Summary


Visual Studio 2005 includes freely distributable ReportViewer Windows and web forms controls, which greatly simplify embedding of reports in Windows and web applications.

ReportViewer can be used in local and remote processing modes. When used in local processing mode, ReportViewer processes a report using internal rendering capabilities. When used in remote processing mode, ReportViewer retrieves rendered reports from the Report Server.

A special client report definition file with an extension of .rdlc is used by Report Viewer in local processing mode. Unlike .rdl reports, .rdlc does not embed data set information in the report, instead relying on data sets defined in a project.

Like SSRS 2000 Service Pack 2, SSRS 2005 includes two SharePoint web parts : SPExplorer and SPViewer . Web parts can be used on a SharePoint site (Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server or Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services site). As the names imply, SPExplorer is designed to browse reports deployed on the Report Server and SPViewer is designed to view reports. SPExplorer and SPViewer can be used as standalone controls or can be integrated with each other.

The next chapter discusses some ideas about programmatic modifications of a report's RDL files and custom report generators, which can leverage .NET XML capabilities.



Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
ISBN: 0672327996
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 254

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