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Adding an object to the application context! (Book example: Integrating and Extending) [message #991469]

Wed, 19 December 2012 11:20

Samo B.

Messages: 41
Registered: December 2012

Member

Hi all,

I'm new at BIRT and trying to work into it. I'm using the book "Integrating and Extending BIRT".
In the initial situation is that I have a jsp file like this:

<%
	java.lang.String teststr = "MyTest";
	session.setAttribute("AppContextKey", teststr);
	java.lang.String stringObj = "This test my Application Context From the Viewer";
	session.setAttribute("AppContextValue", stringObj);
	String redirectURL = "LINK TO URL";
	response.sendRedirect(redirectURL);	
%>

I also have a report file which is named AppContext.rptdesign.

Aferwards I'm trying to display the string in a data item.
The expression of the data item is:

try{
	MyTest.toString();
}catch(e){
	"My Object Was not Found";	
}

If I start run the Application I don't get the String! It can't find the Object.
In the book is and additional code snippet like this:

config = new EngineConfig();
HashMap hm = config.getAppContext();
hm.put("MyTest", stringObj);
config.setAppContext(hm);

Unfortunately I dont't know where to add this and there is not a description about it.

Cheers,
Samet

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Re: Adding an object to the application context! (Book example: Integrating and Extending) [message #991551 is a reply to message #991469]

Wed, 19 December 2012 18:08

Jason Weathersby

Messages: 9167
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Samet

This code:
config = new EngineConfig();
HashMap hm = config.getAppContext();
hm.put("MyTest", stringObj);
config.setAppContext(hm);

Is only if you are using the engine api. Are you using the Viewer? If so you have to add a jsp page to the viewer with code like:
<%
java.lang.String teststr = "MyTest";
session.setAttribute("AppContextKey", teststr);
java.lang.String stringObj = "This test my Application Context From the Viewer";
session.setAttribute("AppContextValue", stringObj);
String redirectURL = "LINK TO URL";
response.sendRedirect(redirectURL);
%>
and call it before going into the report. the LINK to URL should be the url to view the report.

Jason

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Re: Adding an object to the application context! (Book example: Integrating and Extending) [message #991631 is a reply to message #991551]

Wed, 19 December 2012 22:18

Samo B.

Messages: 41
Registered: December 2012

Member

Hey Jason,

first of all thank you for replying.

Yes, I'm using the BIRT viewer. I chose a wrong description with "Link to URL"
it should be "Linkt to the report" so there is already the link to my report.

Just to clarify:

If have a web project with the jsp file (the code like you can see above) and a project which includes my report.
I can start my jsp file and after that it is forwarding to the report but I still can't get the AppContext in my report to display the variable.

regards,
Samet

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