Month May 2010

BBC Internal Server Error

I should have expected the BBC to have a great Internal Server Error page, and they didn’t disappoint. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it before, and I only did end up seeing it because I lost Internet connection just…

Using multi-select drop-down boxes as parameters in reports

One of the options for a parameter is for it to be multi-selection. This is very useful for some report scenarios, and transforms the normal combo-box into something much more like the Excel filter drop down (why isn't this a native .NET control yet!)

However, the format of the data returned by this drop-down can cause problems if you're trying to run SQL from it.

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