Not really. Data Reports are based on data binding.

Yes, you can play masochist and use VBScript-style ADO code to get a Recordset that can be bound to a Data Report but it gets pretty clunky.

The designer is based on the notion that database connections are open for schema information at design time. I'm not saying you can't do that using script-style coding but it isn't obvious how to me and there is nothing in the documentation to suggest it as a viable option. The certification exams never covered such a thing either, while they did require knowledge of Data Environment use.

The only alternative is to do everything in the Data Report designer by brute force "in the dark" without schema information.

But I suppose some people don't rely on other power tools in the IDE either. What's next? A screed against IntelliSense?