I don't HAVE to do this, but the amount of code in the work-around is getting rediculous.

I have a report that uses a number of data sets (5 actually). I want to be able to pull a value from a text field that (if we render from top to bottom) already has a value.

Textbox1 contains a number, I want to use that number in calculations that I make in a table later in the report (Textbox1 is not in a table, just on the page). Textbox 3 contains another number (Textbox1 + textbox2 values from dataset etc.).

Is there anyway to refer to the values in those boxes the way I can in ASP.net? I have tried Textbox1.value, textbox.Textbox1.value, Textbox1.Text...

I just keep getting an error saying it is undeclared.

I can't find in the BOL how to use global memory variables (which might be a way around this), or how to refer to the content of a text box.

Anyone have an idea how to do this?

Sandy Murdock MCP

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Sandy Murdock MCP

Jmurdock: Did you find a way to solve the problem you posted here? I have similar question, I want to associate user input validation (javascript)to the text box. But, if we can not even get the value of the text box.... .do you mind sharing what you found related this issue? thanks.

What I ended up doing is using the function (button, option...) and instead of referring to the text boxes I got the values from the appropriate data-set and re-did the math.

It's more typing but I got it to work. (It's not very elegant either).

I still don't know how to set up global memory variables (if it's possible) and would still like to if/how I can work with session variables of my own.



Sandy Murdock MCP

You can reference the value of a textbox by using 'ReportItems!textbox1.Value'