SSRS - Too many columns for one row of report

  • I'm starting to look at SSRS. Building a report from query that returns about 30 columns which are just too many for one row on the report. I need to spread the columns across two or more rows.

  • I assume you are referring to the look of the report as your column limit?

    You can have up to 256 columns in Excel 2000/2003 and 16384 in 2007.

    Can you provide an example of your desired output?

  • nano2nd (8/6/2010)


    I'm starting to look at SSRS. Building a report from query that returns about 30 columns which are just too many for one row on the report. I need to spread the columns across two or more rows.

    Don't be a crying baby 😀

    On the old times "reports" were always printed and we used to have a hard 132 characters limit per line - now you can manage font types and sizes as it pleases you.

    So... what's your question?

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    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • I would like the columns to wrap onto two or more rows of the report:

    Item 1 Color Size Price Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

    Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 9

    Item 2 Color Size Price Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

    Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 9

  • It's not me whining, it's those darn users. I remember 132 very well along with Excel addins like Sideways. Anyway, all I want to do is wrap the columns into a second row:

    Item 1 Color Size Price Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

    Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 9

    Item 2 Color Size Price Col 2 Col 3 Col 4 Col 5

    Col 6 Col 7 Col 8 Col 9

  • I've read this in some place... "...one solution is to have a reasonable fixed column width (such, as 30) and set the textbox CanGrow to True so it wraps to next line if needed."

    Hope this helps.

    _____________________________________
    Pablo (Paul) Berzukov

    Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.

    Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.
  • Very good, I'll give that try. Thanks for the help, I'll let you know how I make out.

  • That didn't help.

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