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Change default input parameter drop down list size
Posted by fisher at 3/22/2006 9:20:30 PM
I am working on a report which uses a multi value input parameter. The value set is depend on the other input parameter, so the size and value are different when the value of the other parameter has changed. The problem is sometime it works perfectly, but the other time when there are only t...more >>

E-mail subscription not a option
Posted by Robert Douglas at 3/22/2006 4:50:28 PM
Hi, I'am running reporting services 2000 and I'am having a problem with e-mail subscriptions. Here the low down. My reports run without any problems but when I click on new subscription the only option available is Report server file share. There's no option for E-mail. At one point I wa...more >>

Interactive sort not working with snapshot
Posted by Denise at 3/22/2006 3:32:27 PM
I'm using SSRS 2005. I have a pretty simple report: it's a table with an optional date parameter. I have one column designated to allow interactive sort. When testing the report everything works fine. When I change the report execution to snapshot, the interactive sort no longer works. The ic...more >>

Same Subscription to save to multiple file shares
Posted by MJP-tennis at 3/22/2006 2:51:17 PM
I need to save 2 copies of the same subscription via the file share method. Is there a simple way of doing this without programming. The goal is to have one subscription run and sit on an ftp site and then the other one be an archived copy of the same file. Thanks. Michael...more >>

Column Width
Posted by JSF at 3/22/2006 2:47:35 PM
How can you widen or shorten a column's width when the report is run? The width doesn't allow custom code or expressions. Basically, based on a parameter I pass in, I want to widen or shrink a column's width....more >>

Dual y-axis chart combo chart
Posted by qye2020 at 3/22/2006 2:20:15 PM
Can reporting service 2000 do combo chart (column and line) with two y-axis? ...more >>

how do i send parameters without ask for them?
Posted by leon at 3/22/2006 1:42:30 PM
Hello everybody, I´m having the follow problem: I have a reporte that has a parameter, ok! If i open the report in the server itself, it works very well, but if i try to get a report througth network (from other pc) the report ask me for the parameter. Anybody knows what is happening...more >>

Vs2005 Report Creation, Crystal or Access Help?
Posted by Rob Dob at 3/22/2006 12:00:08 PM
Hello, I have a winform c# application that I am building. It is actually a port of an existing access application. I am creating this new application using Sql Server instead of the original access mdb files. In the past I have always created my reports using Crystal reports, however ...more >>



Reporting services broken
Posted by mundei NO[at]SPAM pjm.com at 3/22/2006 11:55:34 AM
Hi all. I am implementing a few servers with SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services for our CRM 3.0 implementations. Each CRM server runs a local install of SRS, and they all connect to one of our test SQL servers. Everything used to work. (We currently have two development servers and were trying t...more >>

Variable SQL Statements pulling from a cell in Excel
Posted by Preacher Man at 3/22/2006 11:38:01 AM
I have a situation that I hope someone can give me a good answer to. Please bear with me as I try to explain my needs. My goal is to have an Excel spreadsheet that pulls from a SQL database and the the query pulls from a variable in the Excel sheet. For example let's say I am pulling Sale...more >>

Using Reporting Services with Access Database
Posted by IJ Singh at 3/22/2006 11:01:29 AM
I have the following set up installed 1. IIS1 server with Reporting Services. 2. IIS2 server with Reporting Services 3. Access Db on a third machine. I have created some simple reports in Reporting Services which connect to the Access Db. I can run this reports from the Report Manager if I...more >>

dynamic row formatting based on dataset field values
Posted by MKTapps at 3/22/2006 10:07:33 AM
HI y'all. PROBLEM. Would like to change row color based on a calculated field. I.E. need the row to highlight when an expiration date is within 14 days of expiring. I can use the row expression panel to alternate row color, but cant quite find the magic to make it happen with data as t...more >>

Report Builder and Custom Value in TextBox
Posted by SYoung at 3/22/2006 9:49:29 AM
How can I add a custom value in a textbox. For example, I would like to add a footer with a page number, date and the name of the user who's running the report....more >>

Report Builder and Images
Posted by SYoung at 3/22/2006 9:49:27 AM
How can I add a company logo to the heading of my report. ...more >>

Report Builder, Stored Procedures and Views
Posted by SYoung at 3/22/2006 9:49:27 AM
How can I access recordsets from Stored Procedures and/or views instead of tables from the database. I need to limit the amount of data a user can access but the only entities showing up in the Explorer are tables....more >>

Will pay $$ to help me deploy a report in a local application
Posted by shane.eckel NO[at]SPAM seattlesoftware.com at 3/22/2006 9:30:00 AM
Here are the requirements. This is a very small project, I hope you can help. I have a local application (not using the Reporting Services Server to deploy reports). I have a report with multiple parameters. I would like to display the parameters in the normal parameter display in RS. I ne...more >>

Matrix - how to let column group stay in separate lines?
Posted by qye2020 at 3/22/2006 8:54:17 AM
I would like to have this matrix format: JAN-06 FEB-06 .... Total Sales Dept 100 120 220 Team One 60 70 130 Emp A 30 35 ...more >>

MVP and MS Support
Posted by bevarg at 3/22/2006 8:39:55 AM
Do the MVP's and MS Support people ever answer the questions posted here? Is there a technical support line for microsoft reporting services that's free for licensed users? All the other reporting products provide technical phone support for free for their users. But Microsoft doesn't seem to...more >>

blank parameter
Posted by bevarg at 3/22/2006 8:37:12 AM
what's the diff between 'allow null value' and 'allow blank value'? if I have a parameter with 'allow null value' and 'allow blank value' selected, does that mean that I can run the report without having to enter a value for that parameter? I have a report that has 3 fields: 1) region 2) sto...more >>

install, non-default web site, HTTP status 401: Unauthorized
Posted by brett at 3/22/2006 7:47:27 AM
I have installed SSRS 2000 and then gone through the process of moving the virtual directories so that http://<server>/reports/pages/ has become http://reports.<mydomain>/reports/pages/ ... an now I get the following when I navigate to http://reports.<mydomain>/reports/pages/ The reques...more >>

Installing Reporting services as a part of CRM
Posted by Ranjit Charles at 3/22/2006 6:30:32 AM
When we try to install reporting services we get a message 'Terminal Services are installed in Server mode that is not supported by Reporting Services setup. Switch to Terminal Services Remote Administration mode for the time of installation' I have looked a the help but cannot see where a...more >>

Day of week expression for parameter
Posted by paddydog at 3/22/2006 4:13:45 AM
I have a sales quotes report and want the report to run for quotes entered 2 working days ago. I have used a default date-time parameter in the past to do something similar for another report. I will be running the report daily and elivering by subscrition, so the parameter needs to be part of t...more >>

Matrix merging of cells in Excel
Posted by Pablo at 3/22/2006 3:36:32 AM
Hi all, I have a matrix in my report (document downloads) with two groups, a horizontal subtotal and a vertical subtotal: Doc Section Jan06 Feb06 Mar06 Total =================================== Doc1 A 1 4 2 7 Doc2 B 2 5 ...more >>

Installation succeeded - can either see reports, or administer, but not both...
Posted by Marc Scheuner at 3/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
I installed Reporting Services 2000 in a VMWare virtual machine (running Win XP Pro SP2), and everything worked just fine. Inside the VM, I fired up the Report Manager (going to http://localhost/Reports/....) and everything seemed fine. Couldn't access reports from outside (the "host" compu...more >>

Single PDF file from 2 seperate reports
Posted by Simon at 3/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possibe to produce a single PDF file from two seperate reports. Each report has it's own data source, headers, footers and detail. Many thanks, Simon. ...more >>


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