DWF (AUTODESK OR AUTOCAD) in BIRT

I need to know if there is a way to show dwf (drawing web format) drawings can be presented within a BIRT report. I know there is an AutoDesk Web Viewer but not sure how it would integrate with BIRT. Just need to show autocad drawings inside of BIRT if possible. Thanks.

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Virgil Dodson

Hi sdlemaster,

I've never used the web viewer from Autodesk, but on a quick search around the net, it looks like you use JavaScript and HTML to embed the viewer in a web page... If that is the case, then you can use BIRT's Text control. That control is quite powerful and lets you put HTML and JavaScript along with your report data to include in a BIRT report.

sdlemaster

Virgil,

Thanks for the reply. i did try that method but it did not work for me. I think it has something to do with the activex control that has to be installed before it will run.

I attached the html and dwf file I am testing with. they have to be renamed though without the rptdesign extension:

test.rptdesign ---> test.dwf
testdwf.rptdesign ---> testdwf.html

So basically I just embedded the html code from testdwf.html into a birt report. created a text element, set it to HTML type but it doesn't load up in preview.Any ideas?

Virgil Dodson

You are right that Preview won't show the ActiveX control... but you can go into Window -> Preferences -> Report Design -> and check "Always use external browsers" and then select your browser of choice below. Once you have done that, try Viewing your report in the Web Viewer or as HTML.