Hiding Report Parameter UI - Still Using Parameters for Dynamic Column Sorting

Hello!
We are using a SortBy parameter and a Direction parameter for our report.
We are using dynamic sorting to allow the user to click on a column header
and sort that column. A click checks whether or not it is sorted asc or
desc and if it is, it changes the sorting to the direction it isn't
currently sorting. This functionality works perfect, but we do not want to
allow the users to sort using the parameter ui drop-down boxes. If we
removing the promt from the report designer it gives an error saying that
the parameter is read only and the report errors out. If we try to uncheck
the prompt box in report manager, it gives the same errors. We want to use
these parameters for sorting within the report, but we do not wish to have
the UI there as dropdowns. Is there a way to correct this? We appreciate
your help!UI seems to be confusing. You could try to use my script:
http://blogs.msdn.com/levs/archive/2004/07/20.aspx
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"jrennard" <jrennard3@.schneidercorp.com> wrote in message
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> Hello!
> We are using a SortBy parameter and a Direction parameter for our report.
> We are using dynamic sorting to allow the user to click on a column header
> and sort that column. A click checks whether or not it is sorted asc or
> desc and if it is, it changes the sorting to the direction it isn't
> currently sorting. This functionality works perfect, but we do not want
> to
> allow the users to sort using the parameter ui drop-down boxes. If we
> removing the promt from the report designer it gives an error saying that
> the parameter is read only and the report errors out. If we try to
> uncheck
> the prompt box in report manager, it gives the same errors. We want to
> use
> these parameters for sorting within the report, but we do not wish to have
> the UI there as dropdowns. Is there a way to correct this? We appreciate
> your help!
>|||That worked great.
Exactly what I was looking for.
I do have another question. Do you have a script, or know of a script that
will remove duplicate values from a filter UI? We have a bunch of clients
and when we pull in query values for the filter to filter by client it
duplicates clients within the list because on the same query we have
multiple users that are associated with the same client. A script to remove
those duplicates would be very sweet. Let me know what you think. Thanks
again! Great script!
"Lev Semenets [MSFT]" <levs@.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> UI seems to be confusing. You could try to use my script:
> http://blogs.msdn.com/levs/archive/2004/07/20.aspx
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "jrennard" <jrennard3@.schneidercorp.com> wrote in message
> news:unAnIkUhEHA.3664@.TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hello!
> >
> > We are using a SortBy parameter and a Direction parameter for our
report.
> > We are using dynamic sorting to allow the user to click on a column
header
> > and sort that column. A click checks whether or not it is sorted asc or
> > desc and if it is, it changes the sorting to the direction it isn't
> > currently sorting. This functionality works perfect, but we do not want
> > to
> > allow the users to sort using the parameter ui drop-down boxes. If we
> > removing the promt from the report designer it gives an error saying
that
> > the parameter is read only and the report errors out. If we try to
> > uncheck
> > the prompt box in report manager, it gives the same errors. We want to
> > use
> > these parameters for sorting within the report, but we do not wish to
have
> > the UI there as dropdowns. Is there a way to correct this? We
appreciate
> > your help!
> >
> >
>