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Textbox on Steroids

One of the new features in Reporting Services 2008 that debuted in the SQL Server 2008 RC0 build is the enhanced textbox report item. In previous releases, if you wanted to mix static and dynamic expression-based text, you either needed multiple textboxes or a Visual Basic expression to concatenate strings...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-19-2008
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack RC0, June 2008

Today, Microsoft released an updated feature pack for SQL Server 2008 RC0. Among other things, it includes: A web downloadable installer for Report Builder 2.0 which is not included anymore with the SQL Server 2008 setup An updated version of the RS add-in for SharePoint Analysis Services 10.0 OLE DB...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-10-2008
SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0)

Microsoft declared build #1442.32 to be the official SQL 2008 RC0 build and made it publicly available . Key SSRS improvements in this build: Rich text formatting. You can now format the text inside a textbox with different styles. Report Wizard to let the user auto-generate the report definition. Fully...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 06-07-2008
Intelligencia Query

Chris Webb, a fellow MVP and MDX guru, who's blog is a must-read for all SSAS junkies, was kind enough to let me take a look at the Intelligencia Query product he's been working on for a while with Andrew Wiles. Chris announced the product back in April which is now selling as a commercial offering...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 05-14-2008
Sharing Lost Reports with Web Users

Scenario You need to configure a SharePoint site integrated with Reporting Services for Internet access. In our case, the end users would authenticate with Windows security by using local Windows account created on the web server. Issues Report URLs reference the machine NetBIOS name and fail to execute...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 05-09-2008
Tricksy Parameter Prompts

Q: How to make the darn parameter drop-down list wider in HTMLViewer? HTMLViewer is the Report Manager control that displays the report when you view the report. A: HTMLViewer supports limited customization via a CSS stylesheet. Copy HTMLViewer.css to MyHTMLViewer.css in the same folder (Reporting Services...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 04-21-2008
Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

This is not an April's fool joke. I am excited to make an early announcement about my next book , Applied Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services, which has been keeping me busy lately. There are many exciting features coming up the next (third) release of Reporting Services which deserve coverage...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 04-01-2008
SQL Server 2008 February CTP Is Out

February CTP is out. It brings the much anticipated integration with Visual Studio 2008 and the new BIDS Report Designer. Download the February CTP here: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2008/prodinfo/download.mspx Updated Books Online for February CTP are available here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 02-22-2008
Where Are Report Server Content Types Gone?

SharePoint always has a trick up its sleeve to surprise the innocent. I have to admit that I continue to be baffled by this technology. Not that I know too much about it, of course. But this thing is like the Pacific Ocean – web applications, site collections, sites, oh my. The further you go, the deeper...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 01-12-2008
Trying to Communicate

Visual Studio 2008 embraces the exciting new world of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for communicating with services. However, pitfalls await the unwary. I've recently tackled invoking the Reporting Services Web service with WCF and I want to share my findings. The Visual Studio Add Web Reference...

Posted to Prologika (Teo Lachev's Weblog) (Weblog) by tlachev on 12-22-2007

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