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To add hyperlinks to reports, you must first configure the ActiveReports HttpHandlers and save your report layouts to report XML (RPX) format.

For more information, see Configure HTTPHandlers (Pro Edition) and Save and Load Report Layout Files (RPX).

To enable the HTTPHandlers

1. In the Solution Explorer, double-click the Web.config file.
2. In the XML view, add the following code to the Web.config file.

   HttpHandler Configuration XML

   XML code. Paste in the XML view of the Web.config file inside the system.web section.

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   <httpHandlers> <!-- ********** ActiveReports HttpHandler Configuration ********** --> <add verb="*" path="*.rpx" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.RpxHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.865.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff" /> <add verb="*" path="*.ActiveReport" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.CompiledReportHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.865.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff" /> <add verb="*" path="*.ArCacheItem" type="DataDynamics.ActiveReports.Web.Handlers.WebCacheAccessHandler, ActiveReports.Web, Version=6.0.865.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc4967777c49a3ff" /> </httpHandlers>

3. Update the Version and PublicKeyToken values to reflect the current version of ActiveReports installed on your machine.

   Tip: You can find the Version and PublicKeyToken values in the Global Assembly Cache (GAC), C:\WINDOWS\ASSEMBLY.

To add a link to a Web Form that opens a report in PDF format

1. In the HTML view of the Web Form (*.aspx), add a hyperlink like the following.

   Hyperlink HTML

   HTML code. Paste in the HTML view of the Web Form.	Copy Code
   <a href="rptYourReportName.rpx?OutputFormat=pdf">Open the report in PDF format.</a>

2. Press F5 to run the program.
3. Click the link on the web form to view the report PDF.

To add a link that passes a parameter to a report and opens it in HTML format

In order to pass a parameter to a report, you must first Add Parameters to the report. In this case, we are using a report with a Country parameter.

1. In the HTML view of the Web Form, add a hyperlink like the following.

   Hyperlink HTML

   HTML code. Paste in the HTML view of the Web Form.	Copy Code
   <a href="rptYourReportName.rpx?Country=USA">Customer Phone List for USA</a>

2. Press F5 to run the program.
3. Click the link on the web form to show the report in its default HTML format.