"jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161371300.024539.176980@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> Chris,
>
> Thanks for the help. I am trying to set this expressions and it keeps
> telling me that dbnull cannot be used.
>
> IIf((Parameters!date1.Value = System.DBNull And Parameters!date2.Value
> = System.DBNull),Today(),(Parameters!date1.Value & "-" &
> Parameters!date2.Value))
>
> I have two parameters. I am using a stored proc in the background. If
> ther parameters are null it gives me data for the previous day.
>
> I need to show the report heading as the <Report name> <date>/<date1 -
> date2>
>
> I think it the system does not want to accept the system.DBNull
>
> Regards
>
> Jaideep
> Chris Conner wrote:
>> Yes, specify the expression in a textbox (assume the textbox name is
>> textbox5 on the body and make the visibility property FALSE.
>>
>> Next, in the report header, for the expression use:
>> =ReportItems!TextBox5.Value
>>
>> =-Chris
>>
>> "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1161364744.236416.98920@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >I am using a table to structure my report.
>> >
>> > Body of the report
>> >
>> > Table header
>> > Group Header
>> > Details
>> > Group Footer
>> > Table Footer
>> >
>> > Earlier I had put the report name with the company logo in the report
>> > header section but now I moved it to the body of the report just above
>> > the table. I am trying to display the date range next to the report
>> > name. I am trying to use an expression saying that if the date
>> > parameters are NULL, then print the date today() else print the two
>> > date parameters with a hyphen seperating them. On running the report it
>> > gives an error that I caanot use expressions in a text box or in the
>> > report header. I am creating a variable in the dataset as a calculated
>> > field and then setting the expression.
>> >
>> > Can someone please help??
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Jaideep
>> >
>

"jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161374030.963039.245760@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Chris,
> I created the text box in the body and set the expression which is
> being displayed properly. Now I created another text box in the report
> header section and in the expression I said
> ReportItems!TextBox5.Value
>
> It is giving me an error --
> The Value expression for the textbox 'textbox17' contains an error:
> The expression referenced a non-existing reportitem in the reportitems
> collection.
> Preview complete -- 0 errors, 1 warnings
>
> I can understand the error but how do i add something to the
> reportitems collection???
>
> Jaideep
>
>
>
> Chris Conner wrote:
>> Don't use that = use instead iif((Parameters!date1.Value = Nothing ....
>>
>> to test for nullability.
>>
>> =-Chris
>>
>> "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1161371300.024539.176980@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > Chris,
>> >
>> > Thanks for the help. I am trying to set this expressions and it keeps
>> > telling me that dbnull cannot be used.
>> >
>> > IIf((Parameters!date1.Value = System.DBNull And Parameters!date2.Value
>> > = System.DBNull),Today(),(Parameters!date1.Value & "-" &
>> > Parameters!date2.Value))
>> >
>> > I have two parameters. I am using a stored proc in the background. If
>> > ther parameters are null it gives me data for the previous day.
>> >
>> > I need to show the report heading as the <Report name> <date>/<date1 -
>> > date2>
>> >
>> > I think it the system does not want to accept the system.DBNull
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> > Jaideep
>> > Chris Conner wrote:
>> >> Yes, specify the expression in a textbox (assume the textbox name is
>> >> textbox5 on the body and make the visibility property FALSE.
>> >>
>> >> Next, in the report header, for the expression use:
>> >> =ReportItems!TextBox5.Value
>> >>
>> >> =-Chris
>> >>
>> >> "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1161364744.236416.98920@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> >> >I am using a table to structure my report.
>> >> >
>> >> > Body of the report
>> >> >
>> >> > Table header
>> >> > Group Header
>> >> > Details
>> >> > Group Footer
>> >> > Table Footer
>> >> >
>> >> > Earlier I had put the report name with the company logo in the
>> >> > report
>> >> > header section but now I moved it to the body of the report just
>> >> > above
>> >> > the table. I am trying to display the date range next to the report
>> >> > name. I am trying to use an expression saying that if the date
>> >> > parameters are NULL, then print the date today() else print the two
>> >> > date parameters with a hyphen seperating them. On running the report
>> >> > it
>> >> > gives an error that I caanot use expressions in a text box or in the
>> >> > report header. I am creating a variable in the dataset as a
>> >> > calculated
>> >> > field and then setting the expression.
>> >> >
>> >> > Can someone please help??
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards
>> >> >
>> >> > Jaideep
>> >> >
>> >
>

jai wrote:
> Thanks that did the trick. But I found another problem. If the date
> range is one day apart then the text box displays the correct values
> but if the range is more than two days, then it does not display the
> values but the report returns the data.
>
> Any ideas???
>
> Jaideep
> Chris Conner wrote:
> > I forgot to mention - it is CASE sensitive.. by default, the textbox names
> > are in lowercase. Sorry about that.
> >
> > =-Chris
> >
> > "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:1161374030.963039.245760@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> > > Chris,
> > > I created the text box in the body and set the expression which is
> > > being displayed properly. Now I created another text box in the report
> > > header section and in the expression I said
> > > ReportItems!TextBox5.Value
> > >
> > > It is giving me an error --
> > > The Value expression for the textbox 'textbox17' contains an error:
> > > The expression referenced a non-existing reportitem in the reportitems
> > > collection.
> > > Preview complete -- 0 errors, 1 warnings
> > >
> > > I can understand the error but how do i add something to the
> > > reportitems collection???
> > >
> > > Jaideep
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Chris Conner wrote:
> > >> Don't use that = use instead iif((Parameters!date1.Value = Nothing ....
> > >>
> > >> to test for nullability.
> > >>
> > >> =-Chris
> > >>
> > >> "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:1161371300.024539.176980@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > >> > Chris,
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for the help. I am trying to set this expressions and it keeps
> > >> > telling me that dbnull cannot be used.
> > >> >
> > >> > IIf((Parameters!date1.Value = System.DBNull And Parameters!date2.Value
> > >> > = System.DBNull),Today(),(Parameters!date1.Value & "-" &
> > >> > Parameters!date2.Value))
> > >> >
> > >> > I have two parameters. I am using a stored proc in the background. If
> > >> > ther parameters are null it gives me data for the previous day.
> > >> >
> > >> > I need to show the report heading as the <Report name> <date>/<date1 -
> > >> > date2>
> > >> >
> > >> > I think it the system does not want to accept the system.DBNull
> > >> >
> > >> > Regards
> > >> >
> > >> > Jaideep
> > >> > Chris Conner wrote:
> > >> >> Yes, specify the expression in a textbox (assume the textbox name is
> > >> >> textbox5 on the body and make the visibility property FALSE.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Next, in the report header, for the expression use:
> > >> >> =ReportItems!TextBox5.Value
> > >> >>
> > >> >> =-Chris
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "jai" <dbasybase@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > >> >> news:1161364744.236416.98920@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > >> >> >I am using a table to structure my report.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Body of the report
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Table header
> > >> >> > Group Header
> > >> >> > Details
> > >> >> > Group Footer
> > >> >> > Table Footer
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Earlier I had put the report name with the company logo in the
> > >> >> > report
> > >> >> > header section but now I moved it to the body of the report just
> > >> >> > above
> > >> >> > the table. I am trying to display the date range next to the report
> > >> >> > name. I am trying to use an expression saying that if the date
> > >> >> > parameters are NULL, then print the date today() else print the two
> > >> >> > date parameters with a hyphen seperating them. On running the report
> > >> >> > it
> > >> >> > gives an error that I caanot use expressions in a text box or in the
> > >> >> > report header. I am creating a variable in the dataset as a
> > >> >> > calculated
> > >> >> > field and then setting the expression.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Can someone please help??
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Regards
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Jaideep
> > >> >> >
> > >> >
> > >