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Kyle Kinney2012-08-30T20:21:51-00:00Re: What happened to the "allow blank" parameter option?
https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/mv/msg/371200/906183/#msg_906183
The isRequired checkbox replaced the other two options. Take a look at
this bugzilla entry: https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=252343
You could also put a validation script on the parameter with an
expression similar to :
On 8/30/2012 4:21 PM, Kyle Kinney wrote:
> I can't figure out how to set up a text input parameter to allow empty
> strings but not null values in BIRT 4.2. Apparently there used to be
> "allow null" and "allow blank" options, but if they still exist, they
> can't be set through the Eclipse GUI. (Well, either that, or they're
> hidden in some unbelievably asinine place, i.e. absolutely anywhere
> other than New/Edit Parameter window.) There's an "is required"
> checkbox, but that doesn't do what I want; it allows both null values
> and empty strings. I want to allow empty strings, but not null values.
> Is it still possible to do this, and if so, how?]]>Jason Weathersby2012-08-31T19:56:25-00:00