RE: DownloadLink, BIRT report
You should not need to copy anything to the eclipse\plugins since you
downloaded Eclipse with Birt support.
You will need to add the birt runtime jars into your eclipse project. They can
be found in runtime download folder\ReportEngine\lib
There are a couple ways to do this in eclipse:
1. Go to Build Path -- Configure Build Path -- Libraries. You can manually
add jars with the Add External Jars button. You need at least 2 of the birt
jars - engineapi.jar and coreapi.jar. You may need more depending on what
functions you are using within birt.
2. If you want Maven to handle this, then you will need to add the artifacts
manually to your local repository. The latest birt runtime 2.3.1 is not in a
central repository. I added all the jars that you see in the \lib directory; a
few where already there from the central repository. I then created a
birt-2.3.1 artifact with a pom.xml that has all of the jars as dependencies.
All I need to do then is add the birt-2.3.1 artifact to my project and all of
the birt jars are automatically added.
There may be other ways to do this too. I am new to Maven also. It took quite
a bit of research to get this far. Good luck!
--Tim
-Original Message-
From: newbieabc [mailto:newbie...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 11:16 AM
To: users@wicket.apache.org
Subject: Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Thank you for your reply...
I am sorry to sound redundant...
I had started off by downloading the birt-all-in-one (came bundled with the
full Eclipse SDK).
Created a maven project( wicket quickstart) , then designed the birt
rptdesign (all within the eclipse platform) I run it outside eclipse, (mvn
jetty:run)
Now, I have downloaded the birt runtime engine, and copied files from the
birtrunttime\ReportEngine\plugins to the eclipse\plugins
But when I try to use org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.ReportEngine i
get org.eclipse cannot be resolved
Not sure what I should do for this.
Thank you for your help..and again sorry to sound redundant, I am really new
to this.
reiern70 wrote:
Hi,
For the BIRT part you need to install somewhere a BIRT runtime.
Essentially, this an equinox OSGi runtime with a folder structure like:
{root}-configuration`
-plugins
If you have extended BIRT by adding your own ODA extensions then you have
to drop them on the plugins folder. There is also a folder (e.g.
plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc_2.3.0.v20080610/drivers)
where you have to drop any JDBC drivers you need to connect to your
database (in case you are using standard ODA drivers). I usually install
the BIRT runtime under WEB-INF...
The next step is to have instantiate this runtime and use it to generate
your reports. I do this via a class like the following:
public class Birt {
.
private static IReportEngine engine;
public static final void startEngine() {
try {
if(engine != null)
return;
EngineConfig engCnf = new EngineConfig();
engCnf.setEngineHome(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(WEB-INF/birt).toString());
engCnf.setLogConfig(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(../logs).toString(),
Level.ALL);
Platform.startup(engCnf);
IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory)
Platform
.createFactoryObject(
IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY );
engine = factory.createReportEngine(engCnf);
engine.changeLogLevel( Level.OFF );
} catch (Throwable ex) {
log.fatal(, ex);
}
}
public static final void stopEngine() {
try {
engine.destroy();
engine = null;
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
public static IReportEngine getEngine() {
if(engine == null) {
startEngine();
}
return engine;
}
public static void generateBirtReport(String file,
String fmt,
OutputStream out,
IdSql area,
ReportInfo petA,
JSONObject parametros_Reporte, Locale locale, boolean
autoPageBreaking)
throws Exception {
Attachment attachment = Attachment.loadFromTable(file, area);
File tmpDir =
ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(LectorConfig.i.get().getChild(dirs).getChild(tmp).getValue());
// creating a resource locator that is capable of retrieving
libraries
// or images from the database...
DataBaseResourceLocator dataBaseResourceLocator = new
DataBaseResourceLocator(area);
IReportRunnable design =
getEngine().openReportDesign
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Thank you for your reply...
I am sorry to sound redundant...
I had started off by downloading the birt-all-in-one (came bundled with the
full Eclipse SDK).
Created a maven project( wicket quickstart) , then designed the birt
rptdesign (all within the eclipse platform) I run it outside eclipse, (mvn
jetty:run)
Now, I have downloaded the birt runtime engine, and copied files from the
birtrunttime\ReportEngine\plugins to the eclipse\plugins
But when I try to use org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.ReportEngine i
get org.eclipse cannot be resolved
Not sure what I should do for this.
Thank you for your help..and again sorry to sound redundant, I am really new
to this.
reiern70 wrote:
Hi,
For the BIRT part you need to install somewhere a BIRT runtime.
Essentially, this an equinox OSGi runtime with a folder structure like:
{root}-configuration`
-plugins
If you have extended BIRT by adding your own ODA extensions then you have
to drop them on the plugins folder. There is also a folder (e.g.
plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc_2.3.0.v20080610/drivers)
where you have to drop any JDBC drivers you need to connect to your
database (in case you are using standard ODA drivers). I usually install
the BIRT runtime under WEB-INF...
The next step is to have instantiate this runtime and use it to generate
your reports. I do this via a class like the following:
public class Birt {
.
private static IReportEngine engine;
public static final void startEngine() {
try {
if(engine != null)
return;
EngineConfig engCnf = new EngineConfig();
engCnf.setEngineHome(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(WEB-INF/birt).toString());
engCnf.setLogConfig(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(../logs).toString(),
Level.ALL);
Platform.startup(engCnf);
IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory)
Platform
.createFactoryObject(
IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY );
engine = factory.createReportEngine(engCnf);
engine.changeLogLevel( Level.OFF );
} catch (Throwable ex) {
log.fatal(, ex);
}
}
public static final void stopEngine() {
try {
engine.destroy();
engine = null;
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
public static IReportEngine getEngine() {
if(engine == null) {
startEngine();
}
return engine;
}
public static void generateBirtReport(String file,
String fmt,
OutputStream out,
IdSql area,
ReportInfo petA,
JSONObject parametros_Reporte, Locale locale, boolean
autoPageBreaking)
throws Exception {
Attachment attachment = Attachment.loadFromTable(file, area);
File tmpDir =
ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(LectorConfig.i.get().getChild(dirs).getChild(tmp).getValue());
// creating a resource locator that is capable of retrieving
libraries
// or images from the database...
DataBaseResourceLocator dataBaseResourceLocator = new
DataBaseResourceLocator(area);
IReportRunnable design =
getEngine().openReportDesign(test,attachment.getAsInputStream(),
dataBaseResourceLocator);
updateDataSources((ReportDesignHandle)design.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle(),
petA);
IRunAndRenderTask renderTask =
getEngine().createRunAndRenderTask(design);
RenderOption opcRend;
if (pdf.equals(fmt)) {
PDFRenderOption opc = new PDFRenderOption();
opc.setOutputFormat(pdf);
//ReportDesignHandle designHandle =
(ReportDesignHandle)design.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle();
//designHandle.setDisplayName(null);
// para reducir la pagina tal como sale desde el
diseñador BIRT
opc.setOption(PDFRenderOption.PAGEBREAK_PAGINATION_ONLY,
autoPageBreaking);
opc.setOption(PDFRenderOption.FIT_TO_PAGE,
autoPageBreaking);
opcRend = opc;
} else if (excel.equals(fmt)){
// TODO: find if there is
opcRend = new RenderOption();
opcRend.setOutputFormat(xls);
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Hi,
I already wrote to you in private and didn't noticed you were also
posting to the list... Here is the transcript of my last two private e-mails
.
You have to download the BIRT runtime from
http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/
This is what you have to deploy with your WEB application. The
runtime is like an eclipse (an equinox OSGi runtime) but stripped of
all the GUI thing and containing just the minimal functionality to
execute BIRT reports: the designer but without the design part. That way
the footprint is small as you have to distribute it with your WEB
application. The code I showed you on the list was to instantiate this
runtime from within your WEB application. Then you use that runtime to
build your reports. In my experience, it is better if this runtime is
the same version as the designer you used to build your reports
(otherwise you might find unpleasant surprises).
newbieabc wrote:
Thank you for your reply...
I am sorry to sound redundant...
I had started off by downloading the birt-all-in-one (came bundled with the
full Eclipse SDK).
Created a maven project( wicket quickstart) , then designed the birt
rptdesign (all within the eclipse platform) I run it outside eclipse, (mvn
jetty:run)
Now, I have downloaded the birt runtime engine, and copied files from the
birtrunttime\ReportEngine\plugins to the eclipse\plugins
But when I try to use org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.api.ReportEngine i
get org.eclipse cannot be resolved
This error is because you have to copy some of the jar files on
runtime/plugins to your classpath (and/or the WEB-INF/lib folder
depending on how you setup your project). I have the following:
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-chartengineapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-com.ibm.icu_3.8.1.v20080530.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-coreapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-crosstabcoreapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-dataadapterapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-dataaggregationapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-dteapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-emitter.prototype.excel_2.3.0.v20080606.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-engineapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-flute-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-js-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-modelapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-modelodaapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-odadesignapi-2.3.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.apache. commons.codec_1.3.0.v20080530-1600.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.eclipse.birt.report.engine.dataextraction_2.3.0.v20080611.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.eclipse.emf.common_2.4.0.v200806091234.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.eclipse.emf.ecore_2.4.0.v200806091234.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi_2.4.0.v200806091234.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-org.w3c.css.sac_1.3.0.v200805290154.jar
/WEB-INF/lib/birt-scriptapi-2.3.jar
But maybe I'm missing in this list some related jars... Some of the
jars on previous list have shortened names, not the names they have on
the runtime/plugins folder, but I guess you will have no problems in
finding them. If you don't add these jars then your IDE (eclipse?) won't
be able to compile the Birt class of my first e-mail. Once the class
compiles then try something simple (like building a hello world report).
I forgot to mention this on my previous e-mails...
Best,
Ernesto
Not sure what I should do for this.
Thank you for your help..and again sorry to sound redundant, I am really new
to this.
reiern70 wrote:
Hi,
For the BIRT part you need to install somewhere a BIRT runtime.
Essentially, this an equinox OSGi runtime with a folder structure like:
{root}-configuration`
-plugins
If you have extended BIRT by adding your own ODA extensions then you have
to drop them on the plugins folder. There is also a folder (e.g.
plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc_2.3.0.v20080610/drivers)
where you have to drop any JDBC drivers you need to connect to your
database (in case you are using standard ODA drivers). I usually install
the BIRT runtime under WEB-INF...
The next step is to have instantiate this runtime and use it to generate
your reports. I do this via a class like the following:
public class Birt {
.
private static IReportEngine engine;
public static final void startEngine() {
try {
if(engine != null)
return;
EngineConfig engCnf = new EngineConfig();
engCnf.setEngineHome(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(WEB-INF/birt).toString());
engCnf.setLogConfig(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(../logs).toString(),
Level.ALL);
Platform.startup(engCnf);
IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory)
Platform
.createFactoryObject(
IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY );
engine = factory.createReportEngine(engCnf);
engine.changeLogLevel( Level.OFF );
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Another thing: if your excel is not very complex you could also consider using [1] to generate it. Best, Ernesto 1-http://jexcelapi.sourceforge.net/ newbieabc wrote: The generation of the excel report. I am really new to BIRT and wicket.. I've created the BIRT report (report.rptdesign)(in eclipse) but need it to be output as xls. I'd really appreciate some help. Thank you reiern70 wrote: Sure you can... Which part is giving you problems? The generation of the excel report with BIRT? Or the creation of the link? Best, Ernesto newbieabc wrote: Hello.. How can create a download link on a webpage, that converts a BIRT report to excel format and downloads to client machine? Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DownloadLink%2C-BIRT-report-tp21218997p21240273.html Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Sure you can... Which part is giving you problems? The generation of the excel report with BIRT? Or the creation of the link? Best, Ernesto newbieabc wrote: Hello.. How can create a download link on a webpage, that converts a BIRT report to excel format and downloads to client machine? Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
The generation of the excel report. I am really new to BIRT and wicket.. I've created the BIRT report (report.rptdesign)(in eclipse) but need it to be output as xls. I'd really appreciate some help. Thank you reiern70 wrote: Sure you can... Which part is giving you problems? The generation of the excel report with BIRT? Or the creation of the link? Best, Ernesto newbieabc wrote: Hello.. How can create a download link on a webpage, that converts a BIRT report to excel format and downloads to client machine? Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/DownloadLink%2C-BIRT-report-tp21218997p21232850.html Sent from the Wicket - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@wicket.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@wicket.apache.org
Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
I don't know about BIRT, but I recently did an output to Excel page. You
link to it like any other page:
!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC -//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN
html xmlns:wicket=http://wicket.apache.org/;
head
titleAuction Excel Download/title
meta http-equiv=Content-Type content=application/x-msexcel
meta http-equiv=Content-disposition: attachment; filename=catalog.xls
/head
body
table
tr wicket:id=rows
td wicket:id=idnbsp;/td
td wicket:id=member.idnbsp;/td
td wicket:id=namenbsp;/td
That meta content in the head is more for documentation - it doesn't seem to
work without the final step below:
The Java code looks something like this to populate the table:
add(new DataView(rows, new MyDataProvider()) {
public void populateItem(final Item item) {
item.setModel(new CompoundPropertyModel(new
DetachableXYZModel(item.getModelObject(;
item.add(new Label(name));
And the final magic makes it ask if you want to open it with excel:
@Override
protected void configureResponse() {
super.configureResponse();
getRequestCycle().getResponse().setContentType(application/x-msexcel);
}
That worked for me - hope it helps. (Also note you can output a mix of
literal data and formulas)
I use web app to collect data, then word merge templates for reports.
-- Jim Pinkham
http://firstuucolumbus.org/auction
On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 10:22 AM, newbieabc newbie...@yahoo.com wrote:
The generation of the excel report.
I am really new to BIRT and wicket..
I've created the BIRT report (report.rptdesign)(in eclipse) but need it to
be output as xls.
I'd really appreciate some help.
Thank you
reiern70 wrote:
Sure you can... Which part is giving you problems? The generation of the
excel report with BIRT? Or the creation of the link?
Best,
Ernesto
newbieabc wrote:
Hello..
How can create a download link on a webpage, that converts a BIRT report
to
excel format and downloads to client machine?
Thank you.
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Re: DownloadLink, BIRT report
Hi,
For the BIRT part you need to install somewhere a BIRT runtime. Essentially,
this an equinox OSGi runtime with a folder structure like:
{root}-configuration`
-plugins
If you have extended BIRT by adding your own ODA extensions then you have to
drop them on the plugins folder. There is also a folder (e.g.
plugins/org.eclipse.birt.report.data.oda.jdbc_2.3.0.v20080610/drivers) where
you have to drop any JDBC drivers you need to connect to your database (in
case you are using standard ODA drivers). I usually install the BIRT runtime
under WEB-INF...
The next step is to have instantiate this runtime and use it to generate
your reports. I do this via a class like the following:
public class Birt {
.
private static IReportEngine engine;
public static final void startEngine() {
try {
if(engine != null)
return;
EngineConfig engCnf = new EngineConfig();
engCnf.setEngineHome(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(WEB-INF/birt).toString());
engCnf.setLogConfig(ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(../logs).toString(),
Level.ALL);
Platform.startup(engCnf);
IReportEngineFactory factory = (IReportEngineFactory)
Platform
.createFactoryObject(
IReportEngineFactory.EXTENSION_REPORT_ENGINE_FACTORY );
engine = factory.createReportEngine(engCnf);
engine.changeLogLevel( Level.OFF );
} catch (Throwable ex) {
log.fatal(, ex);
}
}
public static final void stopEngine() {
try {
engine.destroy();
engine = null;
} catch (Exception e) {
}
}
public static IReportEngine getEngine() {
if(engine == null) {
startEngine();
}
return engine;
}
public static void generateBirtReport(String file,
String fmt,
OutputStream out,
IdSql area,
ReportInfo petA,
JSONObject parametros_Reporte, Locale locale, boolean
autoPageBreaking)
throws Exception {
Attachment attachment = Attachment.loadFromTable(file, area);
File tmpDir =
ConfigGlobal.i.resuelveRuta(LectorConfig.i.get().getChild(dirs).getChild(tmp).getValue());
// creating a resource locator that is capable of retrieving
libraries
// or images from the database...
DataBaseResourceLocator dataBaseResourceLocator = new
DataBaseResourceLocator(area);
IReportRunnable design =
getEngine().openReportDesign(test,attachment.getAsInputStream(),
dataBaseResourceLocator);
updateDataSources((ReportDesignHandle)design.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle(),
petA);
IRunAndRenderTask renderTask =
getEngine().createRunAndRenderTask(design);
RenderOption opcRend;
if (pdf.equals(fmt)) {
PDFRenderOption opc = new PDFRenderOption();
opc.setOutputFormat(pdf);
//ReportDesignHandle designHandle =
(ReportDesignHandle)design.getDesignHandle().getModuleHandle();
//designHandle.setDisplayName(null);
// para reducir la pagina tal como sale desde el
diseñador BIRT
opc.setOption(PDFRenderOption.PAGEBREAK_PAGINATION_ONLY,
autoPageBreaking);
opc.setOption(PDFRenderOption.FIT_TO_PAGE,
autoPageBreaking);
opcRend = opc;
} else if (excel.equals(fmt)){
// TODO: find if there is
opcRend = new RenderOption();
opcRend.setOutputFormat(xls);
} else {
HTMLRenderOption opc = new HTMLRenderOption();
opc.setHtmlTitle(design.getReportName());
opc.setBaseImageURL(/recursos/img/x.birt-img?imagen=);
opc.setImageDirectory(tmpDir.getAbsolutePath());
opc.setImageHandler(new HTMLServerImageHandler());
opcRend = opc;
}
// hanlde report paramteters.
if(parametros_Reporte != null) {
IteratorString it =
(IteratorString)parametros_Reporte.keys();
while(it.hasNext()) {
