Can I still use VS.NET to design my reports and render them with OfficeWriter to gain full Excel/Word functionality?
With the advent of OfficeWriter V3, you have the option to retrieve into the client-side OfficeWriter Designer an existing RDL file that was designed using VS.NET. All existing static (HTML) representation of the report will be preserved, along with “shared” data sources. When the RDL is uploaded and overwritten on the Report Server, you have the option to display the static rendition or a full-formatted Excel or Word version, based on which rendering extension is selected. • I’ve designed a report in VS.NET and it looks fine in PDF and HTML. What happens when my users try to view it with the OfficeWriter Rendering Extensions? An error will occur at render-time. The OfficeWriter Rendering Extensions can only be called to render reports created with the OfficeWriter Designer. This is due to the fact that the “template-behind” required to publish the report must be embedded at design-time by means of the OfficeWriter Designer. • How can I tell if a report has been generated from SoftArti
