• The only comprehensive guide to client-side Reporting Services
• Practical, step-by-step instruction on designing, developing, and deploying real-world reports
• Quickly turns beginners into sophisticated report writers
• Gives expert tips on handling complex reporting scenarios

The power of SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services is now available for client-side reporting in Visual Studio 2005, with or without SQL Server. This hands-on guide takes you step by step through the design, development, and deployment of a variety of professional reports for Windows, web, and mobile clients. It is the most complete single source of information on this exciting and important new technology.

What you'll learn

• Discover the huge potential and utility of client-side reporting.
• See how to use Report Builder and Report Viewer like a pro.
• Master reporting with Windows Forms, ASP.NET 2.0 Web Forms, and Mobile Clients.
• Learn how to automate reports with Windows Services.
• Explore server-side Reporting Services and consume them from local clients.
• Move from Crystal Reports to Reporting Services.

Who is this book for?

Any VS user with any kind of reporting need can now easily create professional, enterprise-level reports with Reporting Services. Report designers, report writers, business analysts, and decision-makers will all find that Client-Side Reporting with Visual Studio in C# empowers them to get the information they need&emdash;when and how they want it. Since VS and SQL Server now share the same reporting interface, VS users will also become comfortable with server-side reporting, while SQL Server developers and DBAs will see how they can leverage their server-side expertise for client-side reporting.