ORDER BY - parameter

In order to allow our users to create custom report queries, we've created a report with two parameters: "Where" and "OrderBy". In the Where parameter we pass the columns to be checked (Division = 'south' AND price > 100). This works great. The "OrderBy" parameter also works, if and only if, one column name is passed. If we attempt to pass a parameter (both in the designer and URL string) formatted as "col1, col2", the preview fails when the comma is encountered. Is it not possible to create a parameter that contains more than one column for the ORDER BY clause (parameter)?
ThanksThis works, I used this type of parameter all the time. Is you query an
expression? Or are you using an @. parameter. It will only work as an
expression. To pass the parameter on the ULR it must be encoded.
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"John Joslin" <JohnJoslin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> In order to allow our users to create custom report queries, we've created
a report with two parameters: "Where" and "OrderBy". In the Where parameter
we pass the columns to be checked (Division = 'south' AND price > 100). This
works great. The "OrderBy" parameter also works, if and only if, one column
name is passed. If we attempt to pass a parameter (both in the designer and
URL string) formatted as "col1, col2", the preview fails when the comma is
encountered. Is it not possible to create a parameter that contains more
than one column for the ORDER BY clause (parameter)?
> Thanks|||John.,
I changed your Where parameter name to WherePrm and added OrderBy1, OrderBy2
parameters. If needed assign default values.
SELECT TR_COID, TR_TranDate, TR_TranAmt, TR_Merchant, TR_MerchState,
TR_MerchCity, TR_MerchZip, TR_AcctCode, TR_MCC, TR_AcctNbr FROM TranDet
WHERE @.WherePrm ORDER BY @.OrderBy1, @.OrderBy2
Cem
"John Joslin" <JohnJoslin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Jason,
> Here is the actual statement: (again, the "where" works fine with multiple
entries)
> ="SELECT TR_COID, TR_TranDate, TR_TranAmt, TR_Merchant, TR_MerchState,
TR_MerchCity, TR_MerchZip, TR_AcctCode, TR_MCC, TR_AcctNbr FROM TranDet
WHERE (" & Parameters!Where.Value & ") ORDER BY (" &
Parameters!OrderBy.Value & ")"
> Do I need to further define whatever in the designer?
> Thanks,
> "Jason Carlson [MSFT]" wrote:
> > This works, I used this type of parameter all the time. Is you query an
> > expression? Or are you using an @. parameter. It will only work as an
> > expression. To pass the parameter on the ULR it must be encoded.
> >
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> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> >
> >
> > "John Joslin" <JohnJoslin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C26612BE-A503-44F8-9575-1B7C09332181@.microsoft.com...
> > > In order to allow our users to create custom report queries, we've
created
> > a report with two parameters: "Where" and "OrderBy". In the Where
parameter
> > we pass the columns to be checked (Division = 'south' AND price > 100).
This
> > works great. The "OrderBy" parameter also works, if and only if, one
column
> > name is passed. If we attempt to pass a parameter (both in the designer
and
> > URL string) formatted as "col1, col2", the preview fails when the comma
is
> > encountered. Is it not possible to create a parameter that contains more
> > than one column for the ORDER BY clause (parameter)?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> >|||Remove the parens in the order by. It is not valid SQL.
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"John Joslin" <JohnJoslin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Jason,
> Here is the actual statement: (again, the "where" works fine with multiple
entries)
> ="SELECT TR_COID, TR_TranDate, TR_TranAmt, TR_Merchant, TR_MerchState,
TR_MerchCity, TR_MerchZip, TR_AcctCode, TR_MCC, TR_AcctNbr FROM TranDet
WHERE (" & Parameters!Where.Value & ") ORDER BY (" &
Parameters!OrderBy.Value & ")"
> Do I need to further define whatever in the designer?
> Thanks,
> "Jason Carlson [MSFT]" wrote:
> > This works, I used this type of parameter all the time. Is you query an
> > expression? Or are you using an @. parameter. It will only work as an
> > expression. To pass the parameter on the ULR it must be encoded.
> >
> > --
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> >
> >
> > "John Joslin" <JohnJoslin@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C26612BE-A503-44F8-9575-1B7C09332181@.microsoft.com...
> > > In order to allow our users to create custom report queries, we've
created
> > a report with two parameters: "Where" and "OrderBy". In the Where
parameter
> > we pass the columns to be checked (Division = 'south' AND price > 100).
This
> > works great. The "OrderBy" parameter also works, if and only if, one
column
> > name is passed. If we attempt to pass a parameter (both in the designer
and
> > URL string) formatted as "col1, col2", the preview fails when the comma
is
> > encountered. Is it not possible to create a parameter that contains more
> > than one column for the ORDER BY clause (parameter)?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> >