Report Designer doesn't work

Hello everybody
I have some problems with the report designer in visual studio 2003. When
I'm working on a new report project and I had defined my data source and my
data sets, and I had have a report made, if I want to change my report (for
example: create a new list or table or try to modify some property of an
element) when I go to view the report with the new changes, this changes are
not in my report.
Well, then I open the .rdl file to see if the changes are in the script but
they aren't.
The only way I found to make the changes in my report is to open the .rdl
file directly (with the notepad, for example), and write the new properties.
Can anybody help me? It's very strange because the report designer works in
the begining of the project but It doesn't work from a moment untill the end.
I have to delete all the project and make all again.I haven't run into this myself, but I would only make the obvious suggestion
of installing all service packs for Reporting Services. (SP2)
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"Aritz" <Aritz@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:641F3656-356A-4236-BEB7-349C023105D7@.microsoft.com...
> Hello everybody
> I have some problems with the report designer in visual studio 2003. When
> I'm working on a new report project and I had defined my data source and
> my
> data sets, and I had have a report made, if I want to change my report
> (for
> example: create a new list or table or try to modify some property of an
> element) when I go to view the report with the new changes, this changes
> are
> not in my report.
> Well, then I open the .rdl file to see if the changes are in the script
> but
> they aren't.
> The only way I found to make the changes in my report is to open the .rdl
> file directly (with the notepad, for example), and write the new
> properties.
> Can anybody help me? It's very strange because the report designer works
> in
> the begining of the project but It doesn't work from a moment untill the
> end.
> I have to delete all the project and make all again.|||What are you changing? I am on RS 2005 but I used RS 2000 and have never
seen this. The only thing I have seen is that sometimes making a change to a
dataset is not picked up if you exit without first going to layout and
clicking the save button. What happens is the dirty bit is not being set, RS
designer does not know that the dataset design changed. So, I got used to
clicking on the save button every time I made a change.
Other than that though, you should not be having any problems.
One question, are you changing the rdl directly while in VS or are you using
the visual designers.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Aritz" <Aritz@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:641F3656-356A-4236-BEB7-349C023105D7@.microsoft.com...
> Hello everybody
> I have some problems with the report designer in visual studio 2003. When
> I'm working on a new report project and I had defined my data source and
> my
> data sets, and I had have a report made, if I want to change my report
> (for
> example: create a new list or table or try to modify some property of an
> element) when I go to view the report with the new changes, this changes
> are
> not in my report.
> Well, then I open the .rdl file to see if the changes are in the script
> but
> they aren't.
> The only way I found to make the changes in my report is to open the .rdl
> file directly (with the notepad, for example), and write the new
> properties.
> Can anybody help me? It's very strange because the report designer works
> in
> the begining of the project but It doesn't work from a moment untill the
> end.
> I have to delete all the project and make all again.|||Did you try hitting the refresh button? If I make a change and rerun Ive had
times where the same thing I ran the last time came back unless I hit refresh
button.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> What are you changing? I am on RS 2005 but I used RS 2000 and have never
> seen this. The only thing I have seen is that sometimes making a change to a
> dataset is not picked up if you exit without first going to layout and
> clicking the save button. What happens is the dirty bit is not being set, RS
> designer does not know that the dataset design changed. So, I got used to
> clicking on the save button every time I made a change.
> Other than that though, you should not be having any problems.
> One question, are you changing the rdl directly while in VS or are you using
> the visual designers.
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Aritz" <Aritz@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:641F3656-356A-4236-BEB7-349C023105D7@.microsoft.com...
> > Hello everybody
> > I have some problems with the report designer in visual studio 2003. When
> > I'm working on a new report project and I had defined my data source and
> > my
> > data sets, and I had have a report made, if I want to change my report
> > (for
> > example: create a new list or table or try to modify some property of an
> > element) when I go to view the report with the new changes, this changes
> > are
> > not in my report.
> > Well, then I open the .rdl file to see if the changes are in the script
> > but
> > they aren't.
> > The only way I found to make the changes in my report is to open the .rdl
> > file directly (with the notepad, for example), and write the new
> > properties.
> > Can anybody help me? It's very strange because the report designer works
> > in
> > the begining of the project but It doesn't work from a moment untill the
> > end.
> > I have to delete all the project and make all again.
>
>|||Hi Bruce, thank you for your answer (and to everybody)
One of the properties I try to change is to add a reference of a custom
assembly and for this I use the visual designer. If I add the reference with
the report properties window, it doesn't work. For example I try to change
the author of the report whith the report properties window, I write a new
author and y acept the changes and then the window closes. I open the same
window again and the author's name is empty. If I want to change really the
autor of the report y have to write the changes directly in the .rdl file.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> What are you changing? I am on RS 2005 but I used RS 2000 and have never
> seen this. The only thing I have seen is that sometimes making a change to a
> dataset is not picked up if you exit without first going to layout and
> clicking the save button. What happens is the dirty bit is not being set, RS
> designer does not know that the dataset design changed. So, I got used to
> clicking on the save button every time I made a change.
> Other than that though, you should not be having any problems.
> One question, are you changing the rdl directly while in VS or are you using
> the visual designers.
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Aritz" <Aritz@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:641F3656-356A-4236-BEB7-349C023105D7@.microsoft.com...
> > Hello everybody
> > I have some problems with the report designer in visual studio 2003. When
> > I'm working on a new report project and I had defined my data source and
> > my
> > data sets, and I had have a report made, if I want to change my report
> > (for
> > example: create a new list or table or try to modify some property of an
> > element) when I go to view the report with the new changes, this changes
> > are
> > not in my report.
> > Well, then I open the .rdl file to see if the changes are in the script
> > but
> > they aren't.
> > The only way I found to make the changes in my report is to open the .rdl
> > file directly (with the notepad, for example), and write the new
> > properties.
> > Can anybody help me? It's very strange because the report designer works
> > in
> > the begining of the project but It doesn't work from a moment untill the
> > end.
> > I have to delete all the project and make all again.
>
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