"RCL" <altmail2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Can you download and try Reporting Services without having a copy of
> Visual
> Studio 2003?
>
> Thanks,
>
>

"Lance" <lancehunt@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Technically" that isnt true. You can install just the server portion
> of Sql Reporting Services without the report designer support.
>
> Here is the Trial software download link:
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/productinfo/trial.mspx
>
> Afterwards, you could develop your reports in Notepad or any XML Editor
> and upload them via the built-in ReportManager website.
>
> Much of this approach to report development is rather masochistic, so I
> wouldnt recommend it. Also, you will miss-out on much of the power of
> Sql Reporting Services since its the ease of report development that
> really makes it so valuable.
>
> However, if you had to, you could even use a 3rd-party class-library to
> programmatically create the RDL such as the library from:
> http://www.rdlcomponents.com/
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Lance
> http://www.lance-hunt.net/
>