SSRS: How to display a hyperlink in sql services reporting

Question

I'm using SSRS for 2008 R2 to display some data-generated reports. In my database table, I have a cell called Remarks. It usually contains links to software defects. The cell is nvarchar(max) and I've added links such as http://stackoverflow.com. However, when the report is displayed, the link is not clickable as expected. What do I need to do make the link clickable? Many thanks for any help. J.

Answer 1

Two approaches, the first assumes data is pre-formatted as a URL (e.g. https://www.google.com). The second assumes the URL is contained within some other text (e.g. 'This is a link to Google').

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URL Only

1. Right-click the field in design view, select Text Box Properties.

2. Select the Action pane, select the Go to URL radio button.

3. In the Select URL textbox, enter the field value expression.

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URL Embedded in Text

1. Double-click the field in design view, then right-click Create Placeholder.

2. In the Value textbox, enter the field value expression containing HTML tags.

3. Under Markup Type, check the HTML - Interpret tags as styles radio button.

4. Verify link is displayed when report is run.

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