Report Builder

I am attempting to create a report using the report builder. I can see the button for the report builder on my report server but nothing happens when you click it. I also attempted to go directly to the url but once again nothing.

Finally, I attempted to run the application directly from the file structure and in doing so there I got the following errors. Could not find file 'reportbuilder.chm.deploy'. I created a junk text file with the same file name and attemted to run the app again and this time I got a error that said: Could not find file 'reportbuilder.exe.deploy'. After that I created another junk text file and named it the same as that.

This is part of the errors that I recieved. This doesn't suprise me based on the hack I did to get to this point. Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Exception occurred loading manifest from file ReportBuilder.exe: the manifest may not be valid or the file could not be opened.
+ File ReportBuilder.exe is not a valid Portable Executable (PE) file.
+ PE file does not have enough data.

I'm not sure what the overall issue is and why these files would be missing. Any guidance in relation to this situation would be great. Thanks.

You can run it from the file system by launching ReportBuilder.exe directly (instead of ReportBuilder.application).

I'm not sure why URL access and the Report Builder button in Report Manager are not responding. Can you give any more details about your configuration?

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I have an identical problem.
These are the details I get when running the application directly from the server.
(It does work when I log in on another PC with the same credentials)

PLATFORM VERSION INFO
Windows : 5.1.2600.131072 (Win32NT)
Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.42
System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
dfdll.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)
dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.42 (RTM.050727-4200)

SOURCES
Deployment url : file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder.application
Application url : file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program%20Files/Microsoft%20SQL%20Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting%20Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/ReportBuilder.exe.manifest

IDENTITIES
Deployment Identity : ReportBuilder.application, Version=9.0.1399.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=45aae7b074cf8edd, processorArchitecture=msil
Application Identity : ReportBuilder.exe, Version=9.0.1399.6, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=45aae7b074cf8edd, processorArchitecture=msil, type=win32

APPLICATION SUMMARY
* Online only application.
* Trust url parameter is set.
ERROR SUMMARY
Below is a summary of the errors, details of these errors are listed later in the log.
* Activation of \\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application resulted in exception. Following failure messages were detected:
+ Downloading file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/reportbuilder.chm.deploy did not succeed.
+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.
+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.
+ Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION FAILURE SUMMARY
No transaction error was detected.

WARNINGS
There were no warnings during this operation.

OPERATION PROGRESS STATUS
* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Activation of \\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.application has started.
* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Processing of deployment manifest has successfully completed.
* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Installation of the application has started.
* [26/09/2006 15:04:27] : Processing of application manifest has successfully completed.
* [26/09/2006 15:04:28] : Request of trust and detection of platform is complete.

ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [26/09/2006 15:04:28] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype)
- Downloading file://cm-evaluation/c$/Program Files/Microsoft SQL Server/MSSQL.3/Reporting Services/ReportServer/ReportBuilder/reportbuilder.chm.deploy did not succeed.
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadAllFiles()
at System.Deployment.Application.FileDownloader.Download(SubscriptionState subState)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDependencies(SubscriptionState subState, AssemblyManifest deployManifest, AssemblyManifest appManifest, Uri sourceUriBase, String targetDirectory, String group, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.DownloadApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc, Int64 transactionId, TempDirectory& downloadTemp)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.InstallApplication(SubscriptionState subState, ActivationDescription actDesc)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)
Inner Exception
System.Net.WebException
- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.
- Source: System
- Stack trace:
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.EndGetResponse(IAsyncResult asyncResult)
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.GetResponse()
at System.Deployment.Application.SystemNetDownloader.DownloadSingleFile(DownloadQueueItem next)
Inner Exception
System.Net.WebException
- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.
- Source: System
- Stack trace:
at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint)
at System.Net.FileWebRequest.WrappedGetResponseCallback(Object state)
Inner Exception
System.IO.FileNotFoundException
- Could not find file '\\cm-evaluation\c$\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\reportbuilder.chm.deploy'.
- Source: mscorlib
- Stack trace:
at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.FileStream.Init(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, Int32 rights, Boolean useRights, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, FileOptions options, SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES secAttrs, String msgPath, Boolean bFromProxy)
at System.IO.FileStream..ctor(String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare share, Int32 bufferSize, Boolean useAsync)
at System.Net.FileWebStream..ctor(FileWebRequest request, String path, FileMode mode, FileAccess access, FileShare sharing, Int32 length, Boolean async)
at System.Net.FileWebResponse..ctor(FileWebRequest request, Uri uri, FileAccess access, Boolean asyncHint)

COMPONENT STORE TRANSACTION DETAILS
No transaction information is available.

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You cannot launch Report Builder by double-clicking the ReportBuilder.application file from the file system -- it must be accessed through the report server URL. (If you really want to, I believe you could just add ".deploy" to the end of RB.exe and RB.chm, and then launch the app, but I've never tried this myself, and renaming the files would break URL access.)

The more basic problem is the non-responsiveness of the Report Builder button in Report Manager. What happens when you enter the URL for RB directly into the browser address bar:

http://hostname/reportserver/reportbuilder/reportbuilder.application

|||Hi Bob -

I've got the same problem with an unresponsive 'Report Builder' button (in IE6). Basically, nothing happens when the button is pressed. Also, entering the url you provided does nothing as well (I tried the 'localintranet' one as well).

I'm have full admin rights on the client machine, and to the report server, and the .NET framework is installed on the client.

Interestingly, when I click the button from Firefox, it downloads the ReportBuilder.application manifest (but then can't I run it, as you've noted above).

Thanks in advance for any insight you might have (and for many past insights on your blog),

-- AAP|||

Have a look at the following thread: http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=766354&SiteID=1

Reinstallation of .Net 2.0 solved the problem for me.

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Is there a URL on Microsoft.com where I can download it? Need ASAP

|||re-installing .net (2.0 & 3.0) didn't work...|||The .deploy files are the deployed versions of the files in the folder. I managed to get the ReportBuilder.application served through the browser by copying the files it was requesting and renaming them with a .deploy extension. Each file then had to be given individual Read permissions in IIS.

Hope that helps,

~Fractos|||

I was getting an error message launching Report Builder (see below). The following is a workaround that works:

1. Upgrade your SSRS server to SP2.

2. Copy "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\ReportBuilder\ReportBuilder.exe" from the server to your desktop on your laptop.

3. Double click ReportBuilder.exe from your desktop on your laptop.

4. Enter the server URL of http://YourServerName/ReportServer

5. You should be up and running.

Here was the error message I'm getting when I try to launch Report Builder from Report Manager.

- The referenced assembly is not installed on your system. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800736B3)
- Source: System.Deployment
- Stack trace:
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.IStore.GetAssemblyInformation(UInt32 Flags, IDefinitionIdentity DefinitionIdentity, Guid& riid)
at System.Deployment.Internal.Isolation.Store.GetAssemblyManifest(UInt32 Flags, IDefinitionIdentity DefinitionIdentity)
at System.Deployment.Application.ComponentStore.GetSubscriptionStateInternal(DefinitionIdentity subId)
at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.GetSubscriptionStateInternal(SubscriptionState subState)
at System.Deployment.Application.SubscriptionStore.CheckAndReferenceApplication(SubscriptionState subState, DefinitionAppId appId, Int64 transactionId)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestDirectBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options, ServerInformation& serverInformation)
at System.Deployment.Application.DownloadManager.DownloadDeploymentManifestBypass(SubscriptionStore subStore, Uri& sourceUri, TempFile& tempFile, SubscriptionState& subState, IDownloadNotification notification, DownloadOptions options)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.PerformDeploymentActivation(Uri activationUri, Boolean isShortcut)
at System.Deployment.Application.ApplicationActivator.ActivateDeploymentWorker(Object state)

I haven't tried reinstalling the .NET 2.0 framework and I'm not going to bother because this is the only problem I've been having with it.