OK, RESTORE HEADERONLY seems to be what I'm looking for.  Thanks!

Hmmmm -- Well I did start to install this service pack a few days ago, but cancelled out of it when it looked like it was going to take too...

I actually discovered the problem.

The SetExecutionParameters method had to be called after the report was loaded:

localhostExec2005.ExecutionInfo rpt = rs.LoadReport("/TestReports/TestReport01", null);

rs.SetExecutionParameters(rsParams, "en-us");

Now it works fine.  However, I am still somewhat unclear...

How exactly would you set a text box in the footer to be the value of a hidden text box?  Sorry, I am a Reporting Service newbie, and I've been...

Thanks for the suggestion.  I was able to get a header and footer to appear by getting rid of the subreport header and footers, and putting the subreports into tables with a...

Yes, I guess that makes sense, actually, seeing as you can put a subreport anywhere on a page, and header/footer would not make any sense.

My problem is:  I need to...

Google is my friend ...

I found this thread in an MSDN forum that resolves this problem --

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=4&SiteID=1&PostID=363238

Apparently the problem is, certain third-party programs that are installed adversely impact the...

Oh OK, I get it now.  Thanks for that explanation!

OK, I tried an experiment where, on the new server, I set up the same master key, certificate, and symmetric key (using backups or the same parameters) as on the...

Thanks Antares -- I did download the tool and ran it, and I have version 2.8 SP1.  It looks to me as if that's the latest version, so I doubt...

Thanks for the info!

It would probably help if I knew what version I was running now.  I looked at the "about" on my Management Studio and here's what it said:

Microsoft...

OK ... but ... how do I do that?  Where would I find it?

(Sorry .. something of a SS newbie!)

Wow, it's not showing up on my list.

I just have Workgroup edition -- could that be the reason? (Actually, on the machine hosting Management Studio I have Developer edition.  The...

It worked!! Thank you thank you thank you!

The key was being able to change the destination -- I could not figure out...

Thanks Kathi. 

I can't restore from backup because it says the backup was made on a different server (something like that -- I forget exactly) .. which makes sense, that...