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michael.appleton
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2009-11-18 : 12:25:06
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| I'm wondering is there any way to give the option to change the formatting of a report, such as several different styles, when the report is run on the server? Or do I need to create a report for each style?Thanks,Michael |
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JCirocco
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2009-11-18 : 20:34:26
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| I am sure you could pull it off but the formatting expressions would be UGLYJohnIt's a small world (but I wouldn't want to paint it) |
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michael.appleton
Posting Yak Master
160 Posts |
Posted - 2009-11-19 : 04:26:31
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| I'm very surprised, I thought separating the formatting and content of a report would be something a lot of people would want. I guess reporting services is the wrong tool for me. What kind of (preferably free) reporting tools are out there that support separation of formatting and content, or will I have to create my own web application?Thanks. |
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michael.appleton
Posting Yak Master
160 Posts |
Posted - 2009-11-19 : 10:03:25
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| I've found this article that explains a way to make styling dynamic:[url]http://www.simple-talk.com/sql/reporting-services/reporting-services-with-style/[/url]Seems a bit of a bodge and a pain adding each a reference to each element of an object, but could be useful if you have to stick to reporting services.I'm looking into using BIRT now, it supports linking to a style sheet, I believe a basic requirement for reporting. And it's free! Have a look here:[url]http://www.eclipse.org/birt/phoenix/project/notable2.2.php#jump_16[/url]If any of you have any other suggestions for reporting services or any other ideas of tools to use, please let me know. |
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