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TechLights
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Hi,

Our client has a new request to select multiple values from each drop down list for the report. Currently, the report only allows the user to select one value from one drop down list.

We need your help for some syntaxes:

1) What is the URL syntax to pass multiple values from one drop down list?
(Pass one value from one drop down, the URL just like: … ?WF_ CLASS =CAITP&WF_SITE=TRAINING&…)

2) What is the syntax in the report to declare the parameter with multiple values via URL passing in?
(For one value, the parameter will use ‘=’, for instance: -DEFAULT &CLASS='CAITP')

3) What is the syntax to pass the multiple values to match a field of SQL?

It maybe include not limited to the above three things.

Thanks for the help!

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Hi TechLights

When you create the WHERE statements with the GUI and choose parameter when you open the 'Compare Value' the Variable Type should be changed to a Multiselect OR and when you submit the form it will send one variable with OR's in between each value selected.


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1) This depends on if you are using custom made prompt page or the auto prompter. If made your own prompt page will need to make sure the controls can handle multiple. However if using the auto prompter it should know how to handle it when ran.

2) Here are examples between single select and multi select in the code

-PROMPT &CLASS.(<CITP>,<CITP2>,<CITP3>).Select.
-DEFAULT &CLASS='CITP';
WHERE CLASS EQ '&CLASS';


While multiple looks like
-PROMPT &CLASS.OR((<CITP>,<CITP2>,<CITP3>)).Select.
-DEFAULT &CLASS='''CITP'' OR ''CITP3''';
WHERE CLASS EQ &CLASS;
-*This is what WebFOCUS will see if kept the default values:  WHERE CLASS EQ 'CITP' OR 'CITP3'


The main thing is with the multiple selection it will store the single quotes inside the variable so adding it will cause issues. Also, when trying to mimic or set defaults will need to do the same and escape the single quote so they are within the value. Although do not need to use and escape quotes around the values if they are numeric.


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TechLights
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Hi, Chuck and Crymsyn,
Thanks for your quick responses.

We use Java application with user interface to pass single-select drop down list values to WebFocus reports through URL for many years.

We need to let Java application to pass multi-select drop down list values to WebFocus reports through URL. We’d like to know how to construct the URL or what is the syntax to pass the multi-selected values from the drop down list. Then, how WebFocus report to retrieve these values from the URL.

It will be big help if can provide some sample code.

Thanks again!


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TechLights

I tried to create a WF html page with multiselect parameter and use fiddler to capture the URL sent but it didn't display the entire URL. I suggest you open a case to get the help you need.


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Good suggestion.
Thanks Chuck!


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