What the report designer runs in is a totally separate issue from whether
you can use it in your environment. There is nothing to prevent you from
using RS 2000. You have to develop the report in VS 2003 but that is no big
deal. VS 2003 and VS 2005 will run side by side. VS 2005 will be the host
for RS 2005 but if you want to stick with the current RS then fine, do so..
Also, you are incorrect with your statement that you can't develop asp.net
2.0 solutions and use RS 1.1. You can integrate an ASP.net 2.0 application
with RS 2000 via either URL integration or SOAP (web services). That doesn't
change. The two RS websites have to use the 1.1 framework but IIS supports
this (some sites having 2.0 framework and some 1.1).
Another point on integration, the new webform control in VS 2005 might be
able to be used with RS 2000 reports but I am not certain of that. If so
then your integration options get even better. If not then all the current
integration methods open to you today continue for you in the future.
So, except for some small cost ($100 for VB.Net to have a VS 2003 for the
report designer to run in), some extra disk space for having both VS 2003
and VS 2005 installed nothing really changes.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
[quoted text, click to view] "niclas" <nospam@nospam.nu> wrote in message
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> If Microsoft decides to not support sql 2000 rs the reporting services
> is not to any use for us.
>
> We are an ISV that develops solutions for our customers. Our customers
> are not going to directly jump on the sql 2005 bandwagon. We need the
> personalization and memership api:s from vs2005, in ASP.NET. The
> reporting services 1.1 is great. But if we can't develop ASP.NET 2.0
> solutions and use reporting services 1.1, on sql 2000, then the
> reporting services have to go.
>
> We are using MS technology in our solutions. If MS decides to prevent us
> from using RS by not supporting the RS 1.1 from vs2005. We have to start
> looking for other reporting applications.
>
> I beleave that our situation is not unique. ASP.Net and .Net framework
> still supports sql 2000. Why does vs2005 only support rs 2.0?
>
> Regards
>
> Bruce L-C [MVP] wrote:
> > The RS 2000 cannot use VS 2005. RS uses the 1.1 framework, not the 2.0
> > framework. I assume that is what you were asking. Another issue will be
RS
> > 2005. Microsoft realizes that people do not rev the version of the
database
> > very quickly. My understanding is that RS 2005 will require the SQL
Server
> > 2005 license but it can be deployed to use SQL 2000 for its object
store. RS
> > 2005 uses the 2.0 framework and VS 2005. My suggestion is to plan to use
RS
> > 2005 when it comes out. There are a lot of capabilities coming out with
RS
> > 2005 that I don't think you would want to do without for 2 years
> > (multi-select parameters, client side sorting, etc).
> >
> >
