"Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> Hi
>
> There are some questions about the Microsoft Reporting Services:
>
> 1. We have a SQL Server 2000, but can I also run this reporting service on
a
> SQL 7 ?
> 2. Can I set the positions of the objects (eg. rectangle) dynmically? (in
> asp)
>
> greetz patrick
>
>

"Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
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> Ok, thank you for your answer.
>
> Can you recommand me another (web-)reporting tool?
> I'm looking forward to hearing from you
>
> greetz
> horus
> "Bruce Loehle-Conger" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:OxMxC6xnEHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > You can use SQL 7 as the place the data for the report resides but RS
> needs
> > SQL Server 2000 sp3a to run (you can hit many many different databases
for
> > the source of the data: Sybase, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server etc).
> >
> > As far as #2, you don't want to go down that path. Although technically
it
> > is possible it would be a royal pain. You would have to generate the RDL
> > (report definition language, the report has an XML schema that defines
it)
> > on the fly, deploy it. Have it be unique name because otherwise if
> multiple
> > users are trying to get to a report they could get the wrong one, etc.
> >
> > RS has lots of things that occur dynamically (can grow etc) so it might
be
> > that the reason you want to dynamically set the position of the object
can
> > be done in some other way.
> >
> > Bruce L-C
> >
> > "Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
> > news:%23yxWk1xnEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > There are some questions about the Microsoft Reporting Services:
> > >
> > > 1. We have a SQL Server 2000, but can I also run this reporting
service
> on
> > a
> > > SQL 7 ?
> > > 2. Can I set the positions of the objects (eg. rectangle) dynmically?
> (in
> > > asp)
> > >
> > > greetz patrick
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

> You can use SQL 7 as the place the data for the report resides but RS
needs
> SQL Server 2000 sp3a to run (you can hit many many different databases for
> the source of the data: Sybase, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server etc).
>
> As far as #2, you don't want to go down that path. Although technically it
> is possible it would be a royal pain. You would have to generate the RDL
> (report definition language, the report has an XML schema that defines it)
> on the fly, deploy it. Have it be unique name because otherwise if
multiple
> users are trying to get to a report they could get the wrong one, etc.
>
> RS has lots of things that occur dynamically (can grow etc) so it might be
> that the reason you want to dynamically set the position of the object can
> be done in some other way.
>
> Bruce L-C
>
> "Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
> news:%23yxWk1xnEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi
> >
> > There are some questions about the Microsoft Reporting Services:
> >
> > 1. We have a SQL Server 2000, but can I also run this reporting service
on
> a
> > SQL 7 ?
> > 2. Can I set the positions of the objects (eg. rectangle) dynmically?
(in
> > asp)
> >
> > greetz patrick
> >
> >
>
>

> From your post it is not clear why you feel you need another tool. Is SQL
7
> a deal buster? Is it the issue with positioning the objects?
>
> Bruce L-C
>
> "Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
> news:ec$zT9xnEHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Ok, thank you for your answer.
> >
> > Can you recommand me another (web-)reporting tool?
> > I'm looking forward to hearing from you
> >
> > greetz
> > horus
> > "Bruce Loehle-Conger" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@hotmail.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag
> > news:OxMxC6xnEHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > You can use SQL 7 as the place the data for the report resides but RS
> > needs
> > > SQL Server 2000 sp3a to run (you can hit many many different databases
> for
> > > the source of the data: Sybase, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server etc).
> > >
> > > As far as #2, you don't want to go down that path. Although
technically
> it
> > > is possible it would be a royal pain. You would have to generate the
RDL
> > > (report definition language, the report has an XML schema that defines
> it)
> > > on the fly, deploy it. Have it be unique name because otherwise if
> > multiple
> > > users are trying to get to a report they could get the wrong one, etc.
> > >
> > > RS has lots of things that occur dynamically (can grow etc) so it
might
> be
> > > that the reason you want to dynamically set the position of the object
> can
> > > be done in some other way.
> > >
> > > Bruce L-C
> > >
> > > "Patrick" <horusspam@yahoo.de> wrote in message
> > > news:%23yxWk1xnEHA.592@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > There are some questions about the Microsoft Reporting Services:
> > > >
> > > > 1. We have a SQL Server 2000, but can I also run this reporting
> service
> > on
> > > a
> > > > SQL 7 ?
> > > > 2. Can I set the positions of the objects (eg. rectangle)
dynmically?
> > (in
> > > > asp)
> > > >
> > > > greetz patrick
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>