The modifier 'public' is not valid for this item.

[steffw]

Hello, I'm working on a report loader and I'm facing a little problem. I get this error: The modifier 'public' is not valid for this item. The code is for making the credentials for viewing the report and is originally from a VB script. I've converted it with a lame online converter but I only get one and the same error at every This is one of the methods: namespace Reports { public class ReportServerConnection : IReportServerConnection { public bool Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials.GetFormsCredentials(ref System.Net.Cookie authCookie, ref string userName, ref string password, ref string authority) { authCookie = null; userName = null; password = null; authority = null; // Not using form credentials return false; } } } Anyone an idea? Thanku!

Stef

[originSH]

When explicitly implimenting an interface method you can't specify an access modifier as its always going to be public. Remove the public from the method and it'll work fine.

[steffw]

Thank you that worked out fine :) But now i'm getting a second error :( namespace Reports { [Serializable()] public abstract class ReportServerConnection : IReportServerConnection { // the error comes here bool Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials.GetFormsCredentials(ref System.Net.Cookie authCookie, ref string userName, ref string password, ref string authority) { authCookie = null; userName = null; password = null; authority = null; // Not using form credentials return false; } } } the error is : 'Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials.GetFormsCredentials' in explicit interface declaration is not a member of interface and the second is: 'Reports.ReportServerConnection' does not implement interface member 'Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.IReportServerCredentials.GetFormsCredentials(out System.Net.Cookie, out string, out string, out string)' any ideas? Thanku!!

Stef

[Guffa]

If you change out to ref, the signature of the method changes. That means that you are trying to implement an overload of the method that does not exist.

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