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Re: The future Bruce L-C [MVP]
3/8/2005 8:08:31 PM
sql server reporting services:
With the next version (not the service pack but the next full version) it
will ship with a version of Visual Studio so you do not have to buy it to be
able to design. If you have VS 2005 then it will work with that, otherwise
you can install the report designer version of Visual Studio.

If you do not have VS the cheapest way is to buy VB.Net (around $100)

--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services


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Re: The future Robert Bruckner [MSFT]
3/8/2005 8:50:56 PM
Several partners provide applications for RS 2000 that will allow the
creation of reports without using VS.NET. Some of them provide web-based
designers, some of them provide tools integrated e.g. into Office. You may
want to check:
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/partners/softwareapps.asp

RS 2005 will provide two report design tools: Report Designer (which has its
own "free" VS 2005 shell) and the new "Report Builder". Report Builder is a
stand-alone application (independent of the VS.NET report designer) and is
focused on end-users. It allows them to easily create reports without
needing to design queries or writing expressions. Report Builder was briefly
shown as one of the new features in RS 2005 in this webcast:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=1032263305&culture=en-us
A preview of Report Builder is available within the SQL 2005 February CTP,
which was released recently.

-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

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The future Michael Vardinghus
3/8/2005 10:42:07 PM
Does Microsoft plan to develop another report designer (or buy one from
someone else) instead of designing in visual studio ?

/Michael V.

Re: The future Michael Vardinghus
3/9/2005 8:14:41 PM
Thankx very much to you both...

Really valuable info ....

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http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/eventdetail.aspx?eventid=1032263305&cultur
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Re: The future Michael Vardinghus
3/11/2005 9:32:12 AM
Just found this as welll:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/mar05/03-03ReportingOfferingPR
..asp

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Re: The future Michael Vardinghus
3/15/2005 11:50:54 AM
Got VB.net but no Reporting engine....?

Is this true - that I don't get it with VB.net....?

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Re: The future Michael Vardinghus
3/15/2005 12:25:42 PM
Nope

Just get off the phone with the danish support and they said that it isn't
in VB.net.

I can live without the 100$ but it annoys me that I have to pay
approximately over 1000$ more to get the report designer...

Microsoft benefits from my work so I don't understand this pricing policy...

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