[2005] RDLC Report Files edit by Client

[fatihpk]

Dear Programmers,

In these days I'm using VS 2005. Now i'm stuck with a problem. I'm using RDLC reporting files for the reports. But is there anyone who has a solution for the client editing reporting in 2005. The client wants to edit his own report. SO basicly I need a RDLC editing tool for the Client side. Please help me because it is realy dificult and important

[fatihpk]

Realy no one????

[jmcilhinney]

An RDLC file is XML, which is predictable given Microsoft's penchant for the format. Not that that's a bad thing as XML is very good at this sort of thing. The upshot is that you can create your own report editor and simply use an XmlDocument under the hood. Otherwise the user would need VS or I'm guessing high-end versions of SQL Server provide a report designer.

[fatihpk]

Thanx!

But is the Report Editor included in VS 2005. And isn't there any tool within VS 2005 (VB.Net) that contains this kind of editing report.

[sh-a]

can display report designer at runtime ?

[fatihpk]

I don't know what you mean whit this sentence, but I want to find out if there is a RDLC editor for the Client. And if so, is this tool or component within VS 2005.

[jmcilhinney]

There is no .NET control for editing RDLC files. The editor is part of VS itself. There is a Reporting Services add-in for Visual Web Developer Express. I'm not sure what it includes but if there's a report editor then that's a freebie your customer can use.

[fatihpk]

Can you tell me more of this Visual Web Developer Express? Where can I find more information about this issue.

Another question? Doesn't anyone allready made a simple RDLC editor?

[jmcilhinney]

1. http://www.google.com.au/search?q=vi...ient=firefox-a

2. I would expect that it could be found using Google if there was one, but I can't find any results so I'm guessing the answer is No.

[fatihpk]

Damn, that is not so good. It is realy funny (and olso stupid) when Delphi had this report editing 5-6 years ago. Now with the new VS 2005 we have to make our own damn editing reporting tool :S .... amatures

But anyway, thanx a lot jmcilhinney

[jmcilhinney]

Back in post #7 I mentioned that VWD had a reporting add-in. Did you bother to check it out? On the Express download page it's described as:

The Reporting Add-In enables you to create interactive real-time data reports for your ASP.NET Web applications. The Reporting Add-in includes a ReportViewer control, an integrated report designer, and a comprehensive API that lets you customize run-time functionality. The Reporting Add-In is the same reporting component that is included with other editions of Visual Studio, but without support for Windows Forms applications. For more information, see the ReportViewer Controls (Visual Studio) topic on MSDN.

I don't know whether it would allow you to edit reports apart from a Web site project but that's for you to research.

[fatihpk]

Cool,

The thing is, the client mustn't create his own reports. The clients just needs to edit the RDLC files that we publish (in a NON web based project).

[jmcilhinney]

Then it's time for you to do what I said in the first place and implement it yourself.

[fatihpk]

Ok, thanx for the help!