I have downloaded the trial report control for possible use in a VS 2005, C# web application. We've been using the MSFT report viewer control which is good enough, but it errors for certain users, so I am investigating the Teleric control - Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms, Version=2.8.8.925.
I want to quickly do a very quick and dirty report to see firstly if it works with all of our users. If so, great, because it looks like a better control anyway & well worth the price.
I have a 19 step instructional sheet from your website, so I get the idea. I do not want to do this in a separate class, for now. I just want to create the report in the existing web app project and test it there.
My question is how to get the 'DataSource' in the 'Data Explorer' window to 'see' the existing DataSets in the project. Once I can do that, I think I can just start dragging fields onto the report designer. The Data source icon does not show an datasets, and there does not seem to be any way to pick any.
Many thanks
Mike Thomas
I want to quickly do a very quick and dirty report to see firstly if it works with all of our users. If so, great, because it looks like a better control anyway & well worth the price.
I have a 19 step instructional sheet from your website, so I get the idea. I do not want to do this in a separate class, for now. I just want to create the report in the existing web app project and test it there.
My question is how to get the 'DataSource' in the 'Data Explorer' window to 'see' the existing DataSets in the project. Once I can do that, I think I can just start dragging fields onto the report designer. The Data source icon does not show an datasets, and there does not seem to be any way to pick any.
Many thanks
Mike Thomas
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Hello Mike,
Generally there is no problem to have a report in web application, the problem is mainly with websites. You can see the available datasets by using the Report Wizard when creating the report, or on later stage by using the DataSource property of the report (screenshots attached).
Regards,
Steve
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Generally there is no problem to have a report in web application, the problem is mainly with websites. You can see the available datasets by using the Report Wizard when creating the report, or on later stage by using the DataSource property of the report (screenshots attached).
Regards,
Steve
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answered on 20 Oct 2008, 10:39 PM
Thanks for your reply - yes, the two screen shots you attached are exactly my question.
I think step one must be your screen shot "Screen2.png". This is what I am trying to do, but when I open the report wizard and get to the "Choose Data Set" page, and tick "Use existing dataset" none of the data sets in the project are listed. There is nothing to choose from.
How can I get the data wizard to recognize these data sets? (They are in the app_data folder). From there it should be easy.
I am just trying to get something very quick and dirty to see how this plays out on the client's server before committing to this control.
Thanks
Mike Thomas
I think step one must be your screen shot "Screen2.png". This is what I am trying to do, but when I open the report wizard and get to the "Choose Data Set" page, and tick "Use existing dataset" none of the data sets in the project are listed. There is nothing to choose from.
How can I get the data wizard to recognize these data sets? (They are in the app_data folder). From there it should be easy.
I am just trying to get something very quick and dirty to see how this plays out on the client's server before committing to this control.
Thanks
Mike Thomas
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Hi Mike,
The location of the datasets should not matter, anyway I've just tested your exact scenario with datasets placed in App_Data and could not reproduce the issue. It would be best if you can test if standard controls like GridView/DataGrid can "see" your datasets and if this is the case, open a support ticket, zip and attach them for us to review.
Regards,
Steve
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The location of the datasets should not matter, anyway I've just tested your exact scenario with datasets placed in App_Data and could not reproduce the issue. It would be best if you can test if standard controls like GridView/DataGrid can "see" your datasets and if this is the case, open a support ticket, zip and attach them for us to review.
Regards,
Steve
the Telerik team
Check out Telerik Trainer, the state of the art learning tool for Telerik products.