"tcomey" <tcomey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I would like to hyperlink from a report to another report that provides
> online help about the report. Is there a way to enter raw HTML into the
> report designer and have reporting services generate the formatted HTML?

"Teo Lachev" <teo.lachev@nospam.prologika.com> wrote in message
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> No, but why should the hyperlink point to a report instead of just a
> plain-vanilla HTML page?
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Teo Lachev, MCSD, MCT
> Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "tcomey" <tcomey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5C0D363E-08CD-46BF-8FCB-0C9F284D3D3C@microsoft.com...
> > I would like to hyperlink from a report to another report that provides
> > online help about the report. Is there a way to enter raw HTML into the
> > report designer and have reporting services generate the formatted HTML?
>
>

"Bruce Loehle-Conger" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, I do this all the time. The reason (Teo was asking) I do this is
> because I am using RS as my portal. I want the files to show via RS. Every
> direction I create in RS I add a file that documents all the reports. I
also
> have my own IT directory where I am documenting trouble shooting (in
> addition to BI I also handle some real time systems). Here is how you do
it.
> 1. Go into work and create your initial cut of the document. It can be
> anywhere, do not put it in your RS development directory. When you add it
RS
> it will do this. Then when you are done editing the document save it as a
> HTM file.
>
> 2. In RS right mouse click on your project, select add-> add existing
item.
>
> 3. It defaults to look for common report files, change to all file types
and
> browse to where your HTM file is. When you select it, it adds it to your
> project and copies the file over to where your report sources are.
>
> 4. At this point you can edit it all you want. The trick is just getting
it
> into RS, now it recognizes it as a web page and you can edit it.
>
> 5. Put in a test box with whatever you want to call the link. Make it blue
> and underlined. Then properties, advanced, navigation, jump to URL. Put in
> the following expression: =Globals!ReportServerUrl &
> "?/yourdirectory/yourwebpage.htm"
>
> Admittedly a little convoluted but once your done one it isn't too bad.
> Mainly two things you need to know. One, how to initially get the web page
> into RS. Two, how to create the jump to url expression. Note that you can
> play around with this and most likely make it relative to the directory
you
> are in. However, if you don't want all these help files cluttering up your
> report, create an additional directory and put them all in there. Then the
> format of the expression I have give above will work perfect for you.
>
> One point, at this stage is this a report or a plain vanilla HTML page? In
> my mind kindof both.It is just a HTML page but it is being managed by RS.
>
> Bruce L-C
>
> "Teo Lachev" <teo.lachev@nospam.prologika.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WEdO05lEHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > No, but why should the hyperlink point to a report instead of just a
> > plain-vanilla HTML page?
> >
> > --
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Teo Lachev, MCSD, MCT
> > Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> > Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> > Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> > Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> >
> > "tcomey" <tcomey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:5C0D363E-08CD-46BF-8FCB-0C9F284D3D3C@microsoft.com...
> > > I would like to hyperlink from a report to another report that
provides
> > > online help about the report. Is there a way to enter raw HTML into
the
> > > report designer and have reporting services generate the formatted
HTML?
> >
> >
>
>

"Teo Lachev" wrote:

> Bruce,
>
> Of course, just for the sake of completeness, the HTML pages don't have to
> be deployed to the Report Server. Instead, absolute URLs can be used to
> point the HTML pages in the documentation vroot.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------
> Teo Lachev, MCSD, MCT
> Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> -----------------------------------------------------
>
> "Bruce Loehle-Conger" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e8E8eKamEHA.2096@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Yes, I do this all the time. The reason (Teo was asking) I do this is
> > because I am using RS as my portal. I want the files to show via RS. Every
> > direction I create in RS I add a file that documents all the reports. I
> also
> > have my own IT directory where I am documenting trouble shooting (in
> > addition to BI I also handle some real time systems). Here is how you do
> it.
> > 1. Go into work and create your initial cut of the document. It can be
> > anywhere, do not put it in your RS development directory. When you add it
> RS
> > it will do this. Then when you are done editing the document save it as a
> > HTM file.
> >
> > 2. In RS right mouse click on your project, select add-> add existing
> item.
> >
> > 3. It defaults to look for common report files, change to all file types
> and
> > browse to where your HTM file is. When you select it, it adds it to your
> > project and copies the file over to where your report sources are.
> >
> > 4. At this point you can edit it all you want. The trick is just getting
> it
> > into RS, now it recognizes it as a web page and you can edit it.
> >
> > 5. Put in a test box with whatever you want to call the link. Make it blue
> > and underlined. Then properties, advanced, navigation, jump to URL. Put in
> > the following expression: =Globals!ReportServerUrl &
> > "?/yourdirectory/yourwebpage.htm"
> >
> > Admittedly a little convoluted but once your done one it isn't too bad.
> > Mainly two things you need to know. One, how to initially get the web page
> > into RS. Two, how to create the jump to url expression. Note that you can
> > play around with this and most likely make it relative to the directory
> you
> > are in. However, if you don't want all these help files cluttering up your
> > report, create an additional directory and put them all in there. Then the
> > format of the expression I have give above will work perfect for you.
> >
> > One point, at this stage is this a report or a plain vanilla HTML page? In
> > my mind kindof both.It is just a HTML page but it is being managed by RS.
> >
> > Bruce L-C
> >
> > "Teo Lachev" <teo.lachev@nospam.prologika.com> wrote in message
> > news:%23WEdO05lEHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > > No, but why should the hyperlink point to a report instead of just a
> > > plain-vanilla HTML page?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Hope this helps.
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > Teo Lachev, MCSD, MCT
> > > Author: "Microsoft Reporting Services in Action"
> > > Publisher website: http://www.manning.com/lachev
> > > Buy it from Amazon.com: http://shrinkster.com/eq
> > > Home page and blog: http://www.prologika.com/
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > "tcomey" <tcomey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:5C0D363E-08CD-46BF-8FCB-0C9F284D3D3C@microsoft.com...
> > > > I would like to hyperlink from a report to another report that
> provides
> > > > online help about the report. Is there a way to enter raw HTML into
> the
> > > > report designer and have reporting services generate the formatted
> HTML?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>