reduced functionality with Web Services

I'm curious exactly what functionality is lost when you use the RS Web
Service rather than accessing the direct URL. We're evaluating RS vs Crystal
and specifically need XLS export functionality. Is this lost if you use the
RS Web Service? Is there a way to export to PDF, XLS, etc. and still use the
RS Web Service?
Regards,
David GardnerIf you render using the web service, you loose the nice html toolbar you
get with URL access:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rsprog/htm/rsp_prog_intro_0pr6.asp
You can pass a format string to the Render method of the web service. It
supports multiple formats (including Excel, PDF...)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/rsprog/htm/rsp_ref_soapapi_service_lz_6x0z.asp
Make sure you have Reporting Services SP1 installed, as there were a number
of fixes to the rendering extensions included in that service pack.
--
Adrian M.
MCP
"David Gardner" <David.Gardner-Logan@.REMOVECAPSrrd.com> wrote in message
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> I'm curious exactly what functionality is lost when you use the RS Web
> Service rather than accessing the direct URL. We're evaluating RS vs
> Crystal
> and specifically need XLS export functionality. Is this lost if you use
> the
> RS Web Service? Is there a way to export to PDF, XLS, etc. and still use
> the
> RS Web Service?
> Regards,
> David Gardner