Hello all,
one of the most disadvantages of Telerik Reporting solutions versus Crystal Reports is that it does not support search functionality for a specific string in the Report Tools.
so my question is there any work around for this issue, i need my users to search for a text inside a report. did anybody solved this or not yet ?
if not i have some ideas but i will need anybody from Telerik Team to help me a little.
but first, anybody answer me , is there anyone who already invented a way to search inside a telerik report viewer (mainly for windows application). i dont want to reinvent the wheel after all.
thx in advance
one of the most disadvantages of Telerik Reporting solutions versus Crystal Reports is that it does not support search functionality for a specific string in the Report Tools.
so my question is there any work around for this issue, i need my users to search for a text inside a report. did anybody solved this or not yet ?
if not i have some ideas but i will need anybody from Telerik Team to help me a little.
but first, anybody answer me , is there anyone who already invented a way to search inside a telerik report viewer (mainly for windows application). i dont want to reinvent the wheel after all.
thx in advance
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answered on 22 Jul 2009, 02:02 PM
anybody knows if there is already a way to implement text search inside Telerik report Viewer ?
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Hello Maged,
As seen from Known limitations of Telerik Reporting forum thread, currently there is no search available in Telerik Reporting.
Sincerely yours,
Steve
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As seen from Known limitations of Telerik Reporting forum thread, currently there is no search available in Telerik Reporting.
Sincerely yours,
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answered on 24 Jul 2009, 08:38 PM
dear sir,
thank you for your reply and sorry i didnt see it in the limitation pages. My Mistake.
now regarding the idea for alternative solutions
is there any event in the report where i can capture the drawing event of each text box in the report and access its value and maybe corrdination or page number while it is being drawn.
My Idea is about indexing all report content in XML file while it is being drawn so i can later implement the search inside the xml file and then goes to the coordination saved with each value inside the xml file.
for example my xml file should be as following for each field in the report
<Field>
<Value>Mark Tomas</value>
<page>1</page>
<coordinates>150,100</coordinates>
</field>
<Field>
<Value>52 Years</value>
<page>1</page>
<coordinates>150,120</coordinates>
</field>
and so on
this way i can search the xml file later and then lock on the value inside the viewer.
i know this will be applicable only in Windows Applications which will be great if it can be done
any ideas how can i implement it.
thank you and i hope i am clear in my explanation
Regards
thank you for your reply and sorry i didnt see it in the limitation pages. My Mistake.
now regarding the idea for alternative solutions
is there any event in the report where i can capture the drawing event of each text box in the report and access its value and maybe corrdination or page number while it is being drawn.
My Idea is about indexing all report content in XML file while it is being drawn so i can later implement the search inside the xml file and then goes to the coordination saved with each value inside the xml file.
for example my xml file should be as following for each field in the report
<Field>
<Value>Mark Tomas</value>
<page>1</page>
<coordinates>150,100</coordinates>
</field>
<Field>
<Value>52 Years</value>
<page>1</page>
<coordinates>150,120</coordinates>
</field>
and so on
this way i can search the xml file later and then lock on the value inside the viewer.
i know this will be applicable only in Windows Applications which will be great if it can be done
any ideas how can i implement it.
thank you and i hope i am clear in my explanation
Regards
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Maged
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answered on 26 Jul 2009, 07:58 AM
any feedback ?
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance
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Hello Maged,
There is no easy workaround for search functionality, otherwise we would have provided it as a reference to everyone interested.
Implementing out of the box search is in our TODO list, but due to the dynamic environment we work in, we cannot engage with a time frame for its implementation. But rest assured that it would make it for a subsequent version of Telerik Reporting.
Thank you for the patience and understanding.
Kind regards,
Steve
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There is no easy workaround for search functionality, otherwise we would have provided it as a reference to everyone interested.
Implementing out of the box search is in our TODO list, but due to the dynamic environment we work in, we cannot engage with a time frame for its implementation. But rest assured that it would make it for a subsequent version of Telerik Reporting.
Thank you for the patience and understanding.
Kind regards,
Steve
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answered on 27 Jul 2009, 08:47 AM
thank you for your answer,
You havent answer my question ( is there an event where i can catch the telerik textbox while it is being drawn in the report creation ) and yes i know now there is no out of the box search functionality available. but could you please address my question.
Thank you for your patience
Regards
You havent answer my question ( is there an event where i can catch the telerik textbox while it is being drawn in the report creation ) and yes i know now there is no out of the box search functionality available. but could you please address my question.
Thank you for your patience
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answered on 29 Jul 2009, 10:28 AM
any answers by anybody ?
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Hi Maged,
There is no such exposed event and we would rather not expose one to avoid messing up with the report processing and rendering. What you can do for the time being is use Conditional Formatting e.g.:
Expression Operator Value
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=Fields.ProductName.ToLower() Like =IIF(LEN(Parameters.Search) > 0, '%' + Parameters.Search.ToLower() + '%', '')
Sincerely yours,
Steve
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There is no such exposed event and we would rather not expose one to avoid messing up with the report processing and rendering. What you can do for the time being is use Conditional Formatting e.g.:
Expression Operator Value
==========================================================================
=Fields.ProductName.ToLower() Like =IIF(LEN(Parameters.Search) > 0, '%' + Parameters.Search.ToLower() + '%', '')
Sincerely yours,
Steve
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answered on 30 Jul 2009, 12:55 PM
that is not exactly what i was looking for, but your answer includes a very fine trick.
I loved it, thank you for tip and the screen shot.
Regards
I loved it, thank you for tip and the screen shot.
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