We are using SSRS 2008 to render pdf reports for our users. They would like the capability to digitally sign these reports. Is there anyway to add a digital signature block to a pdf file using SSRS 2008?
If by Digital Signature, you are referring to assigning a security certificate to the PDF file, then no, the Render method of the ReportViewer control will definitely not be able to accomplish this.
One idea would be to generate the PDF file as you are currently doing, then open the PDF file programatically and sign it. Basically, a two step process.
Unfortunately, you will need to find some libraries that will support this operation, or write your own.
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I have a commercial program that stores PDF files to SQL 2005. I would like to be able to search for (I have that part) and then display the PDF file in a browser. It's the 'display the PDF file' that I'm having trouble with. I am using HTTP/ASP and would prefer to continue that way. I don't know anything about ASP.NET, so that would not be helpful to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
The best option here is to implement a HttpHandler that fetches the binary data from your database and outputs it to the response stream. This is the most efficient method available in ASP.Net.
There are many questions about HttpHandlers on SO, so implementing one should be easy: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/httphandler
One thing you should be aware of is that you should set the correct content type so that the browser recognices the pdf document.
i just wondered if any users could advise me what to google for, as im wanting to create a pdf after a user has submitted a vbscript form.
The form contains data which goes into a MYSQL database and once the user has submitted i would like to use the data to create a PDF.
I would probably be calling this from the vbscript, so i wondered how can i create the PDF from vbscript? Would i have to make an external call to some other program/website or something? Do we need Adobe Acrobat Professional and could it be installed on our server to allow us to systematically create PDFs on the fly?
You are looking for a PDF com component.
There are many of these around - anything that works with classic ASP will work.
This is one I used int the past - AspPDF.
we also use PDFCreator which is installed on the server and works like a printer. The output is a PDF.
i have read this article about custom report items(CRI)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188686.aspx
The only problem is that CRI are only usable in reporting service and not in local reports. My question is it possible some how to use CRI in local reports( RDLC ). Also i am interested in which version of reporting service is this possible, if possible
Best Regards,
Iordan
Custom report items are not supported in .rdlc files. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms251712(v=vs.90).aspx) This is likely the approach taken by Microsoft because the ReportViewer used with these files is a free control, while more complex features like third-party controls are supported only on a full SQL Server report server.
One thing in particular I have done in the past to get around this is generate custom charts/controls/images etc. As images and then send them into the report as an image. Not an ideal solution but it works.
I am generating a reports using SQL Reporting services 2005. I need to protect the protect the reports(pdf and excel) with the password while the user is exporting the report to to excel or pdf.
Is there any way to protect the report.
The short answer is that you can't do this from the provided PDF rendering extension from SSRS 2005 (either from the web UI or programmatically from the SSRS web services). You can, however, create your own rendering extension that could provide this functionality. Here are some links that might help get you started:
Introducing Rendering Extensions
Microsoft SQL Server 2005: Reporting Services
You could take a COTS library, some open-source code, or your own custom code that can create password-protected PDF files, then wrap that into a custom rendering extension for SSRS 2005. In my opinion, however, this would be a relatively difficult task. A quick Google search didn't give me any obvious rendering extensions for sale that might provide the functionality you're looking for.
The setup:
Multiple computers using an adp file to access a sql 2005 database. Most don't have a pdf distiller. An access form (plain form, not crystal) is created that needs to be saved as a pdf.
The only way I can think of is send a request from access to the sql server for a web page. Something like:
"http://sqlserver/generatepdf.php?id=123"
I'm trying to avoid the web page 'middle man'. Is there a way to generate the pdf in T-SQL? Anyone have any other ideas. I'm not looking for code, just methdology ideas.
Thank you
Save the form as a report, then use Access MVP Stephen Lebans free A2000ReportToPDF utility to convert it to a pdf file.
http://www.lebans.com/reporttopdf.htm
If they have Access 2007 they can download and install the free Microsoft Office 2007 Add-in to save documents as PDF or XPS.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=4D951911-3E7E-4AE6-B059-A2E79ED87041&displaylang=en
Microsoft's ReportViewer client can generate pdfs natively.
It works inside of web pages and windows forms/wpf apps. You can programmatically trigger the export as well. The only downside is that you'll need to basically redo your form as a report.
I must admit that I did not get it: you want to export an Access form and its data into a PDF file? Your form is basically graphics, not text, nor report. Do you mean that you want this form to be included as (for example) a .png file inside a PDF file or do you want it to be a full PDF file inheriting objects from the original form and allowing things such as text search and so on?