And now for something completely different: I brought MySQL into a Microsoft-only shop at my last place of employment (we didn't have SQL Server 2000, and my boss, a notoriously...

"Skippy" --

I haven't conducted any throughput tests at my shop, but I can tell you the reports are typically designed in Visual Studio; from the graphical representation of a report, VS...

I checked the SQL Server 2005 "books online", and it appears the IMAGE datatype is not deprecated.  It holds a maximum of 2 Gb per entry.  I'm not sure if...

Just a couple of thoughts:

1.  You might challenge your competitor to sign a service level agreement (SLA), detailing the minimal acceptable levels of application/database performance.

2.  I've used both SQL Server 2000/2005 and MySQL.  Don't...

Brian,

I've been using RS for nearly two years now, and your question was practically the first one I had as well.

The bottom line answer is usually "no".  HTML, the format...

I've been very fortunate in my current job -- nearly everyone is very professional and team-oriented (although the one fellow in the next office can be a bit of a...

Pat,

There is an ActiveX control called "RSClientPrint" which is supposed to be automatically downloaded from the SQL/RS Server.  You might want to check if the browser shows this object as...

A little human kindness goes a long way.  Let's all remember we're here to help one another.  Terrific article!

I'm wondering if the viewer control might be an .ocx control, and that there is some security restriction that prevents the .ocx control from downloading successfully from the RS server...

Jon hits the key points very well in his article.  Reporting Services is kind of the "sleeping beauty" of the SQL Server toolset.  Once awakened, it really dazzles the users...

When I started my new job a little over a year ago, my very first assignment was to convert close to 30 enterprise-wide reports from Crystal to RS.  At that...

Neer,

In the "Report Parameters" setup, there is a "Prompt" checkbox that says "Multi-value".  If you check this box, the report user will see a drop-down with all values; the very...

I guess I'm the lone dissenter here!  I started working with SQL when IBM's DB/2 came out for the S/370 around 1983.  Since then, I've worked on I don't know...

You might ask the users to right click on the link to your subreport, and select "Open in new window".  Not an elegant solution, but it works with just a...