Passing Parameter in URL button

[Lloyd]

I have created a button that launches a crystal report through Business
Objects Enterprise using a URL. The URL example is below:

http://pdres001a:8080/CrystalReport...password=mypassword&apsauthtype=secEnterprise

The URL works fine if I cut/paste it directly into IE and send it.

The URL works fine when I just use:

http://pdres001a:8080/CrystalReports/viewrpt.cwr?id=1980

However when I add on the remaining parameters to pass the username and
password and security type
"&apspassword=mypassword&apsauthtype=secEnterprise" those portions of the URL
seem to be ignored as I am presented with a logon page by the business
objects application.

From my testing I do not believe this is a business objects issues as the
URL works fine when typed directly into a browser URL, however it doesnt work
correctly when pasted into the hyperlink address property of the button I
created. It only seems to pass part of the URL to internet explorer.

Can anyone give me an idea on how to proceed to resolve this?

 

[Daniel Pineault]

Lloyd,

You pass the url to IE? How? Please post the code behind your button so we
can take a look.
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Hope this helps,

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[John Hawker]

I ran into this a while back on our intranet. Try replacing the ampersand (&)
in your URL with %26

John

 

[Jeremy]

If it's an e-mail (or an application that uses rich text), you should be able
to use html instead of plain text and put the full address in the href
Example: "<a
href="http://pdres001a:8080/CrystalReport...password=mypassword&apsauthtype=secEnterprise">http://pdres001a:8080/CrystalReport...password=mypassword&apsauthtype=secEnterprise</a>

 

[Lloyd]

I am not using any code, in the propertys box, I am using the "hyperlink
address" field on a command button. when the button is pushed, it launches
IE and the address from the hyperlink address property is used.

 

[Lloyd]

John, I got excited that this was my answer, but unfortunantly it didnt work.
Here is the URL I tried using? And if it matters this is an internal
application (not going to the web)

http://pdres001a:8080/CrystalReport...password=mypassword&apsauthtype=secEnterprise

 

[Lloyd]

I am using the hyperlink address field property of the command button. Can
I copy all this into that filed or would this need to be put into an on-click
event or something? if so what would the code be to utilize it in that
fashion?