Adding user control to reports

I'm trying to use my own user control (build with vb.net).
I've added the user control to the toolbox but it's disable.
How can i enable it?If its disabled, its likely you cant use it in reports. Do you want to use
it in the actual report or as a report parameter?
Mark
"Ido" wrote:
> I'm trying to use my own user control (build with vb.net).
> I've added the user control to the toolbox but it's disable.
> How can i enable it?|||I want to use it in the actual report. I'm using the same user control on a
regular windows form without any problems. I've got this problem only with
the sql report service.
"Mark" wrote:
> If its disabled, its likely you cant use it in reports. Do you want to use
> it in the actual report or as a report parameter?
> Mark
> "Ido" wrote:
> > I'm trying to use my own user control (build with vb.net).
> > I've added the user control to the toolbox but it's disable.
> > How can i enable it?|||In 2000 you cannot do this. There is going to be some additional
capabilities for adding in user controls but I am not really up to speed on
it. I doubt that it will be as simple as taking a user control you have that
works in winforms.
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Ido" <Ido@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to use it in the actual report. I'm using the same user control on a
> regular windows form without any problems. I've got this problem only with
> the sql report service.
> "Mark" wrote:
>> If its disabled, its likely you cant use it in reports. Do you want to
>> use
>> it in the actual report or as a report parameter?
>> Mark
>> "Ido" wrote:
>> > I'm trying to use my own user control (build with vb.net).
>> > I've added the user control to the toolbox but it's disable.
>> > How can i enable it?|||Bruce is right. There is a new feature in RS 2005 called CustomReportItem
which allows you integrate custom controls. There is a design time UI
component and a runtime component (which will run inside report designer
preview and on the report server). These controls have to implement certain
interfaces and there are some restrictions on what these custom controls can
generate in the report output. Although this sounds very limiting, you will
get many other RS features for free (e.g. support of your CustomReportItem
control across all rendering output formats, creating and rendering history
snapshots, subscriptions, etc.). The implementation of such custom controls
is however not trivial.
You may want to check out Chris Hays' brand-new sample in the meantime:
http://blogs.msdn.com/chrishays/archive/2005/10/04/CustomReportItemSample.aspx
I will also post some samples and tips around implementing CustomReportItems
in future. There is also a book currently being worked on about how to
implement such CustomReportItem controls to extend the capabilities of SQL
Server 2005 Reporting Services.
-- Robert
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> In 2000 you cannot do this. There is going to be some additional
> capabilities for adding in user controls but I am not really up to speed
> on it. I doubt that it will be as simple as taking a user control you have
> that works in winforms.
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>
> "Ido" <Ido@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7E584A7E-BB1F-4FE0-84BC-53090DA90D6A@.microsoft.com...
>>I want to use it in the actual report. I'm using the same user control on
>>a
>> regular windows form without any problems. I've got this problem only
>> with
>> the sql report service.
>> "Mark" wrote:
>> If its disabled, its likely you cant use it in reports. Do you want to
>> use
>> it in the actual report or as a report parameter?
>> Mark
>> "Ido" wrote:
>> > I'm trying to use my own user control (build with vb.net).
>> > I've added the user control to the toolbox but it's disable.
>> > How can i enable it?
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