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Regional settings problem between server and client
Posted by Harry at 3/30/2005 10:51:08 PM
I have posted this before as well and seems like no one has any solution for this problem (even microsoft). Posting it again please help me, see below. I have two reports(lets say Report1 and Report2) and both have filter parameters as start date and end date. Report1 has drilldown ability...more >>

More Control over Data Driven Subscription email content
Posted by john at 3/30/2005 9:23:04 PM
I really like the data driven subscription functionality but I'm having trouble with the nitty gritty of customizing subsctiption email content. Here's my example - we send out a report each week to those who have not booked time against our project management system. I want to include a h...more >>

Installing Reporting service to non-default folder bring about iss
Posted by bsanders at 3/30/2005 8:37:03 PM
I've installed reporting service many times and it worked well until yesterday I installed the reporting service to a different directory (D:\ drive.) The sql server is installed on D:\ too. When I tried to open a report solution, I got an error message "D:\MSSQL\Reporting Services\Samples...more >>

Dynamic Grouping.. Is it possible?
Posted by Brian W via SQLMonster.com at 3/30/2005 5:55:03 PM
Hello All, I have a table with 2 groups in my report. When I edit a group I can specify the expression to "group on" for the groups. I would like to be able to make the expression, for the top group, a value from a report parameter so that the user can specify this when the report is gen...more >>

Stacked Column Chart Total
Posted by jordanm NO[at]SPAM 37.com at 3/30/2005 5:24:33 PM
Hi, I need to display the total of all series at the top of each stacked column. E.g for Jan, sales for item 1 is 20, item 2 is 15 & item 3 is 50. Instead of showing 20, 15 and 50 respectively, I need to show the total 85 at the top of the stacked column. However, I can't seemd to find any wa...more >>

RS 2005 integration with whidbey security
Posted by DJONES at 3/30/2005 5:09:02 PM
Will RS 2005 integrate well with whidbey membership & profiles? David ...more >>

Issue with running reports on machine that does not have report services
Posted by JC via SQLMonster.com at 3/30/2005 4:59:09 PM
I am trying to run reports from a web application. If I am on the machine with reporting services then the report will pull up. If I try from a PC that doesn't have reporting services I get a "Page cannot be displayed" error. I have checked permissions on most everything I could think of. Ple...more >>

Uninstall SQL Server in the same server Reporting Services
Posted by Leo Quezada at 3/30/2005 3:35:01 PM
Hi, I have in the same server SQL Server 2000 and SQL Reporting Services, my question is, if i uninstall the SQL Server 2000 this affects the Reporting services performance? I don´t know if the reporting services uses some file, dll, etc of the Local SQL Server. By the way, My Report...more >>



Caching results - can't stop it
Posted by DJM at 3/30/2005 3:21:59 PM
When I run the web-based report viewer (http://url/ReportServer?<parameters>), it is caching the results. I can go to another part of my web app and change some data, but when I go back to the report, it doesn't reflect changes. Also, if I change the report and redeploy from Vis. Studio an...more >>

Multiple Column Reports Problem
Posted by JeffW at 3/30/2005 2:51:43 PM
Have a report containing a single matrix. Have narrowed the matrix to 2.5 inches wide and specified 2 columns in the report layout. I am aware that previewing the report will only display data in the first column and that's what it does. However, when I Print Preview or Export to PDF, I stil...more >>

URGENT: Cylindrical Column Chart Navigation
Posted by coronaride at 3/30/2005 2:27:08 PM
I have a column chart where each value has a URL Navigational action associated with it. Originally the navigation worked just fine - no problems. However, I noticed that the 3-D graphical effect of the normal columns was rather chintzy so I added the Cylinder property to the columns; they...more >>

DTD or XML Schema file for .config files?
Posted by Damian Cugley at 3/30/2005 2:02:59 PM
I have a test program that attempts to call the LogonUser operation via SOAP. All it gets back is an HTML page (not a SOAP error response!) saying there is a configuration error. The log file contains only this: aspnet_wp!library!dd8!03/30/2005-13:41:42:: e ERROR: Throwing Microsoft....more >>

Possible to know if I'm on the first page or not?
Posted by Kaisa M. Lindahl at 3/30/2005 1:58:38 PM
I want to do a visibility check. If I'm looking at the first page of a multipage report, I want an item to be hidden. If I'm looking on all pages except page 1, I want the item to be visible. Is this possible? How? I've tried creating a page footer, and added a textbox which shows the page numbe...more >>

Escape Character
Posted by Darin at 3/30/2005 12:55:06 PM
Does anyone know if there is an escape sequnce you can use in Report Definition Language? Some data I'm including inside of a tag contains the '>' character, and it appears to be confusing things. I'd like to retain that character by escaping it. Thanks....more >>

Using .Net References
Posted by RMM RVRK at 3/30/2005 12:55:02 PM
I have a report where I added a reference to System.Web and in the Code section, added a function to accept a string and return a hash using the System.Web.Security.FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(strInput,"md5") function. It works great in the IDE, but when I deploy an...more >>

Suppress/replace empty subreport
Posted by BootieDay at 3/30/2005 11:31:02 AM
I have a subreport with a single dataset, parameter and bound table. The subreport may return zero rows to the parent report. I have tried several ways to generate a "No data" message in the location of the subreport on the parent report, but to no avail. Generating the message in the subre...more >>

Reporting Services and Mapping
Posted by Kenny at 3/30/2005 11:14:46 AM
I was just wondering if SSRS will support geographical mapping in the 2005 version. I know there are ways to get around it now, but does anyone know if the 2005 version will support maps out of the box? Thanks. ...more >>

Bookmarks and browser "Back" button behavior.
Posted by emrust NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 3/30/2005 11:00:07 AM
I am using a lot of "BookmarkIds" and "Jump To Bookmarks" in a certain report to Navigate around. There is a menu at the top of the report that allows you to hyperlink down to more detail below. Problem is this: When I hyperlink from the menu (at the top of the report) down to more detail, I exp...more >>

Chart Question...
Posted by Ricky at 3/30/2005 10:47:01 AM
Hi, I'm trying to create a line graph/chart in reporting services. I have 2 stored procedures that outputs the count of 2 tables that created 2 datasets. Both these procedures use a field called acctdates. I'm trying to use the acctdates as the catagory field and the 2 counts i...more >>

ReportManager ok button doesn't work
Posted by Maria João Lima at 3/30/2005 10:25:53 AM
ReportManager ok button doesn't work, I access the reoport manager http://213.63.184.203/reports apperantly everything is ok. But when try to create a new role the ok button doesn't wok. What can be wrong? Thanks in advance Maria João ...more >>

Is it possible to keep the page header at top of browser page with drill enabled?
Posted by Merkin at 3/30/2005 10:15:46 AM
When I click a drilldown [+] on a report in the browser the page starts at the point where I start (click) the drill. Everything above the click-point is above and I have to scroll up to see it. Is there a way to keep the heading visible on a report using drill? ...more >>

Need to have logos show in the page header on each page...HELP!!!!
Posted by OriginalStealth at 3/30/2005 9:41:06 AM
I have my logo in the page header. How do I get my logo to show on all pages of the report?...more >>

Hide Fields on Export
Posted by bradtm at 3/30/2005 9:33:06 AM
When I export to a file, say excel, I want certain textboxes to not show up. How can I hide them on export? brad...more >>

Form type reports... Possible?
Posted by Dursun at 3/30/2005 9:01:03 AM
I need to create data reporting forms that does not necesserily have repeating rows, but are composed of field names (test labels) and values (read/calculated from database fields) scattered on page (similar to a manual data entry form). I can do this with Cristal Reports but is this possible ...more >>

Subreport question
Posted by HP at 3/30/2005 8:53:04 AM
If I set visibility = false for a subreport, does the store procedure associated with the subreport still execute? Thanks,...more >>

Alternate SSL port
Posted by Paul at 3/30/2005 8:47:08 AM
Is it possible for Reporting Services with SP1 to use a port other than 443 for SSL? Our web server already has a web site running on port 443 which we can't move. ...more >>

Re-Deploying Report
Posted by Ramdas at 3/30/2005 8:45:03 AM
I have an application that generates rdl and deploys them. Users could use report manager and set credentials on the data source( integrated with reprot) and subscribe to the reports. How could i maintained the user entered data while the report is modified through my application and would lik...more >>

Error creating programmatically a subscription with a parameter
Posted by vbellino NO[at]SPAM uol.com.br at 3/30/2005 8:43:34 AM
Hi, I'm using a script (through rs utility) to automate the creation of a lot of subscriptions. Everything works fine if I don't use a parameter in my report, but when I use it I always get the Error Code "rsInvalidParameters", with the Error Message "The value of parameter 'Parameters' ...more >>

Different font when exporting to PDF
Posted by SangHunJung at 3/30/2005 8:43:09 AM
Folks, I have a font problem when exporting a report to a PDF. It looks good when we look at the report in ReportManager but when we export it to PDF, PDF gets a different font instead "Arial Narrow". My goal here is to find this is some thing to do with ReportingService configuration? Or ...more >>

Report Table Styles
Posted by John at 3/30/2005 8:39:07 AM
When creating a Report using the Report Wizard you are asked to select a Table Style from Bolb, Casual, Compact etc. I read somewhere that you can add your own Table Style by editing a XML File, but I can't remember where or what the XML File Name was. Does anybody know? Many thanks in ...more >>

The underlying connection was closed: The limit set on the message
Posted by JvdWal at 3/30/2005 8:37:01 AM
Hi, When opening the reportmanager (via http or https) I get the following error: "The underlying connection was closed: The limit set on the message length was exceeded. " (it directly loads the page https://machine/reports/Pages/Folder.aspx) We are using windows 2003 server. The re...more >>

Report parameters
Posted by Jerry at 3/30/2005 7:23:10 AM
I have a report that reads from a view and in the report parameters I am using "like <param value>%". The problem is that some of the values in the datbase are nulls and I need those returned as well as the non null values. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. -- Jerry...more >>

Don't send subscription if no data on report
Posted by aslankard NO[at]SPAM alumni.cofc.edu at 3/30/2005 6:50:27 AM
I am fairly new to Reporting Services. That said I have created a report that runs daily and via a subscription sends the report as email. This works fine day in and day out, however some days there is no data for the report. On the days when the report contains no data I don't want a blank r...more >>

Print report in Client Machine
Posted by Senthil Kumar S at 3/30/2005 6:01:02 AM
Dear Friends I had worked on C# code to RENDER the report in PDF format. Also i had these PDF file in a shareable folder of application server. I was looking forward for any one solution : a) I was looking forward to print the PDF file in client by connecting to server and starting this pr...more >>

HIDING TEXT BOX IN RDL
Posted by BALAJI KRISHNAN via SQLMonster.com at 3/30/2005 5:40:38 AM
Hi All, I have a text box with static data, I need to hide the textbox based on the condition, if =Sum(Fields!TotalSessions.Value) > 1 then I need to show the text box else I need to hide the text box. How to write the condition and where do I add the text to the text box. Balaji -- ...more >>

Parameter navigation
Posted by Mike Klaarhamer at 3/30/2005 3:45:05 AM
Hi, I have a report to start with. From that report i want to navigate to another report, where i have to choose from a parameterlist. When i do this i get an error, that i have to give a default value with it. But i don't want to give a value with it because i want to choose from the list....more >>

Rendering to Excel - Crash - Server Application Unavailable - Out of RAM
Posted by gearoid_healy NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 3/30/2005 1:20:10 AM
I have a very simple report which generates a large amount or rows - 63,000. When I run the report all goes to plan and the data it brought back and I can page through its 1336 returned pages. But I need to be able to export all of this data ro excel, but when I try it works away for a bit bef...more >>


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