Controlling PDF export filename

Folks,

Our client has requested that we change the export file name (PDF and others) to match the report name. Currently, the name is based on the report's filename (eg, foo.rdl exports as foo.pdf) -- this causes problems because the same RDL is being used for a few fairly different reports. Is this controllable at all?

thanks,

--randy

If you are using the ReportViewer control, you can set the DisplayName property. This will affect the export file name and the document map root node label.

If you are using direct url access to the report server, the name can't be changed. In that case, you would need to implement your own export UI that retrieved the exported report from the server and relayed it to the client with a custom content disposition header.

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Hello,

I need help on this isse too, it sounded that you somehow exported it to pdf.

I am using SQL 2006 and Reporting Services 2005 and rendering report in my asp.net application. I am trying to export reports under a button click, can anyone give me a sample code?

Thanks

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Dear Brian,

I am coding with C# and can not find the reportViewer's DisplayName property?

Below is my code for the form that I display the reportviewer in where and what code should I insert so that I change the filename automatically?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,

Kaan Demirtas

using System;

using System.Collections.Generic;

using System.ComponentModel;

using System.Data;

using System.Drawing;

using System.Text;

using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace GECKOV2

{

publicpartialclassKonfirmasyonRaporForm : Form

{

public KonfirmasyonRaporForm()

{

InitializeComponent();

}

privatevoid KonfirmasyonRaporForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

// TODO: This line of code loads data into the 'KonfirmasyonDataSet.KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderlar' table. You can move, or remove it, as needed.

this.KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderlarTableAdapter.Fill(this.KonfirmasyonDataSet.KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderlar);

this.reportViewer1.RefreshReport();

}

privatevoid KonfirmasyonRaporForm_FormClosed(object sender, FormClosedEventArgs e)

{

;

if (MessageBox.Show("Raporda yer alan urunlerin konfirmasyon bilgilerini gonderildi olarak isaretlemek istermisiniz?", "Konfirmasyon islemi onaylama", MessageBoxButtons.YesNo, MessageBoxIcon.Question)==DialogResult.Yes)

{

string konfirmeEdildiDiyeIsaretle = "update siparisler set FabrikaOnayiMusteriyeGonderildi=1 from KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderlar where siparisler.OrderID=KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderlar.KonfirmasyonVerilenOrderID";

MessageBox.Show(Program.SqlKomutIsle(konfirmeEdildiDiyeIsaretle));

}

}

}

}

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What a huge PITA! Is MS going to fix this anytime soon? This should be something that can be set regardless of whether you are using direct url access or not.

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>> I am trying to export reports under a button click, can anybody give me a sample code?

Sure. <s> Is this remote or local mode ? And did you want the output to show up in a window?

In this example, it happens to be a local mode report, and I bring the PDF up in a window... it is definitely not the only way... You can see where I am setting the temporary file name on the server -- considering that the user can decide what filename to save it to on the client side, I didn't see the point of getting all excited about the server-side file name, but you'll get the picture.

Also, I wrote this example for somebody else, and in that case we needed to adjust the datasource before export -- probably not true in your case, but it won't hurt to keep it in, it's not much code, and you'll get a better idea of what is really going on here, how to add in whatever you do need to add.

If it turns out you're in remote mode, it's doable also.

HTH,

>L<

Code Snippet

ProtectedSub Button1_Click(ByVal sender AsObject, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click

Dim buffer AsByte(), f AsString, fs As System.IO.FileStream

f = System.IO.Path.GetTempFileName()

System.IO.Path.ChangeExtension(f, "PDF")

' there is probably a better way to set up the rendered PDF

' for redirecting to the Response output, but this one works.

' here is the binding bit. Revise to suit your dynamic situation.

' if you aren't really dynamically binding data against one

' loaded report, but rather changing

' reports to suit the user's needs, that will work too.

Dim ReportDataSourceX = New Microsoft.Reporting.WebForms.ReportDataSource()

ReportDataSourceX.Name = "DataSet1_Recipient"

ReportDataSourceX.Value = Me.SqlDataSource1

WithMe.ReportViewer1.LocalReport

.DataSources.Clear()

.DataSources.Add(ReportDataSourceX)

buffer = .Render("PDF", Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing)

EndWith

fs = New System.IO.FileStream(f, System.IO.FileMode.Create)

fs.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)

fs.Close()

fs.Dispose()

Response.ContentType = "Application/pdf"

Response.WriteFile(f)

Response.End()

System.IO.File.Delete(f)

EndSub