Convert reports with format rdlc into rdl format using Visual Studio 2015
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Hello All, I would like to convert reports in the format .rdlc into format .rdl using Visual Studio 2015. What I did: I've created a Reporting project(existent under Visual C# templates) where I added two reports. Those reports come with the extension .rdlc. After creating the project I checked its properties and the type of project is windows application. Further I decided to use SQl Server Reporting Services to do my reports. I installed Data Tool preview for Visual Studio 2015 and created a Reporting Services project under Business Intelligence template. Issue: The reports I initially created using the Reporting project have the extension .rdlc and the ones created with Reporting Services .rdl. I imported the .rdlc ones into my Reporting Services project. However if I change the extension from .rdlc to .rdl i can design but not preview. When trying to preview, Visual Studios says "an error occurred during local report processing. error in the application. Object reference not set to an instance of an object". I would not want to loose those two reports as the design took me one day to do.If anyone knows a solution that I could use to import/convert .rdlc reports into .rdl I would appreciate. Many thanks.
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Hello All, I would like to convert reports in the format .rdlc into format .rdl using Visual Studio 2015. What I did: I've created a Reporting project(existent under Visual C# templates) where I added two reports. Those reports come with the extension .rdlc. After creating the project I checked its properties and the type of project is windows application. Further I decided to use SQl Server Reporting Services to do my reports. I installed Data Tool preview for Visual Studio 2015 and created a Reporting Services project under Business Intelligence template. Issue: The reports I initially created using the Reporting project have the extension .rdlc and the ones created with Reporting Services .rdl. I imported the .rdlc ones into my Reporting Services project. However if I change the extension from .rdlc to .rdl i can design but not preview. When trying to preview, Visual Studios says "an error occurred during local report processing. error in the application. Object reference not set to an instance of an object". I would not want to loose those two reports as the design took me one day to do.If anyone knows a solution that I could use to import/convert .rdlc reports into .rdl I would appreciate. Many thanks.
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Hi RedDk, Thanks for the reply. Sorry the delay in getting back to you after you have provided me the link. I had followed that process before. The main issue is that after I convert the reports, if I render the report the controls are not shown in the correct place. If I'm working on design mode they are placed where they should be. Once I do a preview they are display in a mad way. Any tip? Thanks.
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Hi RedDk, Thanks for the reply. Sorry the delay in getting back to you after you have provided me the link. I had followed that process before. The main issue is that after I convert the reports, if I render the report the controls are not shown in the correct place. If I'm working on design mode they are placed where they should be. Once I do a preview they are display in a mad way. Any tip? Thanks.
Yeah, that "Business Intelligence Development Studio" clause just got me ... this business about a license is no doubt the skinny looming wrt the "an error occurred during local report processing. Error in the application. Object reference not set to an instance of an object". You could try to post this question again using an "SQL Server" tag in Quick Answers or under "Database" in Discussions and see whether the cp denizens doleing out the wisdom there can help. I'll vouch for the "repost" penalty if it gets bunged ...
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Yeah, that "Business Intelligence Development Studio" clause just got me ... this business about a license is no doubt the skinny looming wrt the "an error occurred during local report processing. Error in the application. Object reference not set to an instance of an object". You could try to post this question again using an "SQL Server" tag in Quick Answers or under "Database" in Discussions and see whether the cp denizens doleing out the wisdom there can help. I'll vouch for the "repost" penalty if it gets bunged ...
Hi RedDk, Many thanks. I will follow your instructions and post this in Quick Answer. Many thnaks.