Visual Studio && SSRS

Mar 7, 2008

We're just about to enter the dark world of SSRS.

As I understand it, to author the reports, we need Visual Studio. Some stupid questions then:

1> Does SQL Server 2005 come bundled with Visual Studio 2005, if so, this just represents one user license?
2> We will be needing more than one licesnce, what version of Visual Studio is it?
3> Am I right in thinking that I can just Install VS on a client machine instead of direct on the server, if so, is there any SDKs or the like I need to install so I can author SSRS?
4> Do I need to install SSRS on my machine?

Thanks for your help

Lee

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I am using VS2008 and trying to add an Image to a report (RDLC).
The documentation suggests the properties window for the Image field will have a Source and a Value field.
I cannot see them.
Elswhere, the documentation talks about an Image Wizard.
I cannot find that either.

I have added an Image to the Report's Embedded Images list.
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"Short" Story Version:

I have a VS 2005 Web Appplication solution that uses SQL Server Reporting Services 2005. One of the projects is a Report Server Project. In this project I have an RDL file that has:
1.)a non-shared XML DataSource (no credentials),
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<XmlData>
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My approach that I described above worked flawlessly in all cases where an image wasn't involved. This report is the only report in the whole system I am working on that will have an image and it is the last one being done, so that's why I didn't run into this earlier.

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I am wishful that someone out there understands my problem and has run into this and has a solution......but I am wishful of winning the lottery, too, and that hasn't happened yet...............

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Ralph
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Visual Studio &&amp; SSRS

Visual Studio && SSRS