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Shared data source details within a reporting services custom code function

I'm successfully querying my database from within a custom code function within an SSRS 2005 report.

My problem is that I'm hard coding the connection string within the function (System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection) - I need to be able to use the same connection as the shared data source that the report uses. I could grab the details from a registry setting or some other work around, but for tidyness and simplicity I really want to get the code to seemlessly talk to the same database.

I either need to pass in the connection details as a parameter to the function, or get the details from within the function - either would be fine.

Anyone got any ideas?...

Ved Prakash Agrawal

http://www.code-magazine.com/article.aspx?quickid=0701061&page=2

please just check it out this site may be help full for you.

PFrog

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Thanks ved17nov, but that shows how to get what I already have - a static, hard coded connection string.

I'm trying to make the code dynamically set its own connection string to be the same as the shared data source.

PFrog

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I have to say, I don't think it is possible - however with the combined genius of all our experts I'm hoping someone will come up with something!

Chris McGuigan

I can't help you outright. But if there is a way to hook into the reports security/connection try trawling through the Microsoft.ReportingServices namespace, I would expect an object or method in there to allow you to do it - after all it's what Reporting Services itself is going to be using.

Cheers
Chris

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Chris McGuigan

No probs.

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Chris