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Last Week in the Forums - 9/10/12

The first post, for this week, is about adding text to an image. The poster wanted to be able to add text to an image, within BIRT. One option could be to use the image as a background image on a grid or text element. The poster wasn't able to use this method, because background images don't export to Excel. Another solution that adds the text to the image, in script, using the image data, is attached in the forum thread.

The next post, for this week, is about using a table's output as input to a crosstab. The poster wanted to be able to feed the final results of their table to a crosstab. An example is posted in the thread that shows how to grab the table data and use it in a scripted dataSet that is used to build the cube.

Here are a few more :

• Optional grouping breaking pie chart
  
• onclick on a image
  
• Need "get started" for birt charting api
  
• Exception java.lang.NoSuchMethodError
  
• [chart]Mixing stacked and unstacked bars

Here are a few unanswered posts, from last week:

• How to use jquery or other javascript frame work in BIRT for client side scripting
  
• Stored procedure not returning expected data
  
• Birt chart overriding Birt report style
  
• Using ReportEngine in a Java Applet

If you have a suggestion or solution for any of these, please post in the thread!

Thanks for reading this weeks blog! Again, this is just a small sample of what went through the forums this past week. For more questions and answers that have been posted, check out the forums. As always, if you have a question, feel free to ask it, and if you see a question you know the answer to or have a similar experience to, feel free to post an answer or comment.

This blog series takes a look back at the past week in the forums, recalling how active they were and highlights some of the questions asked that seem to frequent the forums or other interesting topics. We're in the last month of the quarter, now, and the forums are as busy as ever. This could be a year for the record books! As always, thanks to those users who help answer questions! It is a great help to the community!

The unanswered post from this past week is about dynamically changing the height of an image elemnt. The poster wants to change the height/width of the images in their report based on the attribute in their XML dataSource. If anyone has a suggestion or solution for this. Please post in the thread.

The next post I'll cover for this week is about setting up a tooltip in a crosstab. The poster wanted to be able to add a tooltip to their crosstab, using java. A solution is provided that shows how this can be done by using HTML script tags in a text element.

The last topic I'll cover from last week is about sticking an element to the bottom of the last page. This is a highly requested feature that is not available, yet. A link to one of the possible workarounds is available in the thread. A link to an enhancement request is also in the thread if you'd like to "vote" for the enhancement.

Again, this is just a small sample of what went through the forums this past week. For more questions and answers that have been posted, check out the forums. As always, if you have a question, feel free to ask it, and if you see a question you know the answer to or have a similar experience to, feel free to post an answer or comment.