Best Practice for Rendering in Winform

Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no render
component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open Adobe
or IE to view.
More work yet to view within Windows app.
What is best approach and are there any examples?Today you have two options. URL Integration (embed the ie browser control in
your winform). Or to use web services but then you still need to get it in
some format (could be pdf) and then have a viewer for that.
The story for Winforms gets much stronger with version 2. There will be both
a winform and webform control. This ships with the next beta of Yukon and
Widbey. Release date of version 2 is supposed to be sometime this summer
(best way to know how this is going is to track what is being said in the
press about Yukon and Widbey). Depending on your requirements you could
develop reports, test out with the beta of the control (I would think the
next beta wouldn't be too far off but I haven't been keeping track). The
next version of Widbey might have a go live license, I don't know if that
will include using the controls or not.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"John Amason" <jamason@.ics-associates.com> wrote in message
news:e7xSic4DFHA.3256@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no
render
> component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
> It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open
Adobe
> or IE to view.
> More work yet to view within Windows app.
> What is best approach and are there any examples?
>
>|||I am using the IE control imbedded in a windows form and it works
beautifully. I just recently found the code that allows me to enumerate the
reports in a directory on the reportserver so that all the user sees is the
actual report and no longer sees report manager.
--
--Eric Cathell, MCSA
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eoxFzl4DFHA.2032@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Today you have two options. URL Integration (embed the ie browser control
> in
> your winform). Or to use web services but then you still need to get it in
> some format (could be pdf) and then have a viewer for that.
> The story for Winforms gets much stronger with version 2. There will be
> both
> a winform and webform control. This ships with the next beta of Yukon and
> Widbey. Release date of version 2 is supposed to be sometime this summer
> (best way to know how this is going is to track what is being said in the
> press about Yukon and Widbey). Depending on your requirements you could
> develop reports, test out with the beta of the control (I would think the
> next beta wouldn't be too far off but I haven't been keeping track). The
> next version of Widbey might have a go live license, I don't know if that
> will include using the controls or not.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "John Amason" <jamason@.ics-associates.com> wrote in message
> news:e7xSic4DFHA.3256@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no
> render
>> component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
>> It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open
> Adobe
>> or IE to view.
>> More work yet to view within Windows app.
>> What is best approach and are there any examples?
>>
>|||The report controls will be included in Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey),
starting with Beta 2. The report controls will not be included in Yukon.
--
Rajeev Karunakaran [MSFT]
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:eoxFzl4DFHA.2032@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Today you have two options. URL Integration (embed the ie browser control
> in
> your winform). Or to use web services but then you still need to get it in
> some format (could be pdf) and then have a viewer for that.
> The story for Winforms gets much stronger with version 2. There will be
> both
> a winform and webform control. This ships with the next beta of Yukon and
> Widbey. Release date of version 2 is supposed to be sometime this summer
> (best way to know how this is going is to track what is being said in the
> press about Yukon and Widbey). Depending on your requirements you could
> develop reports, test out with the beta of the control (I would think the
> next beta wouldn't be too far off but I haven't been keeping track). The
> next version of Widbey might have a go live license, I don't know if that
> will include using the controls or not.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "John Amason" <jamason@.ics-associates.com> wrote in message
> news:e7xSic4DFHA.3256@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no
> render
>> component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
>> It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open
> Adobe
>> or IE to view.
>> More work yet to view within Windows app.
>> What is best approach and are there any examples?
>>
>|||Thanks for the clarification.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Rajeev Karunakaran [MSFT]" <rajeevkarunakaran@.online.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:OYYtQUKEFHA.2180@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The report controls will be included in Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey),
> starting with Beta 2. The report controls will not be included in Yukon.
> --
> Rajeev Karunakaran [MSFT]
> Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eoxFzl4DFHA.2032@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Today you have two options. URL Integration (embed the ie browser control
>> in
>> your winform). Or to use web services but then you still need to get it
>> in
>> some format (could be pdf) and then have a viewer for that.
>> The story for Winforms gets much stronger with version 2. There will be
>> both
>> a winform and webform control. This ships with the next beta of Yukon and
>> Widbey. Release date of version 2 is supposed to be sometime this summer
>> (best way to know how this is going is to track what is being said in the
>> press about Yukon and Widbey). Depending on your requirements you could
>> develop reports, test out with the beta of the control (I would think the
>> next beta wouldn't be too far off but I haven't been keeping track). The
>> next version of Widbey might have a go live license, I don't know if that
>> will include using the controls or not.
>>
>> --
>> Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>>
>> "John Amason" <jamason@.ics-associates.com> wrote in message
>> news:e7xSic4DFHA.3256@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no
>> render
>> component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
>> It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open
>> Adobe
>> or IE to view.
>> More work yet to view within Windows app.
>> What is best approach and are there any examples?
>>
>>
>|||Would you please provide location of the code that allows you access report
and no longer sees report manager
"ECathell" <ecathell@.nospam.mountaire.com> wrote in message
news:#L2sOD5DFHA.3596@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I am using the IE control imbedded in a windows form and it works
> beautifully. I just recently found the code that allows me to enumerate
the
> reports in a directory on the reportserver so that all the user sees is
the
> actual report and no longer sees report manager.
> --
> --Eric Cathell, MCSA
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eoxFzl4DFHA.2032@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Today you have two options. URL Integration (embed the ie browser
control
> > in
> > your winform). Or to use web services but then you still need to get it
in
> > some format (could be pdf) and then have a viewer for that.
> >
> > The story for Winforms gets much stronger with version 2. There will be
> > both
> > a winform and webform control. This ships with the next beta of Yukon
and
> > Widbey. Release date of version 2 is supposed to be sometime this summer
> > (best way to know how this is going is to track what is being said in
the
> > press about Yukon and Widbey). Depending on your requirements you could
> > develop reports, test out with the beta of the control (I would think
the
> > next beta wouldn't be too far off but I haven't been keeping track). The
> > next version of Widbey might have a go live license, I don't know if
that
> > will include using the controls or not.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> >
> > "John Amason" <jamason@.ics-associates.com> wrote in message
> > news:e7xSic4DFHA.3256@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> Support for Rendering Reports in a Winform appears to be missing - no
> > render
> >> component (a.k.a. Crystal Reports).
> >>
> >> It seems the report must be downloaded (PDF or HTML) as file then open
> > Adobe
> >> or IE to view.
> >>
> >> More work yet to view within Windows app.
> >>
> >> What is best approach and are there any examples?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>