Process rdl / rdlc report files without SSRS?

Question

Is there a way to render and export an rdl file in a batch process without using SSRS?

I don't want the overhead of SSRS (IIS + database) and instead want to handle this in my own batch / dispatch service.

thanks

Answer 1

You can use Manage Report Viewer in a server process written in managed code. You pass control to the data source (which may be a DataTable) and it will return a stream of bytes that you can direct to the file.

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