Tuesday, October 26, 2010

How to Display Report Server Reports in a Web Page without the Toolbar


The following worked for me using SSRS 2005, YMMV.

Create a URL with the following form:

The URL of the Report Server:  http://MyServer/ReportServer  
The report parameters: 

  • The first parameter is the URL of the report: http://MyServer/ReportsLibrary/MyReport.rdl
  • rs:Command=Render
  • rc:HTMLFragment=True
  • rc:Toolbar=False
  • rc:Parameters=False
If the report had parameters add them with the following format: MyParameter=MyValue (If a parameter has multiple values just add it many times).

Stick it all together and you get:
http://MyServer/ReportServer?http://MyServer/ReportsLibrary/MyReport.rdl&rs:Command=Render&rc:HTMLFragment=True&rc:Toolbar=False&rc:Parameters=False

Add an IFRAME to the web page using the above URL.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Demystifying SSAS Date Dimension Attribute Types

This spreadsheet (via Google Docs) is my attempt at organizing the SSAS date/time attributes. Note that the spreadsheet has four tabs. FEEDBACK AND SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT WELCOME. [Direct link: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pIsKma8AZfzY_KETerdpcAA&gid=2]

Thursday, November 05, 2009

Self-publishing

"[Why is it that] self-publishing an album is cool (indie), but self-publishing a book isn't ('vanity' press)." (Via @thecreativepenn on Twitter)

UPDATE: 2012-07 This isn't as true anymore. With the rise of ebooks self-publishing has gained more respect.

...but if you want to test a man's character...

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
character, give him PowerPoint." - N. Duarte (Via twitter user @gtdguy)

Thursday, October 15, 2009

App Store Suggestion - Ability to Flag an App as Interesting

Often when I'm browsing the Apple App store I come across something that I might want to buy, but just not now. The app Baby Names Plus is an example: I heard about it on the Mac OS Ken podcast and thought it was interesting, but not interesting enough to drop the 2.99 on right now (I know, I'm cheap). What I would like is the ability to flag it as "I want to come back to this later." Perhaps each of the drop downs ("App Store," "Music," etc.) in the newest iteration of the App store could have an additional item in the list - "flagged apps" perhaps. Anyone from Apple reading this?