If we want to achieve this, is there any workaround you guys are using.


WFConsultant

WF 8105M on Win7/Tomcat
Hi TexasStingray,
It works great. Thanks for your help.


WFConsultant

WF 8105M on Win7/Tomcat
This thread is over three years old, but I have the same problem.

Has there been any change to make it easier to open a drilldown in a new window than the solution mentioned in 2006?

Thanks!


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
Not that I'm aware of. It still works the same as years ago. Sorry!


GamP

- Using AS 8.2.01 on Windows 10 - IE11.
in Focus since 1988
I am having this same problem. However, my colleague is executing the SAME report and his PDF drilldown report opens in a NEW window. He can then close that window and still have access to the main report. I couldn't believe it but it's true. We are both using Explorer as our browser but he has Adobe 7 and I have Adobe 8. If anybody has figured this out please let me know.


Release 773
quote:
Originally posted by Kamesh:
Hi TexasStingray,
It works great. Thanks for your help.


Please share the workaround with us as well, because I am also stuck in the similar issue.

Thanks in Advance!!


WebFOCUS 7.7 , 8.0, 8.1
Windows 7
Excel, PDF, HTML
I do not know if I am understanding the problem well but to generate PDF, which comes out in a new tab that we can preview or download, we use the COMPOUND.

https://infocenter.information...ource%2Ftopic124.htm


WebFOCUS 8

Windows, All Outputs
If you're viewing the PDF report in Adobe Reader, perhaps unchecking the "Open cross-document links in same window" option will work.




Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
I did a test. Windows 10. Internet Explorer 11. WebFOCUS 7.7.05. Adobe Reader XI.

A simple PDF report with drilldowns opens in Adobe Reader. Clicking on a link opens a new web browser window, hence a new PDF report in a new Adobe Reader window.

Adobe Help: Display PDF in browser | Acrobat, Acrobat Reader


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server