[2005] Editing .rdl files programmatically

[Genom]

Hi!
I have finally ofund how to make .rdl files with a freeware software. But I use Business Intelligence Development Studio for designing rpt files. But users, who will use the software wont use the report maker. My software will make the report and export it as pdf or excel whatever... So I want to edit the report file programmatically with vb.net express edition. How can I do that?

[calvin-c]

It appears that .rdl files are simply XML with a different extension. I'm not fluent in XML but I'm pretty sure VB.Net can edit them. (I know it can read them.)

[Genom]

I cant find how to export .rdl files as .rpt files with Business Intelligence Development Studio. Maybe if I export them as .rpt it is easier to edit them?

[super_nOOb]

@ Genom - Welcome to the quest that is to find information about Business Intelligence Development Studio. I've been killing myself in google trying to find useful info about it and lately i gave up on it. It seems that SQL reporting (Business Intelligence Development Studio) only allows reports that are binded to datasources. Its a pain also to integrate them inside the VB.NET aplication, and i hate the fact that i cannot do it all in VB.NET
Im in a quest to try to manage to write something (either a xml file or a rtf) and then send this to pdf all in my VB.Net application, haveing total control of what is being feded to my report.
I havent gotton very far with this idea..........but i hope sometime i can manage it
If you have usefull info on SQL reporting please let me know

[Genom]

Thanks super noob I have found an example about reporting with HTML. It is really nice. I am going to a highschool and we have only 2 hours of computer lessons and we have finished learnning?! MS Office ( ) and we have started HTML. I have already programming knowledge and learnning it faster then my classmates. Whatever I combined my basic HTML knowledge with the code of example. And I am making my reports with HTML code. My software write HTML codes and builds tables and put the necessary informations in it. This example also includes hos to manage it with rtf. But I dont know that laguage and I cant do it know. But HTML is simpler and easier to manage. Here is the link:
http://www.planetsourcecode.com/vb/s...1105&lngWId=10

It requires only basic HTML knowledge and I think you can get it in less than 30 minutes if you can do VB.
I wish you successful projects...

[super_nOOb]

Thanks a lot for the code and reply Genom. It might be a good idea to make a html document as intermediary between the .net and the .pdf. Ill give it a try

[super_nOOb]

By the way, do you know if its possible to change the value of a text box of a rdc (or rdcl) inside od VB.NET?

EDIT:

I think ill go for the HTML. I hope i can manage it
Many thx for the link

[Genom]

nope I am happy that I could help you. I have spent 2 days for reporting. I have express edition and I cant use crystal reports. I cant pay for it too. So HTML saved me I have finished the reporting part today. And it is nice to help you. You can ask me if you have questions about HTML...