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Programming SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Slides and Samples

Posted Tuesday, April 03, 2007 8:05 PM by plitwin
I just uploaded my slides and samples for my Programming SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services talk at Microsoft ASP.NET Connections last week in sunny Orlando. This talk focused on programming SSRS using: URL access. SSRS Web Service. SSRS Report Viewer Read More...
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Special Discount on SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Courseware

Posted Sunday, November 26, 2006 12:05 AM by plitwin
A couple of months ago I finished writing and recording a great new set of self-paced videos on SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services in a partnership with AppDev. A few notes on the course: Over 9 hours of media run time Over 500 pages of printable courseware, Read More...
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Finding Sites That Allow SQL Injection Attacks

Posted Sunday, October 01, 2006 10:27 AM by plitwin
Michael Sutton recently blogged on creating a SQL Injection Attack crawler app that used Google to locate sites thar were susceptible to SQL Injection attacks. Scott Guthrie mentions the post in his blog . Take a look at Michael's and Scott's Read More...
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Upcoming SQL Server Reporting Services and Data Controls Talks in Roanoke, Thursday, Oct 5

Posted Saturday, September 30, 2006 9:35 PM by plitwin
I'm flying to Roanoke, VA this week to do a double header on Thursday, October 5, 2006. The talks: A "How To" Guide for SQL Server Reporting Services at the Roanoke Valley SQL Server User's Group. From Noon to 2:00 PM . Includes a free Read More...
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Cool Free SQL Server Query IntelliSense Tool

Posted Friday, September 29, 2006 9:27 AM by plitwin
Red Gate software is giving away the current version of their their SQL Prompt tool to everyone . This is until October 3rd when they will ship the new version of this great tool. (By the way, there are no time bombs or restrictions on the download. Obviously, Read More...
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Duh! Embarassing Discoveries in Excel and Reporting Services

Posted Thursday, September 28, 2006 9:06 PM by plitwin
Do you ever discover something totally by accident that you should have known a long time ago and somehow you just missed it? Today I learned two such things, one minor and one major. First discovery (minor duh): I didn't realize that you could color Read More...
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SQL Server Reporting Services Class is Done!

Posted Friday, September 22, 2006 12:35 AM by plitwin
I finally finished writing the labs for my SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services class on Monday (Sept 18th). And then I spent the last three-ish nights turning chapter edits back to my wonderful editor at AppDev, Lisa. Tonight a little after midnight I Read More...
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Microsoft Report Builder "Keyword not supported: 'provider'." Bug

Posted Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:33 PM by plitwin
Just ran into the nasty Report Builder error where you attempt to run a report based on a local report model and it barfs with a Report Execution Error . A click of the Details button reveals this: Keyword not supported: 'provider'. ---------------------------- Read More...
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Login failed ... not associated with a trusted SQL server connection

Posted Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:52 PM by plitwin
If you've ever encountered a message along the lines of "not associated with a trusted connection to SQL Server", the problem is usually the SQL Server not supporting mixed mode (a.k.a. " SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode" Read More...
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SQL Server Reporting Services Class -- Almost Complete

Posted Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:04 PM by plitwin
Okay, I submitted the labs for chapter 7 yesterday for my SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services course I am writing. Only 5 more labs to complete (plus a little writing for the non-lab portion of chapter 12). AppDev is already marketing the class which should Read More...
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Post-Videotaping Course work

Posted Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:29 PM by plitwin
I've been back a week now since the videotaping and to be honest it's hard to keep up the feverish pace. But I only have two chapters worth of labs done. So now it's time to kick it up a notch and get those labs done so I can put the courseware Read More...
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Day 6 and 7 of SSRS Videotaping

Posted Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:17 PM by plitwin
Saturday (day 6) of the SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services courseware taping went slower than planned. We were supposed to spend the morning taping the last 1.5 chapters and then the afternoon doing "head" shots where we tape all of the on-camera Read More...
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Day 5 is Over

Posted Friday, August 25, 2006 9:20 PM by plitwin
Day 5 (Friday) of the taping of my SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services Class went pretty well. We were able to slog though 2.5 chapters of material. The plan is to start again early on Saturday at 7 AM, finishing the Snapshots and Subscriptions chapter Read More...
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Day 4 of SSRS Videotaping -- Tornados and Other Large and Small Disasters

Posted Thursday, August 24, 2006 11:21 PM by plitwin
Today was ripe with small disasters and a looming but avoided large disaster. The little disasters: We had to demo installing an SSL certificate on a Windows Server 2003 box that took forever to setup and configure properly We had to get from the VMWare Read More...
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Day 3 of SSRS Course Taping is Done

Posted Wednesday, August 23, 2006 4:55 PM by plitwin
Day 3 went pretty well. We were able to make it through 3 chapters. So we are officially half way through the material. If we can continue at the 3 chapter per day pace we should be okay. Nothing too exciting to report other than this is hard work. Today Read More...
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