topic Re: Show data from connection string on report?? in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382397#M1168462 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>did you try</P><P></P><P><A class="MCDropDownHotSpotactive_link" href="http://mce_host/thread/mk:@MSITStoreC\Program%20Files\QlikView\English.chm::" id="MCDropDownHotSpot_1292047861_1" name="ConnectString">ConnectString()</A></P><P></P><P>?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:45:37 GMT 2012-08-30T17:45:37Z Show data from connection string on report?? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382396#M1168461 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Howdy,</P><P></P><P>Today I figured out how to add two different connection strings to the report (one for test db, one for live) so that I can make changes to the test db, check how it affects the report and then repeat in live when I'm done.</P><P></P><P>Is there a way that I can display any information from the connection string (i.e. which database server I'm pointing to) on the report so that I can quickly see which data I'm using (and more importantly, don't forget to point to the live db when I publish)?</P><P></P><P>Thanks.</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:18:59 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382396#M1168461 2012-08-30T14:18:59Z Re: Show data from connection string on report?? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382397#M1168462 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>did you try</P><P></P><P><A class="MCDropDownHotSpotactive_link" href="http://mce_host/thread/mk:@MSITStoreC\Program%20Files\QlikView\English.chm::" id="MCDropDownHotSpot_1292047861_1" name="ConnectString">ConnectString()</A></P><P></P><P>?</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:45:37 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382397#M1168462 2012-08-30T17:45:37Z Re: Show data from connection string on report?? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382398#M1168463 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I tried putting '=ConnectString()' into a text object but QlikView just said it was an error.</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:59:29 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382398#M1168463 2012-08-31T08:59:29Z Re: Show data from connection string on report?? https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382399#M1168464 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>this function works only in load script</P></BODY></HTML> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 10:42:00 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/Show-data-from-connection-string-on-report/m-p/382399#M1168464 2012-08-31T10:42:00Z