http://sql-server-2005.com/interview-questions/SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-(SSRS)/35.aspx Sql Server 2000 / 2005 / 2008 Interview Questions and FAQs en-us http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Where-is-the-Install-for-SQL-2000-Reporting-Services/35/1729.aspx Hi,

Im looking to re-install my Reporting Services for SQL 2000 and I cannot find the installation executable within the SQL CD. Does anyone have any idea where it is? Is it even included with SQL 2000? Or is it on a separate CD? Thanks. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Cleanest-way-to-convert-null-values-to-zeros-using-Sql-Server-Reporting-Services-2005/35/1730.aspx I want to know all the possible ways to convert null values to zeros in Textbox controls using Sql Server Reporting Services 2005.
I know I could use isnull(columnName,0) in my T-SQL select statement, but that's ugly. I can also use some function in the Value property turning this: =Fields!TranNo.Value into something like this: =cint(Fields!TranNo.Value). Is there anyway to use the Format property? I don't know much about the .NET code that you can write in a report. Is it only capable of Functions and Subs that get called from field values, or could I code some kind of event handler like in an MS Access report? OnReportLoad kinda thing? If I could do that, could I loop through the rows and columns of the dataset and swap out the nulls for zeros there?
Thank you for your help! I've been trying to figure this out and going crazy! 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/I-need-to-fix-a-very-slow-performing-SQL-Server-Reporting-Services-report-server/35/1731.aspx I am experiencing extremely slow performance on my company's reporting server with only one report. There are currently about 30 reports hosted on the server, the vast majority of which will load within a few seconds after having being selected; however, one report on average takes about 5
minutes to load. Previously, when first added to the server several months ago, the report performed just fine, but in recent weeks the load time has signifcantly degraded. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Sizing-SQL-Reporting-Services/35/1732.aspx Hi,

How can the size be calculated for the XML code generated from SQL Reporting services?

Regards,
Milan 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/I-am-getting-an-error-message-while-trying-to-configure-SQL-Reporting-Services.-Why/35/1733.aspx I connected to the database fine, but when I generate the model for the database, it gives me the following error message.
More than one item in the Entity 'PR' has the name 'X Charge Wks'. Item names must be unique among immediate siblings. (DuplicateItemName) Get Online Help

More than one Field in the Entity 'PR' has the name 'X Charge Wks'. Field names must be unique within an Entity. (DuplicateFieldName) Get Online Help 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-to-send-a-query-from-a-cSharp/VB.net-application-to-a-report-made-using-SQL-reporting-services/35/1734.aspx Suppose my query is "SELECT * from Finance". How to pass this query from my VB/C#.net application to a report "FinanceDetails.rdl" report? Please help. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/VB-6-and-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services/35/1735.aspx Im using SQL Server 2005 Express Edition as a database for my VB 6 aplication. I would like to pass a parameter from my vb6 aplication to a report which i made from SQL 2005 reporting services. Can somebody help me with the codes on how to pass a parameter and other which is needed to generate the report. Thank you. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Where-can-I-get-SQL-Server-2000-Reporting-Services-download/35/1736.aspx I have SQL 2000 but I cannot find where I can download the stupid software! I want to test it out but I spending my entire day just trying to figure out where I can download this thing. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-to-restoer-SQL-reporting-services/35/1737.aspx not sure what version of sql you are using but its tough to tell yo uin this forum. try using books online, search under reporting services. also try msdn if you get stuck:http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default... 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/In-MS-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services,-how-do-I-use-parameters/filters/35/1738.aspx I am trying to use only a select set of values in my report from a particular table in the database I am using, as opposed to the entire list of values from the table. How would I use either parameters or filters to do that in MS SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services? 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-do-i-limit-the-records-to-be-viewed-to-a-certain-number-in-reporting-services/35/1739.aspx MS SQL Reporting Services 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Multiple-datasets-in-MS-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services/35/1740.aspx I am trying to work with multiple datasets in Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Is there a way to join two tables when each one is in a different dataset? 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/In-MS-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services,-how-do-I-use-parameters-for-date-ranges/35/1741.aspx I am wanting to use a parameter in a report that specifies not just a single date, but a range of dates. How might I go about doing this? 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-do-I-join-two-tables-from-two-separate-database-in-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services/35/1742.aspx 1) Just like you do it in any query.
select tbl1.col1, db2..tbl2.col2
from tbl1 join db2..tbl2
on tbl1.id = db2..tbl2.id

2) Or you can use OPENROWSET or one of its sister functions.

3) Or you can do it in code elsewhere and hook that code up to a web service and set your dataset up to pull from that web service.

4) Or you might be able to do it using custom assemblies.

5) Or you can get really tricky with report parameters and multiple datasets.

The downsides:
1) You have to know the name of the other database (and possibly the table owner). And the database has to be on the same server. And you won't get a good error message if there is a problem.

2) You have to store the entire connection string in your query.

3) You have the overhead of the transport layer and the added architectural complexity or the web service.

4) Haven't researched this, but it could get complex.

5) It's one big hack, complexity will grow exponentially.

It could all be solved if MS just added the ability to modify the SQL at run-time.

It seems that the best method is to re-architect a few things on the backend or in the report's design and avoid the issue of having to join the two databases in the first place. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-to-set-up-Microsoft-SQL-Server-2005-with-Reporting-Services-correctly-on-a-Windows-Server-2003/35/1743.aspx How to set up Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with Reporting Services correctly on a Windows Server 2003?
I encountered alot of problems setting up the SQL Server 2005 togehter with the reporting service. I am not using Active Directory so is there a better way to set up the database server correctly? 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/MS-SQL-Server-2005-Reporting-Services-Report-Parameter/35/1744.aspx I have a report parameter for the end-dates of time periods from a time keeping system that I am using the query to obtain the available values. The issue lies in the fact that there are multiple entries for the same date in the database (for example, there might be 30 entries for 8/6/2006), as there is a date entry for each time period end-date for each employee who entered their hours into the system then. Is there any way to limit the list to only one entry per date (only see 8/6/2006 ONCE, not 30 times), with having only one parameter and not two for a range of dates? 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Is-it-possible-to-convert-crystal-report-to-report-services-sql-2005/35/1745.aspx It is possible... Reporting Services comes with a wizard tool to do the converting, but it's not very good. I tried converting Cystal 8.5 and 9.0 reports - only the ones that didn't have many formulas worked OK. 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/How-to-do-reporting-using-SQL-Server-,VB.net-and-ASP.net/35/1746.aspx I want to generate reports from the SQL Server 2000 databade combining different tables. I dont want to use Crystal reports or any other reporting services. I want to use reporting services of SQL server 2000 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/Reporting-Services-2000-(-not-the-2005-)/35/1747.aspx I was looking at this site.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/communi...

and this sentences exactly.


Host: Bruce (Microsoft)
A: There is a sample report posted on the public newsgroup that shows how to sort columns.

Host: Bruce (Microsoft)
Q: How do I find the sample report that shows how to sort columns?
A: In the microsoft.public.sqlserver.reportingsvcs newsgroup search for the Sorting thread posted on 1/27/2004.

but here in news group, I can only find upto 3rd month of 2004. Can any one help by letting me know how to access this article or give an example of enabling the option of user clicking on column header/button to sort the records by column. This I only want in sql server reporting services 2000. Not in 2005. Thanks in advance.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/def... 11/17/2008 http://sql-server-2005.com/questions/SQL-ReportServer-Deployment-W/-ASPX-Front-End/35/1748.aspx I have a web application built as a way to search through invoices, summaries, and work orders. In short, when a user drills down to a specific invoice, summary or work order, they may hit a print button, which launches a sql reporting services report.

Please avoid commenting on the obvious architectural flaws, as I could just use a stylesheet w/ media set to print to format the drilled-down invoice, summary or work order, because my boss insisted I use sql reporting services.

Nevertheless, I built the damn thing. Works great.

However, for deployment, we're throwing the app on one web server box, and the database on another.

My boss has just one sql server license, and, as you may know, sql reporting services is a part of the server install. So, sql reporting services must reside on the database server.

The problem is that sql reporting services makes a web app for itself only on the local IIS. Because I simply will not point traffic to the database server, I need help. 11/17/2008