compability of visual studio express vs visual studio

Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report Designer
are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files between
the two and were unsuccessful.
Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express to
develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or enhance
them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in the full
version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express version.
I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on this.
Thanks for your time,
Dave SundellNone of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its own
version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it will
install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no need for
buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
> Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
> Designer
> are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
> between
> the two and were unsuccessful.
> Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express to
> develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or enhance
> them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in the
> full
> version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
> version.
> I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on this.
> Thanks for your time,
> Dave Sundell|||Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
I need users to beable to modify reports that were designed/developed using
Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were done with
Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some asked me
to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a Virtual PC
mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report Designer
and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to give them
something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed towards
Visual Studio Express as a solution.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its own
> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it will
> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no need for
> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
> > Designer
> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
> > between
> > the two and were unsuccessful.
> >
> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express to
> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or enhance
> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in the
> > full
> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
> > version.
> >
> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on this.
> >
> > Thanks for your time,
> >
> > Dave Sundell
>
>|||No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005 when it
installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report Designer) it
will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a special
version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first had
to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report designer.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
> Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
> I need users to beable to modify reports that were designed/developed
> using
> Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were done
> with
> Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
> I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some asked
> me
> to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a Virtual PC
> mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
> Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
> Designer
> and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to give
> them
> something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
> towards
> Visual Studio Express as a solution.
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its own
>> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it
>> will
>> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no need
>> for
>> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
>> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
>> > Designer
>> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
>> > between
>> > the two and were unsuccessful.
>> >
>> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express to
>> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
>> > enhance
>> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in
>> > the
>> > full
>> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
>> > version.
>> >
>> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on
>> > this.
>> >
>> > Thanks for your time,
>> >
>> > Dave Sundell
>>|||Ist it free to anyone or if do you need a license. Is it a download or can
we allow any person to install from a SQL Server 2005 cd?
By the way, thanks for your response/time.
dave
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005 when it
> installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report Designer) it
> will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a special
> version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
> This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first had
> to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report designer.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
> > Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
> >
> > I need users to beable to modify reports that were designed/developed
> > using
> > Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were done
> > with
> > Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
> >
> > I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some asked
> > me
> > to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a Virtual PC
> > mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
> >
> > Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
> > Designer
> > and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to give
> > them
> > something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
> > towards
> > Visual Studio Express as a solution.
> >
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its own
> >> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it
> >> will
> >> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no need
> >> for
> >> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
> >> > Designer
> >> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
> >> > between
> >> > the two and were unsuccessful.
> >> >
> >> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express to
> >> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
> >> > enhance
> >> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in
> >> > the
> >> > full
> >> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
> >> > version.
> >> >
> >> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on
> >> > this.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for your time,
> >> >
> >> > Dave Sundell
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||It is free. RS 2005 is licensed by the server. There is no cost/licensing
for the report designer. Just use the SQL 2005 CD and install Report
Designer.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D3462064-E935-48E1-8AE4-A57492F17FE7@.microsoft.com...
> Ist it free to anyone or if do you need a license. Is it a download or
> can
> we allow any person to install from a SQL Server 2005 cd?
> By the way, thanks for your response/time.
> dave
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005 when
>> it
>> installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report Designer)
>> it
>> will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a
>> special
>> version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
>> This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first
>> had
>> to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report designer.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
>> > Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
>> >
>> > I need users to beable to modify reports that were designed/developed
>> > using
>> > Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were
>> > done
>> > with
>> > Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
>> >
>> > I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some
>> > asked
>> > me
>> > to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a Virtual
>> > PC
>> > mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
>> >
>> > Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
>> > Designer
>> > and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to give
>> > them
>> > something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
>> > towards
>> > Visual Studio Express as a solution.
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its
>> >> own
>> >> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it
>> >> will
>> >> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no
>> >> need
>> >> for
>> >> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
>> >> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
>> >> > Designer
>> >> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
>> >> > between
>> >> > the two and were unsuccessful.
>> >> >
>> >> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express
>> >> > to
>> >> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
>> >> > enhance
>> >> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in
>> >> > the
>> >> > full
>> >> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
>> >> > version.
>> >> >
>> >> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on
>> >> > this.
>> >> >
>> >> > Thanks for your time,
>> >> >
>> >> > Dave Sundell
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>|||I discovered my problem. I forgot that I was sharing a report from Visual
Studio 2003 with Visual Studio Express and visa versa. Once I shared between
Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio Express then it worked fine. Dah.
I will look at Report Designer. Is that a simlar environment as Visual
Studio Express?
Dave
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> It is free. RS 2005 is licensed by the server. There is no cost/licensing
> for the report designer. Just use the SQL 2005 CD and install Report
> Designer.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D3462064-E935-48E1-8AE4-A57492F17FE7@.microsoft.com...
> > Ist it free to anyone or if do you need a license. Is it a download or
> > can
> > we allow any person to install from a SQL Server 2005 cd?
> >
> > By the way, thanks for your response/time.
> >
> > dave
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005 when
> >> it
> >> installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report Designer)
> >> it
> >> will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a
> >> special
> >> version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
> >>
> >> This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first
> >> had
> >> to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report designer.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
> >> >
> >> > I need users to beable to modify reports that were designed/developed
> >> > using
> >> > Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were
> >> > done
> >> > with
> >> > Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
> >> >
> >> > I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some
> >> > asked
> >> > me
> >> > to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a Virtual
> >> > PC
> >> > mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
> >> >
> >> > Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
> >> > Designer
> >> > and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to give
> >> > them
> >> > something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
> >> > towards
> >> > Visual Studio Express as a solution.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with its
> >> >> own
> >> >> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise it
> >> >> will
> >> >> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no
> >> >> need
> >> >> for
> >> >> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >> >>
> >> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio Report
> >> >> > Designer
> >> >> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL files
> >> >> > between
> >> >> > the two and were unsuccessful.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio Express
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
> >> >> > enhance
> >> >> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done in
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > full
> >> >> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio Express
> >> >> > version.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions on
> >> >> > this.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks for your time,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Dave Sundell
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||It is a version of VS just for hosting the Report Designer. Functionally no
difference. However, it only installs if you do not have VS 2005 installed.
If VS 2005 is there then it integrates with it. Also, I found out that if
you have installed Report Designer first and then VS 2005 that you will not
see Report Designer in it. If you want Report Designer integrated with VS
(for instance you have VB.Net 2005 installed) then install VB.Net 2005
first, then report designer.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:760A572F-7A63-45F5-87B1-21AD05436FF2@.microsoft.com...
>I discovered my problem. I forgot that I was sharing a report from Visual
> Studio 2003 with Visual Studio Express and visa versa. Once I shared
> between
> Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio Express then it worked fine. Dah.
> I will look at Report Designer. Is that a simlar environment as Visual
> Studio Express?
> Dave
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> It is free. RS 2005 is licensed by the server. There is no cost/licensing
>> for the report designer. Just use the SQL 2005 CD and install Report
>> Designer.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D3462064-E935-48E1-8AE4-A57492F17FE7@.microsoft.com...
>> > Ist it free to anyone or if do you need a license. Is it a download or
>> > can
>> > we allow any person to install from a SQL Server 2005 cd?
>> >
>> > By the way, thanks for your response/time.
>> >
>> > dave
>> >
>> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005
>> >> when
>> >> it
>> >> installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report
>> >> Designer)
>> >> it
>> >> will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a
>> >> special
>> >> version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
>> >>
>> >> This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first
>> >> had
>> >> to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report
>> >> designer.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >>
>> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
>> >> > Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
>> >> >
>> >> > I need users to beable to modify reports that were
>> >> > designed/developed
>> >> > using
>> >> > Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were
>> >> > done
>> >> > with
>> >> > Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
>> >> >
>> >> > I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some
>> >> > asked
>> >> > me
>> >> > to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a
>> >> > Virtual
>> >> > PC
>> >> > mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
>> >> >
>> >> > Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
>> >> > Designer
>> >> > and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to
>> >> > give
>> >> > them
>> >> > something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
>> >> > towards
>> >> > Visual Studio Express as a solution.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with
>> >> >> its
>> >> >> own
>> >> >> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise
>> >> >> it
>> >> >> will
>> >> >> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no
>> >> >> need
>> >> >> for
>> >> >> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> --
>> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> >> message
>> >> >> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio
>> >> >> > Report
>> >> >> > Designer
>> >> >> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL
>> >> >> > files
>> >> >> > between
>> >> >> > the two and were unsuccessful.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio
>> >> >> > Express
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
>> >> >> > enhance
>> >> >> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > full
>> >> >> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio
>> >> >> > Express
>> >> >> > version.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > this.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thanks for your time,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Dave Sundell
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>|||Bruce,
Thank you for your time and response to this matter.
In conclusion, I did install Report Designer and it seems to be a better
route then installing SQL Express since the user really doesn't need SQL
installed but simply the environment to design a report.
Thanks again.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> It is a version of VS just for hosting the Report Designer. Functionally no
> difference. However, it only installs if you do not have VS 2005 installed.
> If VS 2005 is there then it integrates with it. Also, I found out that if
> you have installed Report Designer first and then VS 2005 that you will not
> see Report Designer in it. If you want Report Designer integrated with VS
> (for instance you have VB.Net 2005 installed) then install VB.Net 2005
> first, then report designer.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:760A572F-7A63-45F5-87B1-21AD05436FF2@.microsoft.com...
> >I discovered my problem. I forgot that I was sharing a report from Visual
> > Studio 2003 with Visual Studio Express and visa versa. Once I shared
> > between
> > Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio Express then it worked fine. Dah.
> >
> > I will look at Report Designer. Is that a simlar environment as Visual
> > Studio Express?
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >
> >> It is free. RS 2005 is licensed by the server. There is no cost/licensing
> >> for the report designer. Just use the SQL 2005 CD and install Report
> >> Designer.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >>
> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D3462064-E935-48E1-8AE4-A57492F17FE7@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Ist it free to anyone or if do you need a license. Is it a download or
> >> > can
> >> > we allow any person to install from a SQL Server 2005 cd?
> >> >
> >> > By the way, thanks for your response/time.
> >> >
> >> > dave
> >> >
> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> No, I am talking about Report Designer not Report Builder. RS 2005
> >> >> when
> >> >> it
> >> >> installed BI (or whatever it calls it, when you install Report
> >> >> Designer)
> >> >> it
> >> >> will integrate with VS 2005 if you have it, otherwise it installs a
> >> >> special
> >> >> version just for RS 2005 Report Designer.
> >> >>
> >> >> This was not the case with RS 2000 report designer. For that you first
> >> >> had
> >> >> to have VS 2003. Again, that is not the case for RS 2005 report
> >> >> designer.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >> >>
> >> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:4252933C-EE43-4031-A81E-212B29174391@.microsoft.com...
> >> >> > Are you talking about Report Builder in RS 2005?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I need users to beable to modify reports that were
> >> >> > designed/developed
> >> >> > using
> >> >> > Report Designer. And visa versa, beable to modify reports that were
> >> >> > done
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > Vistual Studio Express and edit them in full Visual Stduio.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I suppose we can buy them a full version of Visual Studio but some
> >> >> > asked
> >> >> > me
> >> >> > to look into Visual Studio Express. I am installing it now in a
> >> >> > Virtual
> >> >> > PC
> >> >> > mode as to not mess my normal Visual Studio environment.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Back to Report Builder. I am sorry but it is not the same as Report
> >> >> > Designer
> >> >> > and we have had user experienced in Crystal reports and we need to
> >> >> > give
> >> >> > them
> >> >> > something a little closer, like Report Designer. But we were pointed
> >> >> > towards
> >> >> > Visual Studio Express as a solution.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> None of this is necessary if you are using RS 2005. It comes with
> >> >> >> its
> >> >> >> own
> >> >> >> version of VS. It will integrate with it if you have it, otherwise
> >> >> >> it
> >> >> >> will
> >> >> >> install its own. If you are not writing your own assemblies then no
> >> >> >> need
> >> >> >> for
> >> >> >> buying VS. This is a change from RS 2000.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> >> >> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> "Dave Sundell" <DaveSundell@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> >> message
> >> >> >> news:8A6273A3-DFB6-4F5A-B197-26F5755485C4@.microsoft.com...
> >> >> >> > Can anyone tell me if Visual Studio Express and Visual Studio
> >> >> >> > Report
> >> >> >> > Designer
> >> >> >> > are compatible when designing reports? We tried to import .RDL
> >> >> >> > files
> >> >> >> > between
> >> >> >> > the two and were unsuccessful.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Our intent is to give our user something like Visual Studio
> >> >> >> > Express
> >> >> >> > to
> >> >> >> > develop reports , but yet be flexiable enough to maintain them or
> >> >> >> > enhance
> >> >> >> > them using the full Visual Studio version. Or, take a report done
> >> >> >> > in
> >> >> >> > the
> >> >> >> > full
> >> >> >> > version and allow he user to modify it in the Visual Studio
> >> >> >> > Express
> >> >> >> > version.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > I highly doubt this is possible but I need some outside opinions
> >> >> >> > on
> >> >> >> > this.
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Thanks for your time,
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > Dave Sundell
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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