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--- technote:cgi [2026/02/19 04:29] – [Setting Report Format] Scott Cunliffe
+++ technote:cgi [2026/03/04 00:31] (current) – [Setting Report Format] Scott Cunliffe
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 Open a browser and visit:
-<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=user:-pass@localhost </code>
+<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=server </code>
-Replace user and pass with actual username and password.
+Replace server with actual server address.
 If CGI is configured correctly, Apache will execute the program instead of downloading it.
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 To run this through the browser, use:
-<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=user:-pass@localhost </code>
+<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=server&RPT=TEXT </code>
 Notes:
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 spaces are replaced with +
-To avoid using your password in plain text in the URL, create a file C:\tapetrack\pw\user where user is the username and the contents of the file is the users password.  The -S arg only needs to specify _s user@locahost and the password will be looked up by the process.
+When the web address is entered, a popup will be presented to enter your TapeTrack username and password
 Attributes are separated using the & symbol
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 Using CGI, to set the report format locally, use the variable RPT
-<code> ?RPT=CSV</code>
+<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=server &RPT=CSV</code>
 Or if the report format stays as CSV, you can set the value globally.
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 This forces TapeTrack utilities run via Apache CGI to output in CSV format.
+===== Report Variables =====
+All report [[variable:start|Variables]] can be used similar to the command line interface, with the exception of syntax.
+A command line example of calling TMSS10Inventory, with access details, customer filter and CSV output.
+<code> set TMSSREPORTFORMAT=CSV
+TMSS10Inventory -S user:-pass@localhost -V UK01.*.* </code>
+Apache/CGI
+<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=user:-pass@localhost&V=UK01.*.*&RPT=CSV</code>
 ===== Example: Generate CSV Inventory Report =====
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 Once TMSSREPORTFORMAT is set, run:
-<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?user:-pass@localhost </code>
+<code> http://localhost/tapetrack/TMSS10Inventory.exe?S=server&RPT=CSV </code>
 The browser should display the CSV output, or prompt to open it in Excel.
-===== Troubleshooting =====
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   * Only allow execution in a controlled folder
+{{tag> reports utils cgi apache technote cli}}