I've a situation, where I need to export a report from my report server to my local in pdf format through SSIS package.
This can be done from a Script Task. An example of this is below with C# as the language used.
Add an HTTP Connection Manager. For the Server URL enter the url for the report server. You find this in Reporting Services Configuration Manager on the Web Service URL pane. Make sure to use credentials with the appropriate privileges. I recommend testing and verifying the before proceeding.
Add a C# Script Task with the code below. The ServerURL property will be the as follows:
Report server URL + ?/ + report name including the path with the SSRS folder + the command options (beginning with first &rs below). In this case Format=PDF is for saving in PDF format.
// this will be the name that was given to the HTTP Connection manager when it was created
ConnectionManager conn = Dts.Connections["HTTP Connection Manager"];
HttpClientConnection httpConn = new HttpClientConnection(conn.AcquireConnection(null));
// location where PDF will be saved to
string outputPDF = #"C:\Test\NameOfReport.pdf";
httpConn.ServerURL = #"http://YourReportServer?/Folder of Report/Report Name&rs:Command=Render&rs:Format=PDF&rc:Toolbar=False";
// second parameter of true indicates to overwrite file
httpConn.DownloadFile(outputPDF, true);
You could use a Script Task in SSIS to export the report from SSRS. Take a look at the following blog post. It explains how to export an SSRS report via SSIS. https://sqlserverrider.wordpress.com/2013/02/15/generate-pdf-report-from-ssis/
Also, this forum thread has some other examples: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/d6ac1ba5-90a2-403b-898e-edaab3c7b270/generate-ssrs-pdf-from-ssis?forum=sqlintegrationservices
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I am trying to create a document in Reservation form using Domino Data Service(REST api), response is showing document is created but when i am trying to access that reservation(xyz's) using Notes client it is not showing up.
URL : http://server/Conf.nsf/api/data/documents?form=Reservation
Payload: {
"#authors":
["server",""
],
"#form":"Reservation",
"From":"xyz",
"AltFrom":"xyz",
"Chair":"xyz",
"AltChair":"xyz",
"Principal":"xyz",
"SequenceNum":1,
"ORGState":"5",
"ResourceType":"1",
"ResourceName":"BELLA VISTA/Building15",
"Room":"BELLA VISTA/Building15",
"Capacity":2,
"_ViewIcon":133,
"AppointmentType":"3",
"StartTimeZone":"Z=-3005$DO=0$ZN=India",
"EndTimeZone":"Z=-3005$DO=0$ZN=India",
"Topic":"Test Meeting",
"SendTo":"CN=BELLA VISTA/O=Building15",
"Encrypt":"0",
"Categories":"",
"RouteServers":"server",
"StartDate":"2015-03-28T06:30:00Z",
"StartTime":"2015-03-28T07:30:00Z",
"StartDateTime":"2015-03-28T06:30:00Z",
"EndDate":"2015-03-28T07:30:00Z",
"EndTime":"2015-03-28T07:30:00Z",
"EndDateTime":"2015-03-28T07:30:00Z",
"UpdateSeq":1,
"Author":"xyz",
"ResourceOwner":"",
"ReservedFor":"xyz",
"ReservedBy":"xyz",
"RQStatus":"A",
"Purpose":"Test from REST",
"NoticeType":"A",
"Step":3,
"Site":"Building15",
"ReserveDate":"2015-03-28T06:30:00Z"
}
If you're successfully creating the document but unable to see it, that suggests that you have a problem with a Reader Names or Author Names field that is denying you access to the document.
Do you have Manager access to the conf.nsf database, and Full Access Administrator rights on the server? If so, activate your full access rights via Domino Administrator, before opening conf.nsf and see if you can find your document, then check the document properties and examine all fields with SUMMARY READ-ACCESS NAMES or SUMMARY READ/WRITE-ACCESS NAMES types to determine what you've put there. Compare to manually created documents to see what should be there.
(If you lack the necessary permissions for this, either work with an administrator who has the rights, or set up a test server as AFAIK, there's no way to test the Domino Data Service with a local replica.)
This is my first post to this precious website. I am a new learner of vb.net. I am working on a simple purchase project, where i got some errors. But the first thing is which baffled me is:
This is my connection string at module level, on the developed machine.
Public strCn As String = "Data Source = (local); Initial Catalog = PSys; Integrated Security = false; User ID = sa; Password = 123;"
Is it mandatory that Data Source must be the original name of the System Name. I mean If i use (local) or using ( . ), so will it work or not? Because when i copy my project to any other system for further development so every time i need to change the Data source, otherwise i get the error that: "Network-related or instance-specific error occurred......."
Kindly guide me that what i need to do.
When you are developing an application which uses a database server such as MsSQL it is not wise to install the server along with your application in every pc which is installed to. For example what are you going to do if a customer has a local network with 10 computers? Are you going to install SQL server in all 10 of them? And if so what if they need to share data?
So your best approach (based on common practice by other applications) will be to allow the user to install the SQL server where he wants and let him configure your application and point it to the server's location. If you follow that path then the configuration of your application can be in the setup application or in the application itself.
Now about the development phase, I had a similar situation in which I needed to develop the same application in two different computers. What I did was to install the SQL server in both of them with a named instance "sqlexpress" then in the application I used the
Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder
class to build the connection string. I did something like this:
Public Function getDevConnectionString() As String
Dim csb As New Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionStringBuilder(My.Settings.dbConnectionString) '<-My original cs in app settings
csb.DataSource = My.Computer.Name & "\sqlexpress"
Return csb.ConnectionString
End Function
Whenever I need a connection string I simply call getDevConnectionString() which returns the connection string based on the computer name plus the sql server instance name. For example:
Dim cs As String
#If DEBUG Then
cs = getDevConnectionString()
#Else
cs = getReleaseConnectionString()
#End If
where getReleaseConnectionString() is the function that returns your connection string configured by the customer.
Hope this point you the right direction...
I have a program that will run a query, and return results in report viewer. The issue is we have 10 locations, all with their own local database. What I'd like to do is have each location use the program and utilize the App.config file to specify which database to connect to depending on which location you are. This will prevent me from having to create 10 individual programs with separate database connections. I was thinking I could have 3 values in the app.config file "Database" "login" "password" Generally speaking the databases are on the .30 address... so it would be nice to be able to have them set the config file to the database server IP...
For example:
Location: 1
DatabaseIP: 10.0.1.30
Login: sa
Password: databasepassword
Is it possible to set something like this up using the app.config file?
You should take a look on the resource files.
Originally, they are intended for localization, but they should work for you also.
Go to your project Properties, and set up an Application Setting --> Type (Connection String) from the drop down. This will result in a xlm config file in your output directory in which you can modify the connection string post-compile.
I ended up using a simple XML File to do this. I used this site to accomplish it. I first wrote the XML using the form load, then switched it to the read.
I'm Stuck the following problem: How can I link a PDF Document to a Record in a Data Grid using Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 and Visual Basic?
Any help would be awesome, thanks!
Here's the simplest way to do this: add a custom command to the Command Bar of the Data Grid Row for your Data Grid. In this example I'm calling the command Open PDF File. Then add this code to Execute code for the command:
partial void OpenPDFFile_Execute()
{
const string LOCAL_SERVER_PDF_DIR = #"\\MyServer\PDFs\";
const string WEB_SERVER_PDF_DIR = "http://myweb.server/PDFs/";
const string PDF_SUFFIX = ".pdf"; //assumes you do not include the extension in the db field value
if (AutomationFactory.IsAvailable)
{
//if the AutomationFactory is available, this is a desktop deployment
//use the shell to open a PDF file from the local network
dynamic shell = AutomationFactory.CreateObject("Shell.Application");
string filePath = LOCAL_SERVER_PDF_DIR + this.PDFFiles.SelectedItem.FileName + PDF_SUFFIX;
shell.ShellExecute(filePath);
}
else
{
//otherwise this must be a web deployment
//in order to make this work you must add a reference to System.Windows.Browser
//to the Client project of your LS solution
var uri = new Uri(WEB_SERVER_PDF_DIR + this.PDFFiles.SelectedItem.FileName + PDF_SUFFIX);
HtmlPage.Window.Navigate(uri, "_blank");
}
}
You will need to add the following imports to the top of your user code file to make this code compile:
using System.Runtime.InteropServices.Automation;
using System.Windows.Browser;
I should mention that you need a directory to server the PDFs up from. This example is flexible with respect to deployment, because it handles both desktop and web configurations. Since you'll need to set up the PDF directoy, you may want to just handle one configuration option to simply things (or you could expose the same PDF directory over http and as a local network share).
You may also want to present this as a true link instead of a button. In order to do this, you'll need a custom SilverLight control. In any case, I would recommend implementing the PDF link using a button first. You can then move this same code to a link event handler as a separate project if that is worth spending time on.
I would like to extract the SQL queries from Crystal Report .rpt files, is there a way to do this?
I don't have any of the Crystal Reports products, just the .rpt files.
Here's a .Net example of code that grabs the Command Sql from all Crystal Reports in a given directory. It requires the Crystal 2008 .Net SDK to be installed (you can download a trial from SAP):
foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles("c:\\projects\\Reports", "*.rpt"))
{
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Processing {0}...", file));
var doc = new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument();
doc.Load(file);
foreach (dynamic table in doc.ReportClientDocument.DatabaseController.Database.Tables)
{
if (table.ClassName == "CrystalReports.CommandTable")
{
string commandSql = table.CommandText;
//TODO: do something with commandSql
}
}
}
To get the SQL as Crystal would build it when running a report, see this link: SAP Note 1280515 - How to extract SQL query from Crystal reports using RAS sdk.
I believe to do this, you need to supply the report parameter values so that Crystal can connect to the database in order to build the SQL. In the example, since a Report Viewer control is used, Crystal can prompt the user for the parameters.
In "Crystal Reports ActiveX Designer Design and Runtime Library" (craxddrt.dll), the Report.SQLQueryString property will do what you want.
I can't seem to find an equivalent property in the .Net SDK, and believe me, I've been looking.
** edit **
It appears that one can make use of the In-Process RAS Server to get this information:
CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.CommandTableClass.CommandText
The other way around this is if you can run the reports, you can hook up SQL Profiler to your DB and capture the incoming SQL on the database side.
JoshL's answer worked for several of my reports, but not all of them. The following method, using ReportClientDocument.RowsetController.GetSQLStatement, was able to extract some of the queries that the other method missed.
foreach (string file in Directory.GetFiles("c:\\projects\\Reports", "*.rpt"))
{
Console.WriteLine(String.Format("Processing {0}...", file));
var doc = new CrystalDecisions.CrystalReports.Engine.ReportDocument();
doc.Load(file);
var controller = doc.ReportClientDocument.RowsetController;
var groupPath = new CrystalDecisions.ReportAppServer.DataDefModel.GroupPath();
string temp = String.Empty;
string commandSql = controller.GetSQLStatement(groupPath, out temp);
//TODO: do something with commandSql
}
My experience is with older versions of Crystal (8,9) - I've no idea what the file formats look like for more recent versions. However, it's worth opening the files up in a text editor just in case, but for the file formats I've seen, the query text is not accessible this way.
If I remember correctly, some versions of Visual Studio 2003 came with tools for manipulating Crystal .rpt files (but I guess this isn't of much use to you, since if you had this already, you wouldn't be asking!).
It's not a very imaginative suggestion, but perhaps your quickest route would be to download the 30-day trial version of the current Crystal Reports, and see if that will open the files for you.
In the Visual studio, select the .rpt file and Go to field explorer, right click on DatabaseFields. Click on SQL query option to view the query.