epopo@attbi.com (Eric Popoff) wrote in message news:<94094f5e.0407211616.14301916@posting.google.com>...
> I have been trying to use a custom XML data extension for SQL
> Reporting Services. The extension works fine when in the Visual Studio
> IDE, taking the "Connection String" (which is basically a directory
> path to the XML document used for the report) as both file system
> path and UNC path.
>
> However, when I build and deploy the reports I am unable to "see" the
> XML files. Both throughthe Reports Manager interface and through an
> IFrame in my app I get the error that the "path doesn't exist" (canned
> error from extension thrown because it can't access the UNC or file
> path). Apparently the permissions are not set correctly to allow the
> application to access the share that holds the XML file.
>
> I have tried allowing read and full access via sharing and NTFS for
> each of the following users
> to no avail:
>
> Everyone
> MyMachine\ASPNET
> Guest Account
> Internet Guest Account
> SYSTEM
>
> I've searched high and low for an answer - it seems that the main
> issue is that the aspnet worker process doesn't have access to the UNC
> share through the Report Server web service. I have tried using
> impersonation (using <identity impersonate="true"
> userName="MyDomain\Me" password="pass"/> in the web.config file for
> the Report Server app), but I get the same result.
>
> Do you have any idea how to solve this issue? Any insight or hunches
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>