What are RptProj, rdl and rds files ?

[Santhosh A Nagendra]

Hello,
We have project files in .Net with the extensions as
xxx.rptproj , xxx.rptproj.user, xxx.sln , yyy.rdl, yyy.rdl.data and zzz.rds
files

I would like to know what are these files and what type of project it is. I
tried to open in VS.Net and Visual studio but did not open. Do i need to
install some utilities etc..? please give me information about these
projects and its usage.

Thanks,
santhosh.

 

[Bajoo]

Dear santhosh,
You have a Microsoft Report Project its a new
Feature of VS 2005. You do have support of reporting Services in SQL
2000 and VS 2003. RptProj is the project file. Rdl (Report definition
language) is the report. and RDs is the data source for the report. for
further details you can visit
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/default.mspx

Regards,
Naveed Ahmad Bajwa
Snr. Software Engineer
Kalsoft Pvt Ltd

 

[Santhosh A Nagendra]

Hello,
Is it Visual studio 2005 or Visual Studio .Net 2005 ?
Can you please tell me what all softwares that needs to be installed to work
in these type of applications.

Thanks,
santhosh.

 

[Bajoo]

Dear Santhosh ,
You dont need to have VS 2005 .you can download
the reporting service setup for SQL 2000 and VS 2003 from
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/default.mspx . Its free for SQL
2000 , Its really good and you can start developing Professional
looking Reports in just 2-3 Days. There are few book also available in
the market. I used "Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting
Services" by "Peter Blackburn, William R. Vaughn" .

Regards,
Naveed Ahmad Bajwa