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I'm in the process of putting a large number of PDFs into a database. &nbsp;Instead of creating the UI on my own, I'd like to try to use SSRS so that my users can search and view these files. &nbsp;Creating a report in SSRS isn't the hard part, but having the PDF from the database embedded into the report is...even if it's not embedded in the report, how do I get SSRS to actually show the PDF to the user?
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I'm in the process of putting a large number of PDFs into a database.  Instead of creating the UI on my own, I'd like to try to use SSRS so that my users can search and view these files.  Creating a report in SSRS isn't the hard part, but having the PDF from the database embedded into the report is...even if it's not embedded in the report, how do I get SSRS to actually show the PDF to the user?

SQL Reporting 2008

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) is a server-based report generation software system from Microsoft. It can prepare and deliver a variety of interactive and printed reports and is administered via a web interface or its web service. Its web services interface also supports the development of custom reporting applications. Finally, SSRS can also be integrated with SharePoint. SSRS competes with other business intelligence tools, most prominently Crystal Reports.

SSRS

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning. Major improvements include the  Always On technologies and support for unstructured data types.