SQL Express 2005 & Reporting Services

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Can you tell me if having SQL Express as your database will provide suffient licensing rights to use Reporting Services 2005

Thanks,


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SQL Express 2005 & Reporting Services

  • dadson98

    Robert Bruckner MSFT wrote:
    Announced at TechEd 2005 last week:
    http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/TechEd2005Day2PR.mspx
    "With this CTP, customers and partners will be able to test the business
    intelligence components included in SQL Server 2005. To increase customers'
    and partners' abilities to utilize business insight capabilities, Flessner
    also announced that Microsoft will extend SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
    from Standard and Enterprise Editions to all versions of SQL Server 2005,
    including Express and Workgroup Editions. In addition, SQL Server 2005
    Report Builder will be available with Workgroup, Standard and Enterprise
    Editions."

    In particular, you may want to check this web page:
    http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/rsfeatures.mspx

    -- Robert

    Hello Robert,

    I also am using Sql Server Express and need to create reports with VS Express.

    But is elapsed too mach time from the announce of Mr Flessner and Microsoft has'nt yet extended SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services to Express Edition. Know you why

    Besides I didn't handstand what is the difference between Reporting Services and Report Builder. Will I be able to create reports only with Reporting Services

    Thank you.



  • twinn

    Announced at TechEd 2005 last week:
    http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2005/jun05/TechEd2005Day2PR.mspx
    "With this CTP, customers and partners will be able to test the business
    intelligence components included in SQL Server 2005. To increase customers'
    and partners' abilities to utilize business insight capabilities, Flessner
    also announced that Microsoft will extend SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
    from Standard and Enterprise Editions to all versions of SQL Server 2005,
    including Express and Workgroup Editions. In addition, SQL Server 2005
    Report Builder will be available with Workgroup, Standard and Enterprise
    Editions."

    In particular, you may want to check this web page:
    http://www.microsoft.com/sql/2005/productinfo/rsfeatures.mspx

    -- Robert


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