Error Occure while Exporting Report by using JSAPI

sdarware

<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I am using Birt Designer Pro(Trail Version) for developing report and i am accesing this report by using JSAPI. Accessing of report are working fine but i have to Export this report through JSAPI . i have write code for Exporting report in PDF but this code is not working, it give below Exception.</p>
<p><strong>Exception : </strong></p>
<div><strong><span>uncaught exception: actuate.viewer.ViewerException: Type: err_usage Message: The viewer must be started first by calling submit()</span></strong></div>

 

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<p><strong>So need help to resolve this exception and exporting report in PDF</strong></p>
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<p>Written code are as below :</p>
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<p>function getReport()<br>
{    <br>
    actuate.load('viewer');<br>
    var reqOps = new actuate.RequestOptions( );<br>
    reqOps.setCustomParameters({});<br>
    actuate.initialize( '<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://10.222.189.81:62692/iportal/',reqOps==undefined?null:reqOps'&gt;http://10.222.189.81:62692/iportal/',reqOps==undefined?null:reqOps&lt;/a&gt;, null,null,myInit ); <br>
    <br>
}<br>
function myInit()<br>
    {<br>
        var cmpname = document.getElementById("cmpname").value;<br>
        viewer1 = new actuate.Viewer( 'container1' );<br>
        viewer1.setReportDesign('C:/BirtReport_workspace/BIRT Project/Report Designs/cmp_wise_emp.rptdesign');        <br>
        var parameterValueMap={company:cmpname};<br>
        var parameterValues=[];<br>
        for(var key in parameterValueMap)<br>
        {<br>
            var param=new actuate.viewer.impl.ParameterValue();<br>
            param.setName(key);<br>
            if(parameterValueMap[key]!=null)<br>
            {<br>
            param.setValue(parameterValueMap[key]);<br>
            }<br>
            else{param.setValueIsNull(true);<br>
            }<br>
            parameterValues.push(param);<br>
        }<br>
        viewer1.setParameterValues(parameterValues);<br>
        var options = new actuate.viewer.UIOptions( );<br>
        options.enableToolBar(false);  //disable default toolbar.<br>
        viewer1.setUIOptions( options );<br>
        viewer1.submit();<br>
        <strong>viewer1.downloadReport("pdf", "1-1", null);    </strong><br>
    }<br>
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mwilliams

I don't have your report, so I modified the example you provided and moved my downloadReport call to a button and it worked as expected. If this doesn't work for you, could you explain more about your setup and what you're wanting? Thanks.<br><br><pre class="_prettyXprint _lang-auto _linenums:0">
<script type='text/javascript' language='JavaScript' src='http://127.0.0.1:64846/iportal/jsapi'></script>
<script type='text/javascript'>
actuate.load('viewer');
var reqOps = new actuate.RequestOptions( );
reqOps.setCustomParameters({});
actuate.initialize( 'http://127.0.0.1:64846/iportal', reqOps==undefined?null:reqOps, null,null,myInit );
var viewer1;


function myInit()
{

viewer1 = new actuate.Viewer( 'container1' );
viewer1.setReportDesign('C:/Users/mwilliams/workspace/iHub3/Report Examples/Report Designs/getelement.rptdesign');

var options = new actuate.viewer.UIOptions( );
options.enableToolBar(false); //disable default toolbar.
viewer1.setUIOptions( options );
viewer1.submit();
//viewer1.downloadReport("pdf", "1-1", null);
}

</script>

<div id='container1' style='border-width: 0px; border-style: solid;'></div>
<div><button onclick="viewer1.downloadReport('pdf','1-2',null)">Export to PDF</button></div>
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