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SQL Server 2008 R2 November CTP is available

2009-11-11T19:10:03Z

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What's New

For reporting services, enhancements include

shared datasets and cache refresh plans;
new data visualization report items;
enhancements to Reporting Services features that were included in previous releases of SQL Server 2008;
Business Intelligence Development Studio support for SQL Server 2008 reports and report server objects;
new Web Service endpoint that can support management operations of the report server in both native mode and SharePoint integrated mode.

Ten Common SQL Server Reporting Services Challenges and Solutions

2009-10-14T23:59:00Z

http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/reporting-services/ten-common-sql-server-reporting-services-challenges-and-solutions/

SQL Server 2008 is available on MSDN and TechNet!

2008-08-06T21:07:00Z

http://msdn.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx

http://technet.microsoft.com/subscriptions/downloads/default.aspx

Intelligencia Query for SSAS

2008-06-16T20:15:00Z

Works in SSRS!

http://prologika.com/CS/blogs/blog/archive/2008/05/14/intelligencia-query.aspx

SQL 2008 performance

2008-02-28T21:45:00Z

Loading of 1TB under 30 minutes

SQL Server 2008 November CTP is out!

2007-11-19T22:07:00Z

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3BF4C5CA-B905-4EBC-8901-1D4C1D1DA884&displaylang=en

Accessing Report Server from PowerShell

2007-04-06T02:36:00Z

It is easy! Just create and compile SOAP proxy, and load it into PowerShell. Create instance, set credentials and URL.

wsdl.exe /out:rs2005.cs http://rshost/reportserver/reportservice2005.asmx
csc /t:library rs2005.cs
[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFrom("rs2005.dll")
$rs = new-object ReportingService2005
$rs.Credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultCredentials

Now, $rs will talk to whatever server was set in step 1. Server URL can be changed easily:

$rs.Url = "http://anotherserver/reportserver/reportservice2005.asmx"

Now we can call any SOAP API methods:

$rs.GetSystemProperties($null)

$rs.ListChildren("/",$false)

etc, etc.

Article about ReportViewer controls

2006-02-07T11:10:00Z

http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/30424/

Report Designer : editing reports produced by Report Bulder

2006-01-04T01:44:00Z

Report Designer can be used to edit/preview reports produced by Report Builder.

Here is how to do it:

In Report Builder, save report to file.
Launch Visual Studio
Create new Report Server Project
Create new shared data source:
    Set connection string to
        Server=<report server URL>;datasource=<path to model which is used by report>
    For example
        Server=http://myserver/reportserver;datasource=/Models/Adventure Works
Add existing report to project
Switch to Data view (ignore error message)
Click “…” to edit data set properties
In Dataset dialog click “…” to edit data source properties
Select shared data source created in step 4 using Reference dropdown
Hit OK
Hit OK
Use "Project" -> "Add Existing Item to add report to project

Now you can execute semantic query, preview and publish report

Do not forget, that report may not be opened in Report Builder after it is changed in Report Designer

New parameter properties

2005-05-12T23:00:00Z

Two new parameter properties are available in SQL 2005 Reporting Services:

.IsMultiValue and .Count

Report with image created by code

2005-02-24T18:27:00Z

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2003/10/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<CodeModules>
    <CodeModule>System.Drawing, Version=1.0.5000.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</CodeModule>
</CodeModules>
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<Body>
    <ReportItems>
      <Table Name="table1">
        <Height>0.52778in</Height>
        <Style />
        <Header>
          <TableRows>
            <TableRow>
              <Height>0.25in</Height>
              <TableCells>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Textbox Name="textbox1">
                      <Style />
                      <ZIndex>5</ZIndex>
                      <rd:DefaultName>textbox1</rd:DefaultName>
                      <CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
                      <Value>Choice</Value>
                    </Textbox>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Textbox Name="textbox2">
                      <Style>
                        <PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
                      </Style>
                      <ZIndex>4</ZIndex>
                      <rd:DefaultName>textbox2</rd:DefaultName>
                      <CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
                      <Value>Percentage</Value>
                    </Textbox>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Textbox Name="textbox3">
                      <Style />
                      <ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
                      <rd:DefaultName>textbox3</rd:DefaultName>
                      <CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
                      <Value />
                    </Textbox>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
              </TableCells>
            </TableRow>
          </TableRows>
        </Header>
        <Details>
          <TableRows>
            <TableRow>
              <Height>0.27778in</Height>
              <TableCells>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Textbox Name="Answer">
                      <Style />
                      <ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
                      <rd:DefaultName>Answer</rd:DefaultName>
                      <CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
                      <Value>=Fields!Answer.Value</Value>
                    </Textbox>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Textbox Name="Percentage">
                      <Style>
                        <Format>F</Format>
                        <TextAlign>Left</TextAlign>
                      </Style>
                      <ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
                      <rd:DefaultName>Percentage</rd:DefaultName>
                      <CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
                      <Value>=Fields!Percentage.Value</Value>
                    </Textbox>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
                <TableCell>
                  <ReportItems>
                    <Image Name="image1">
                      <MIMEType>image/bmp</MIMEType>
                      <Source>Database</Source>
                      <Style>
                        <BorderColor>
                          <Default>MediumTurquoise</Default>
                        </BorderColor>
                      </Style>
                      <Value>=Code.GenImage(100,8, Fields!Percentage.Value, iif( Fields!Answer.Value="Yes", System.Drawing.Color.Red, System.Drawing.Color.Blue), System.Drawing.Color.Aqua )</Value>
                      <Sizing>FitProportional</Sizing>
                    </Image>
                  </ReportItems>
                </TableCell>
              </TableCells>
            </TableRow>
          </TableRows>
        </Details>
        <DataSetName>DataSet1</DataSetName>
        <Width>4.875in</Width>
        <TableColumns>
          <TableColumn>
            <Width>1.75in</Width>
          </TableColumn>
          <TableColumn>
            <Width>1.125in</Width>
          </TableColumn>
          <TableColumn>
            <Width>2in</Width>
          </TableColumn>
        </TableColumns>
      </Table>
    </ReportItems>
    <Style />
    <Height>0.77778in</Height>
</Body>
<TopMargin>1in</TopMargin>
<DataSources>
    <DataSource Name="northwind">
      <rd:DataSourceID>7459c22f-a4c2-4a3a-9c4c-341aa300a830</rd:DataSourceID>
      <ConnectionProperties>
        <DataProvider>SQL</DataProvider>
        <ConnectString>data source=.;initial catalog=northwind</ConnectString>
      </ConnectionProperties>
    </DataSource>
</DataSources>
<Code>    Public Shared Function GenImage(ByVal w As Integer, ByVal h As Integer, ByVal p As Double, byVal color1 as System.Drawing.Color, ByVal color2 as System.Drawing.Color ) As Byte()
        Dim bmp As System.Drawing.Bitmap = New System.Drawing.Bitmap(w, h)
        Dim i, j As Integer
        For i = 0 To w - 1
            For j = 0 To h - 1
                If (i * 1.0 / w < p / 100.0) Then
                    bmp.SetPixel(i, j, color1)
                Else
                    bmp.SetPixel(i, j, color2)
                End If
            Next
        Next

Dim imageBytes() As Byte = Nothing

Dim memoryStream As System.IO.MemoryStream = New System.IO.MemoryStream

bmp.Save(memoryStream,System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Bmp)
bmp.Dispose()

imageBytes = memoryStream.ToArray()
memoryStream.Close()

Return (imageBytes)

    End Function
</Code>
<Width>5.01389in</Width>
<DataSets>
    <DataSet Name="DataSet1">
      <Fields>
        <Field Name="Percentage">
          <DataField>Percentage</DataField>
          <rd:TypeName>System.Int32</rd:TypeName>
        </Field>
        <Field Name="Answer">
          <DataField>Answer</DataField>
          <rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
        </Field>
      </Fields>
      <Query>
        <DataSourceName>northwind</DataSourceName>
        <CommandText>Select 73 as Percentage, 'Yes' as Answer
union all
Select 27 as Percentage, 'No' as Answer</CommandText>
        <rd:UseGenericDesigner>true</rd:UseGenericDesigner>
      </Query>
    </DataSet>
</DataSets>
<LeftMargin>1in</LeftMargin>
<rd:SnapToGrid>true</rd:SnapToGrid>
<rd:DrawGrid>true</rd:DrawGrid>
<Description />
<rd:ReportID>e85dcc26-799a-42ea-9139-9f4cb1172711</rd:ReportID>
<BottomMargin>1in</BottomMargin>
<Language>en-US</Language>
</Report>

Script for hiding report parameter

2004-07-20T20:06:00Z

'=====================================================================
'  File:     HideParameter.rss
'
'  Summary:  Hides report parameter.
'      May be helpful if parameter has query based default value
'      Report Manager does not support this case 
'
'---------------------------------------------------------------------
' THIS CODE AND INFORMATION ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
' KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
' IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A
' PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
'=====================================================================*/
'
' Variables that are passed on the command line with the -v switch:
' itemPath - the path of the report 
' parameterName - name of the parameter
'
' Sample command line: 
' rs -i HideParameter.rss -s http://localhost/reportserver 
'     -v itemPath="/SampleReports/Report1" -v parameterName="myParameter"
Public Sub Main()
    If ((itemPath is Nothing) or (parameterName is Nothing) ) Then
        Console.WriteLine("Please provide required parameters")
    End If
    Dim Parameters() as ReportParameter
    ' Get report parameters
    Parameters = rs.GetReportParameters(itemPath, Nothing, false, Nothing, Nothing)
    Console.WriteLine("GetParameters successful")
    Dim i as Integer
    For i = 0 To Parameters.length - 1
        If (Parameters(i).Name = parameterName) Then 
           Parameters(i).PromptUser=true
           Parameters(i).PromptUserSpecified=true
           Parameters(i).Prompt=""
           rs.SetReportParameters(itemPath, Parameters)
           Console.WriteLine("SetParameters successful")
           return
        End If
    Next i
    Console.WriteLine("Parameter " & parameterName & " was not found")
End Sub 'Main

test

2004-07-20T04:08:00Z

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