
This example creates a new Report Viewer control, sets the report source to a report file (.rdlc), and adds the control to a Windows Forms application.
LocalReport report = new LocalReport(); report.ReportPath = reportPath; report.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("DataSet1", data.Tables[0])); string mimeType, encoding, fileNameExtension; Warning[] warnings; string[] streams;
you are using (e.g., .NET 8, .NET Framework 4.8) Type of application (e.g., WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET MVC)
: It is a mature, battle-tested technology that "just works" for standard tabular and matrix reports once configured correctly. Deep Integration
public Form1()
| Version | Key Changes | |---------|--------------| | 2005 | Initial release for WinForms and ASP.NET 2.0. Basic remote/local modes. | | 2008 | Added Visual Studio 2008 designer support, improved rendering engine. | | 2010 | Introduction of the with AJAX support for partial-page updates. WPF version added. | | 2012 | Support for SQL Server 2012 report features (data bars, sparklines, indicators). | | 2015 | Modernized WinForms control, added async loading methods, Task-based APIs. | | 2016+ | NuGet distribution ( Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WebForms ), support for .NET Framework 4.x, and eventually .NET Core (via Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms ). |
This example creates a new Report Viewer control, sets the report source to a report file (.rdlc), and adds the control to a Windows Forms application.
LocalReport report = new LocalReport(); report.ReportPath = reportPath; report.DataSources.Add(new ReportDataSource("DataSet1", data.Tables[0])); string mimeType, encoding, fileNameExtension; Warning[] warnings; string[] streams;
you are using (e.g., .NET 8, .NET Framework 4.8) Type of application (e.g., WinForms, WPF, ASP.NET MVC)
: It is a mature, battle-tested technology that "just works" for standard tabular and matrix reports once configured correctly. Deep Integration
public Form1()
| Version | Key Changes | |---------|--------------| | 2005 | Initial release for WinForms and ASP.NET 2.0. Basic remote/local modes. | | 2008 | Added Visual Studio 2008 designer support, improved rendering engine. | | 2010 | Introduction of the with AJAX support for partial-page updates. WPF version added. | | 2012 | Support for SQL Server 2012 report features (data bars, sparklines, indicators). | | 2015 | Modernized WinForms control, added async loading methods, Task-based APIs. | | 2016+ | NuGet distribution ( Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WebForms ), support for .NET Framework 4.x, and eventually .NET Core (via Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.WinForms ). |