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Return the Value of a Specified Dataset Row Outside a Data Region

,

I want to return the field value for a specific row to a textbox below a table in

my report. To pull this off, I have to be a little creative as there isn't a simple

way to return a value from a specific row in a dataset outside of a data region other

then using the FIRST() or LAST() functions. One technique is to write a custom function

and then pass values on each row of a table through it to capture the row ID and value

that you will want to return to a textbox outside the table. here's an example:

The report contains a parameter named RowNumber used to specify the row whose value

I want to return.

In the report properties Code window, I've entered the following VB.NET code:

>

Private dRowValue As Decimal

Function SetRowValue(CurrRowID As Integer, ReturnRowID As Integer, Value As Decimal)

As Decimal

If CurrRowID = ReturnRowID Then dRowValue =

Value

Return Value

End Function

Function GetRowValue() As Decimal

Return dRowValue

End Function

In the textbox in the detail row of my table that shows my field value, I use the

following expression:

>

=Code.SetRowValue(Fields!ID.Value, Parameters!RowNumber.Value,

Fields!Value.Value)

...and in the textbox below the table where I want to see the value for the row specified

by my RowNumber parameter, I use the following expression:

>

=Code.GetRowValue()


Weblog by Paul Turley and SQL Server BI Blog.

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