Report Viewer Control + shared hosting

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the report view control and shared hosting. What I need to do is generate a .pdf report dynamically in my ASP.NET web-app using the aforementioned control. What I'm wondering is if this will be do-able on most shared hosts. For example, I know that most (if not all) shared hosts will not allow you to use Crystal Reports because it needs to be installed onto the server rather than on your slice of the server. Is there any installation required to use the report viewer? Conversely, if someone knows of a cheap ($10 - $20/mo) host that allows crystal report use that would be extremely helpful, since I've already done it in crystal reports :(.

Thanks in advance!

Mike

Hello,

You need to have a licensed SQL Server, for using SSRS. You do not require to install any thing on the server.

Please see the links below and select the one with Reporting services,

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx

Thanks,

Deepesh Verma

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Thanks for your reply. However, I am still a bit confused, as I'm not sure which row in the tables I need. Is it report server under business intelligence? If so, it appears I can get that w/ SQL Express, which is what I'm currently using. Any more feedback you can give would be appreciated.

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Yes for personal development you can use SQL Express. But if you want for commercial use then you have to go for any other option then Express.

Thanks