"kmatth007" <kevin@networkoptions.net> wrote in message
news:69C21C93-CBD5-49A8-8771-8930E07B267D@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone point me in the direction where I can find more documentation
> on
> this? My company is interested in upgrading to reporting serviceus 2005
> and
> keeping our exisiting slq server 2000 installation. So far we have been
> geeting mixed signals.
>
> Thanks
> --
> kmatth007
>
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Yes it does. You need a license but you do not need 2005 db. As a matter
>> of
>> fact, that is what I will be doing.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>>
>> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:908C8151-DF21-4EAF-A44A-35AFF365D8F2@microsoft.com...
>> > Does that mean you can install RS2005 on SQL 2000?
>> >
>> > ----
>> > Mark
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Keep in mind that you can go to RS 2005 without upgrading the database
>> >> to
>> >> 2005 (you have to have a license for 2005 though). It is soooo much
>> >> easier
>> >> and less costly to have RS 2005 versus developing your own frontend.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:5E9DA913-E9F2-4190-BB27-2A109F46AEBF@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks Bruce, but knowing our company we wont upgrade to SQL2005
>> >> > until
>> >> > march
>> >> > at the earliest. So i guess im going to have to custom write
>> >> > somethign
>> >> > instead :)
>> >> > ----
>> >> > Mark
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> RS 2005 has a datepicker (plus multi-select parameters and end user
>> >> >> sorting).
>> >> >>
>> >> >> RS will be released in November (getting very close now)
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> >> news:94E02A91-C84B-4E5B-96D9-3C432378ED6C@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Yea ive decided to create my own front end in asp.net, and use
>> >> >> > postback
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > get the info from RS.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I read about the datepicker functionality being available in
>> >> >> > RS2005?
>> >> >> > Is
>> >> >> > this true?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > "F. Dwarf [MCP]" wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> No, that's not possible with RS. But I've read that you can do
>> >> >> >> your
>> >> >> >> own
>> >> >> >> web
>> >> >> >> service and add that functionality from there (don't ask me how)
>> >> >> >> --
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