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Thanks but I already tried that. The View|Code shows another window altogether with all the report code. The original VS2005 code tab had a neat little dataset picker that enabled you to get at the SQL real easy. I've attached the awful looking View|Code view below, see for yourself it's not like the VS2005 version. Any ideas?<br />
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Thanks but I already tried that. The View|Code shows another window altogether with all the report code. The original VS2005 code tab had a neat little dataset picker that enabled you to get at the SQL real easy. I've attached the awful looking View|Code view below, see for yourself it's not like the VS2005 version. Any ideas?
 VS2008 View|Code option is different...https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2011/09_w40/506701/VS2008-ViewCode.jpg

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You can also goto the report on BIDS and in the area outside of the report rt. click, then pick report properties, then click on the code tab.
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You can also goto the report on BIDS and in the area outside of the report rt. click, then pick report properties, then click on the code tab.

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The solution was correct thanks but it is unfortunate that MS have dropped this feature in the latter version of VS.
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The solution was correct thanks but it is unfortunate that MS have dropped this feature in the latter version of VS.

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We are testing use of Business Intelligence Development Studio (the version that comes with SQL Server 2008r2) it’s actually Visual Studio 2008. I’ve applied the latest servicepack. When in a project we don’t see a data tab like we used to in VS2005.<br />
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See the attached screenshots, you'll see what I mean.<br />
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Have MS dropped this feature in 2008? I know you can work around it, only I find it really useful.<br />
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Thanks.<br />
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We are testing use of Business Intelligence Development Studio (the version that comes with SQL Server 2008r2) it’s actually Visual Studio 2008. I’ve applied the latest servicepack. When in a project we don’t see a data tab like we used to in VS2005.

See the attached screenshots, you'll see what I mean.

Have MS dropped this feature in 2008? I know you can work around it, only I find it really useful.

Thanks.

Where is the code tab in VS2008

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