Chapter 51. Unlocking the secrets of SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services

 

William Vaughn

I want to share some of the Reporting Services technology implemented in SQL Server 2008—at least those features that make a difference to application developers. Thanks to your (and my) suggestions, Reporting Services is better this time. Thankfully, they left in almost all of the good features and added a few more. That said, there are still a number of things I would like improved—but I’ll get to that. Yes, there are a few Reporting Services features that are still under development. These include the real MicrosoftReportViewer control that can process the second-generation Report Definition Language (RDL) produced by the Reporting Services 2008 Report Designers.

Why should developers care about Reporting Services?

What is Reporting Services?

Using Visual Studio to create an RDL report

Using the Visual Studio 2008 Report Designer

Using the Report Manager

Using the Visual Studio MicrosoftReportViewer control

What’s in Reporting Services 2008 for developers?

Working with the Report Designer

Summary

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