January 5, 2012 at 10:32 am
Hi Everyone,
Is it possible to display flashing text in Reporting Services? I'm thinking if I could change the color of the text every second that would achieve a flashing effect, but I'm not sure if this is possible in Reporting Services (2005).
January 5, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Christopher West (1/5/2012)
Hi Everyone,Is it possible to display flashing text in Reporting Services? I'm thinking if I could change the color of the text every second that would achieve a flashing effect, but I'm not sure if this is possible in Reporting Services (2005).
If the text is static, you could possibly create an animated gif...but if you are talking about data displayed as part of a resultset I don't think it is possible.
Remember that the basis of Reporting Services is xml, and the xml is rendered once. I don't know of any way to include some client-side script in a SSRS report, and even if you could do that, the reference to that particular field could be different every time the xml is rendered.
I don't know of any way to control that...unless you want to venture into the depths of customizing SSRS completely through code, which I honestly don't think is worth the trouble.
January 5, 2012 at 1:50 pm
And even if you could get it to flash in the webviewer you wouldn't be able to keep that when the user saves it, or not at all if they are a subscriber and receive it pdf or whatever. Seems like flashing text is nothing you would actually want more than about 3 seconds the first time you get it to work. I am pretty sure that as soon as you saw it you would change your mind quickly. 😉
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January 5, 2012 at 1:51 pm
Thanks Martin, Sounds like it's not worth the trouble. I'll just go with a flashy, but static, color.
January 5, 2012 at 1:55 pm
That would be better, yes. Flashing text seems a much better idea in theory than it actually works in practice. It usually turns out to be more of a frustration...and tough on the eyes.
It was only cool in the 90's...for a short while 😛
January 5, 2012 at 2:09 pm
Martin Schoombee (1/5/2012)
That would be better, yes. Flashing text seems a much better idea in theory than it actually works in practice. It usually turns out to be more of a frustration...and tough on the eyes.It was only cool in the 90's...for a short while 😛
You're giving it too much credit. It was cool for about as long as Tickle Me Elmo... then everyone finally realized that giggle is WICKED annoying after a while.
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January 5, 2012 at 2:11 pm
Evil Kraig F (1/5/2012)
Martin Schoombee (1/5/2012)
That would be better, yes. Flashing text seems a much better idea in theory than it actually works in practice. It usually turns out to be more of a frustration...and tough on the eyes.It was only cool in the 90's...for a short while 😛
You're giving it too much credit. It was cool for about as long as Tickle Me Elmo... then everyone finally realized that giggle is WICKED annoying after a while.
He said a short while...meaning approximately 1.414 seconds which is roughly twice as long as I could stand the damned Elmo giggle.
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January 5, 2012 at 2:23 pm
Sean Lange (1/5/2012)
Evil Kraig F (1/5/2012)
You're giving it too much credit. It was cool for about as long as Tickle Me Elmo... then everyone finally realized that giggle is WICKED annoying after a while.He said a short while...meaning approximately 1.414 seconds which is roughly twice as long as I could stand the damned Elmo giggle.
I came from a third-world country...we didn't have the luxury (paraphrase: privilege) of Tickle Me Elmo. But maybe that's a good thing 😉
March 10, 2015 at 10:30 am
I was looking for help creating a flashing text box and found this forum post.
I accomplished it this way
on the fill color property I used this:
=iif(Second(Now) Mod 2, "Red", "White")
and on the font color property I used this
=iif(Second(Now) Mod 2, "White", "Red")
and I set the report up refresh every 3 seconds.
March 10, 2015 at 12:56 pm
jeffgrammer (3/10/2015)
I was looking for help creating a flashing text box and found this forum post.I accomplished it this way
on the fill color property I used this:
=iif(Second(Now) Mod 2, "Red", "White")
and on the font color property I used this
=iif(Second(Now) Mod 2, "White", "Red")
and I set the report up refresh every 3 seconds.
Ugh please don't ever let me view your reports. Flashing text died around the same time geocities stopped being the most popular website building location on the internet.
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