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Is there a way in WebReports to get a value from the XML in the report definition file?

i can do txtUserName.value = Report.DataSource.ConnectionString and that works fine to show me the report's connection string.

 In my ASP.Net code, i append an element to the //Reports/Report/DataSource node called "ReportUserName" to the WebReports definition file, which works, and then display the report as a PDF document in the browser.  yes, my appended node is in the rendered XML defintion file and it is where i expect it to be.

i need to be able to get the value of my appended element to show in the textbox on my report.

 i used the following code in the Footer section's OnPrint Event:

<MMyers> wrote in message news:201011@10.0.1.98...

Is there a way in WebReports to get a value from the XML in the report definition file?

i can do txtUserName.value = Report.DataSource.ConnectionString and that works fine to show me the report's connection string.

 In my ASP.Net code, i append an element to the //Reports/Report/DataSource node called "ReportUserName" to the WebReports definition file, which works, and then display the report as a PDF document in the browser.  yes, my appended node is in the rendered XML defintion file and it is where i expect it to be.

i need to be able to get the value of my appended element to show in the textbox on my report.

 i used the following code in the Footer section's OnPrint Event:

txtUserName.value = Reports.DataSource.ReportUserName

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thanks for the feedback on my issue. 

 i just ended up programmatically using the Report.Tag property to get my value into the report's xml definition file so that i can display the value.

 to clarify the situation, i have a front-end web app that collects report criteria and modifies the C1 report XML file for the correct connection string and I place the criteria into the modified report sql statement dynamically before the report is run and rendered as pdf in a browser window.

 on my report layout, i needed to include the name of the person who ran it dynamically from the ASP.Net session, and it seemed that i needed an easy way to put that into my report's XML definition so that i could display it.

 what i did was created a report.tag element in the report's xml source and then refered to report.tag to display it.

 i don't think i could use a report field as you suggested because i needed to have my custom username added to the report xml definition BEFORE the report ran, or am i missing something in setting up a report field? 

<MMyers> wrote in message news:201240@10.0.1.98...

thanks for the feedback on my issue. 

 i just ended up programmatically using the Report.Tag property to get my value into the report's xml definition file so that i can display the value.

 to clarify the situation, i have a front-end web app that collects report criteria and modifies the C1 report XML file for the correct connection string and I place the criteria into the modified report sql statement dynamically before the report is run and rendered as pdf in a browser window.

 on my report layout, i needed to include the name of the person who ran it dynamically from the ASP.Net session, and it seemed that i needed an easy way to put that into my report's XML definition so that i could display it.

 what i did was created a report.tag element in the report's xml source and then refered to report.tag to display it.

 i don't think i could use a report field as you suggested because i needed to have my custom username added to the report xml definition BEFORE the report ran, or am i missing something in setting up a report field? 

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