A report lists other reports and procs for execution

  • I know a lot of people disagree with this concept of allowing a user to execute a procedure from within a report, but I'd like to know anyway. What is the best way to something like this:

    Say I create a report that that acts like a main menu report, whereby a user can go to it and choose from several options listed in a table column. The options may be...

    a) a link to another report (no big deal, right?) or

    b) a link that executes a procedure

    (i.e., the procedure may kick off a DTS program that pulls new data from the ERP system, or exports a query to a file, or sends an email, etc.

    (b) is what I'd like input on: what is the best way to execute a procedure from the user clicking on a cell?


    smv929

  • Jon, thanks. I've seen that article and it's exactly the concept I'm talking about. I was hoping for some more detail and examples. It basically described an overview of the technique. Thanks.


    smv929

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