“Bill Vaughn and Peter Blackburn have created a masterful work of Reporting Services documentation, which includes tips, tricks, and product insights that you just won’t find anywhere else.”
–Bryan Keller, Programmer-Writer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
“An insightful, informative, and sometimes irreverent look into the world of Reporting Services, Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services provides plenty of walk-throughs, examples, tips, and tricks to help you get the most out of the product. Peter and Bill take you step by step through the various features of Reporting Services, pointing out pitfalls and best practices along the way. An excellent addition to any Reporting Services library.”
–Michelle Larez, Technical Writer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
“Although it is called Hitchhiker’s Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services, I like to think of it in more of a movie context as Bill and Peter’s Excellent Adventure. Get ready for a totally excellent quest to get the most out of your SQL Server Reporting Services deployment.”
–Brian Welcker, Group Program Manager, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
“Microsoft Reporting Services for SQL Server 2000 is easily the best product for solving customers’ reporting requirements since Access 1.0 in 1992. It’s simple to use, powerful, and nothing comes close when it comes to producing reports for the web. Bill Vaughn and Peter Blackburn have put together a comprehensive resource that fills a big void in the developer market on this topic.”
–Adam Cogan, Chief Architect, Microsoft Regional Director, Superior Software for Windows (SSW)
“Chapter 9 provides a great explanation of code access security issues and procedures! Easy to read–contains a lot of useful info and no water.”
–Alexandre Mineev, Software Design Engineer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
“I got to know Peter and Bill in the early beta stages of SQL Server Reporting Services, where they were among the most prolific participants. This book reflects their passion for this product, their drive to go beneath the surface and understand its inner workings and its architecture.”
–Tudor Trufinescu, Development Lead, SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft Corporation
“The ultimate resource for both DBAs and developers on SQL Server Reporting Services; this book and DVD will guide you from installation, security, report design, and deployment to developing extensions.”
–Gert E.R. Drapers, Software Architect, SQL Server Development, Microsoft Corporation
SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services streamlines the process of extricating meaningful reports from your data sources. Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services picks up where the Microsoft documentation leaves off, providing report developers, database administrators, application developers, their managers, and report users with invaluable inside information on the workings of Reporting Services.
Written on the final product release, with input from the Microsoft Reporting Services Development Team, this book offers an authoritative yet independent look at the technology. The authors--both Microsoft MVPs who've worked with the Development Team since the beginning--reveal hidden problems and workarounds as they steer you through each step in report installation, management, security, creation, and programming. You can start setting up simple single-server installations or web farms right away while gaining an in-depth understanding of every Reporting Services feature.
The special companion DVD includes narrated Camtasia™ video demonstrations that show you how to safely navigate the trickier parts of this technology. The DVD also includes the evaluation version of Reporting Services, Books OnLine documentation refresh kit, Service Pack 1, code samples, and much more. A special website provides book and technology updates, as well as new templates and add-ins. Readers also receive six months of free access to a Premium Content area, which includes a private newsgroup, discussion groups, and technical support.
Key topic coverage includes:
- Reporting Services basics, including the Report Designer and Report Manager
- Data Source, data, and report security, including Code Access Security
- Solving installation, design, configuration, security, and subscription problems
- Report scripting and using the SOAP interface
- How to customize the Report Manager and Report Designer
- How to create Custom Data Processing extensions
- Up-to-the-minute tips, fixes, and workarounds
Insightful, fast-paced, and fun, Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services is your inside guide to getting the most from Reporting Services.
Books in the Microsoft Windows Server System Series are written and reviewed by the world’s leading technical authorities on Microsoft Windows Technologies, including principal members of Microsoft’s Windows and Server Development Teams. The goal of the series is to provide reliable information that enables administrators, developers, and IT professionals to architect, build, deploy, and manage solutions using the Microsoft Windows Server System. The contents and code of each book are tested against, and comply with, commercially available code. Books published as part of the Microsoft Windows Server System Series are an invaluable resource for any IT professional or student working in today’s Windows environment.
Peter Blackburn is the principal of Boost Data Limited, designing, building, and implementing database systems based on SQL Server. He is a Microsoft MVP who has contributed countless hours to the development of Reporting Services. Peter supports developers worldwide through newsgroups, beta programs, and training sessions on SQL Server and Reporting Services. He is the coauthor of ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices for C# Programmers (APress), and writes and speaks regularly on Reporting Services.
William R. Vaughn is the principal of Beta V Corporation and a Microsoft MVP who worked at Microsoft for fourteen years. His previous books include six editions of the popular Hitchhiker's Guides (Microsoft Press) and two editions of the bestseller ADO.NET Examples and Best Practices for C# Programmers (APress). Bill is a top-rated speaker at conferences worldwide, including Developer Connections and TechEd, and is the author of numerous articles for SQL Server Magazine, MSDN Online, and others.
