Getting started with SQL Reporting Services
I can't say that the last few days at work were the most pleasurable days. Apparently the proxy we went through's security wasn't up to scratch, so the only way to access the internet now is through the old proxy that has screwed up marshal software on it which I have blogged about previously... no SharpReader, no posting of comments on blogs, no posting on my own blog, no downloads, blocked sites, etc etc. Needless to say, very frustrating.
And then I just started working with SQL Reporting Services for the first time. Wanted to download a few demos, but obviously can't. We can ask the sys admins to download stuff for us, but that takes about a week. So scrap that option. Resorted to the other options... there are loads and loads of information: Books Online, MSDN, Sample Applications, etc. But I struggled to get exactly what I was looking for, which is the basics:
- How to set up the report server
- How to create a basic report
- How to pass parameters to a report I created
- How to use this report in an ASP.Net application
I found 2 articles that got me going and saved me a whole lot of time:
From CodeProject and OdeToCode.com