Chris Hays's Reporting Services Sleazy Hacks Weblog

"Continued" Header on Subsequent Pages

Question:How can I repeat a group header on each page, but have it say "MyGroup (continued)" on all...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 09/27/2006

Custom Report Item Image Quality

Question:How can I get print-quality output from my custom report item? Answer:Custom report items...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 04/19/2006

"All" Parameter Value Redux

Question:How can I enable users to select "All" as the value of a multivalue query parameter?...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 04/18/2006

Reset Page Number On Group

Question:How can I reset my page number back to 1 every time I get a group break? Answer:Resetting...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 01/05/2006

GroupPageReset.rdl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 01/05/2006

Custom Report Items

A currently undocumented feature of SQL 2005 Reporting Services is the ability to develop custom...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 10/04/2005

Centered Images

Question:I have variable sized images I want to display in a table column. How can I center these...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 10/27/2004

CenteredImage.rdl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 10/27/2004

Green-Bar Matrix

Question:How can I get a green-bar effect (alternating colors) in a matrix? Answer:For a green-bar...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 08/30/2004

"All" Parameter Value

Question:How can I enable users to select "All" as the value of a query parameter? Answer:The...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/27/2004

SelectAll.rdl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/27/2004

Horizontal Tables

Question:Does Reporting Services support horizontal tables (fixed rows and dynamic columns)?...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/23/2004

HorizontalTable.rdl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/23/2004

Dynamic Grouping

Question:How can I give my users the ability to dynamically select fields on which to group within a...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/15/2004

DynamicGroup.rdl

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/15/2004

Welcome to my Reporting Services Sleazy Hacks blog

Who are you? I'm the guy who gets to take the credit and/or blame for designing the Report...

Author: ChrisHays Date: 07/15/2004