In Visual Studio 2015, I cannot find the designer for RDLC reports anymore. Does anyone know if this is only a bug and if it is provided later on or if Microsoft wants to kill the RDLC or if they want us to use an external designer and when, which designer this is?
Update
For developpers searching for the RDLC Report Designer in Visual Studio 2017,
it must be now downloaded from the Visual Studio Marketplace
Visual Studio 2017 and newer
The RDLC Report Designer can be found on the Visual Studio Marketplace:
for Visual Studio 2022
for Visual Studio 2017 - 2019
Besides that, the ReportViewer Control, which is the runtime requirement for showing reports in ASP.NET or Windows Forms Applications, is now available through NuGet. See here for details.
Visual Studio 2015
The Report Designer is part of the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.
You can add it using the Visual Studio setup (Programs and Features > Visual Studio 2015 > Change)
In VS 2017, i have checked SQL Server Data Tools during the installation and it doesn't help. So I have downloaded and installed Microsoft.RdlcDesigner.vsix
Now it works.
UPDATE
Another way is to use Extensions and Updates.
Go to Tools > Extensions and Updates choose Online then search for Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual studio and click Download. It need to close VS to start installation. After installation you will be able to use rdlc designer.
Hope this helps!
Open Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features
Select the entry for your version of Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. In our case, it was Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2015.
Click the "Change" button on the top bar above the program list.
After the splash screen, a window will open.
Press the "Modify" button.
Select Windows and Web Development > Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools, and check the box next to it.
Press the "Update" button on the lower-right hand side of the window.
Once the installation is complete, open your version of Visual Studio. After the new .dll files are loaded, Reporting functionality should be reimplemented, and you should be able to access all related forms, controls, and objects.
Visual Studio 2017
Open Visual Studio
In Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Online
Search for 'rdlc'
Install Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer (23.3 MB)
Close Visual Studio, let the installer run and open Visual Studio to see the rdlc in the designer.
I had the same problem, after install the MS VS Community 2015, I didn't find the RDLC files neither the Report Viewer component, I solve the problem by going in the Control Panel (Windows) -> Programs -> Try to uninstall the MS VS Community and choose MODIFY, in this moment you will be able to Check the Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools.
That is it!
In addition to previous answers, here is a link to the latest SQL Server Data Tools. Note that the download link for Visual Studio 2015 is broken. ISO is available from here, links at the bottom of the page:
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx
MSDN Subscriber Downloads do not list the VS 2015 compatible version at the time of writing.
However, even with the latest tools (February 2015), I can't open previous version of .rptproj files.
I've had the same problem as you and I installed Microsoft rdlc designer to solve my problem.
And if you already installed this but still can't found rdlc designer try open visual studio > tools > Extension and Updates > then enable Miscrosoft Rdlc designer extensions.
If you did a custom installation you need to add Microsoft Sql Server Data Tools. After that you can add Reportviwer to your webform.
To solve this problem open nutget package manager console and select your project and type install-package microsoft.report.viewer and wait to install
The setup feature does not work on Visual Studio 2017 and later versions.
The extension needs to be downloaded from VS Marketplace and then installed -
Link
The same applies to other extensions such as Installer Projects (used for creating executable files) - Link
Below Different tools for Editing Rdlc report:
ReportBuilder 3.0 : Microsoft Editor for Rdlc report.
Microsoft® SQL Server® 2008 Express with Advanced Services: Another tool is to use Sql Server Business intelligence for reporting that can be installed with Sql Server Express with Advanced Sevices.
fyiReporting: It is opensource tool presented for editing Rdlc reports .
This trouble passed me. If you can't repair this trouble, perhaps can you review all Framework versions that you have in your system. For example, if you have ReportViewer for Framework 4.5 and your project is assembly in Framework 2 or another Framework minor at 4.5. The differents versions Framework sometime have problems.
Use Extensions and Updates.
Go to Tools > Extensions and Updates > choose Online then search for Microsoft Rdlc Report Designer for Visual studio and click Download.
It needs to close your VS to start installation.
After installation you will be able to use RDLC designer.
I am wondering if there is any way to get support for LESS in the 2010 express edition of visual studio. I know there is a plugin available, but you cannot install that on a express edition. Installing the 2012 edition (which has less support built in) is not an option.
Edit:
To clarify, at the very least I am looking for color coding.
You might be able to configure the css or js editor for the extension in the tools, options window of visual studio. But other than that (and even that is only half a solution), VS Express doesn't support extensibility, so the official answer is unfortunately: no.
To enable these types of features you'll need at least VS Pro.
The other option is to use WebMatrix. It has the same LESS editor as Visual Studio, and it's free:
http://www.microsoft.com/web/webmatrix/
If you want auto-compilation/minification, there's an extension for that:
http://extensions.webmatrix.com/packages/OrangeBits
I have no money to buy Visual Studio so I use the express edition
I want to use Microsoft ReportViewer
Is it legal to use ReportViewer without buying VS and how?
i had some luck installing the Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 Redistributable Package (from above) and then:
going to the form designer
right clicking on the toolbox and clicking add items
browsing for the DLL (which is located at C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms\10.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll
report viewer should then be available from the toolbox
There is a Microsoft Report Viewer 2010 Redistributable Package
I'm unsure whether this means you can use it in visual studio, nor am I certain about the licensing.
I haven't used express edition for a little while. I'm guessing the control is in the download, you could try adding one of the dll's as a control.
I believe that you can use Reporting Services in SQL Server Express (which is free), which might indicate the validity of using ReportViewer in vs express.
I've used MS Visual Basic 2010 Express to build a very simple VB.Net Windows app. I need to check the code into our Team Foundation Server Source Control. Is there a TFS plug-in for VB Express? If not, do I need to check the code in manually?
You will have to do it manually as stated here .
Given my experience with TFS I would check the code in manually. Package it all up nicely and get one changeset for the lot.
TFS isn't supported in any of the express editions of Visual Studio. I'm not sure if TFS is integrated into Windows Explorer for manually updates and commits. Other with experience would need to comment.
How do I make a release build in visual studio express 2010 (VB) ?
I've noticed that it is hard to change active build configuration in VS Express.
Changing the Tools->Settings->Expert Settings allows to access Build->Configuration Manager.
You need to load a project. Then the drop-down will appear on the standard toolbar.