BIRT engine failure when outputing HTML

Hi All

I have setup a test environment with the following

Windows Vista home Premium SP2
PHP 5.2.0
Apache Http Server 2.0.59
Java 1.6.0_20
Java Bridge
Apache Tomcat/6.0.28
BIRT Runtime 2.6.0

I downloaded the JavaBridge/BIRT runtime from the following link:
http://www.birt-exchange.org/org/devshare/deploying-birt-reports/743-calling-birt-from-php/

I ran the test links and everything worked fine.

I inserted the php code to call the testreport supplied (TopNPercent.rptdesign) with the JAVABRIDGE/BIRT download and everything worked fine. It was setup to view in HTML.

I created my own report using Report Design Tool and previewed that to make sure it all worked then copied the .rptdesign file to the web server folder(where I had ran the testreport from). When I ran that I got a BIRT engine failure.

I ran the same report to preview in pdf instead of HTML and it worked fine(it also worked for DOC and XLS).

I went back to the Report design tool and starting with the testreport deleted its content and replaced it with the contents of my report. When I moved this report across to the web server folder it worked.

After some investigation I have found that adding data sources and data sets is fine. Adding static text is fine but as soon as I add a table then the error occurs.

Any help greatly appreciated
Thanks
Ken

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JasonW

Ken,

What version of the BIRT designer are you using? When did you download the phpbirt integration app?

Jason

Ken T

Hi Jason

I downloaded the latest Report designer on Monday 16th Aug 2010 which was version 2.6. Here is the detailed info from the about box.

Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools

Version: 2.6.0.v20100617-9gF727DGKb0yl9AwWxpmbo35PwQ_
Build id: v20100609-1613

The phpbirt integration app was downloaded the same day, Monday 16th Aug 2010.

Thanks for the quick response.
Ken

JasonW

Is this the helios birt designer? It is in a package like:
eclipse-reporting-helios-win32.

Jason

JasonW

One thing to test is use the 2.5.2 designer to build the report and see if it runs. Do the sample reports provided by the integration work?

Jason

Ken T

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote' data-author="'JasonW'" data-cid="67588" data-time="1282322832" data-date="20 August 2010 - 09:47 AM">
Is this the helios birt designer? It is in a package like: 
eclipse-reporting-helios-win32. 
 
Jason </blockquote>
 
 
Hi Jason 
 
The package I downloaded was from this page 
 
<a class='bbc_url' href='http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/build.php?build=R-R1-2_6_0-201006171315'>http://download.eclipse.org/birt/downloads/build.php?build=R-R1-2_6_0-201006171315</a> 
 
It was the windows Report Designer Full Eclipse Install 
 
Windows birt-report-designer-all-in-one-2_6_0.zip. 
 
I will also try downloading the 2.5.2 version and create a report to see if that works. 
 
Thanks Ken

Ken T

Hi Jason

I tried it with 2.5.2 and the same thing occured. It works fine when starting with one of the example reports but as soon as I tried starting from a blank new report it failed when I ran it from my application(works okay when you do a preview in report designer).

I don't know if this is a bug or not but at least I have a work around.

Thanks Ken

JasonW

Ken,

I can not reproduce this issue. Can you upload a zip that contains a report you are creating that is failing and one that is not failing?

It would be great if you used the sample db so I could run them.

Thanks

Jason