SQl Report Writing Books etc?

[JohnOB]

We will soon be upgrading our SQL server to SQL Server 2005, and I will be installing this on my machine with usiness Intelligence Development Studio and using this to write reports.

I have never used this before and was looking for some books on this, and couldn't see any. I am not sure if I need to get an SQL book or a Visual Studio book.

Does anyone have any advice?

Thanks

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[xlbo]

For Reporting Services, I can highly recommend the Hitckhiker's Guide - Blackburn & Vaughn

Rgds, Geoff

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[JohnOB]

Thanks Geoff, I have found their book 'Hitchhiker's Guide to SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services' is this what you mean, and do you think it would matter that I would be using v 2005?

Thanks

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[xlbo]

It is a good book to start with. Obviously won't have the 2005 updates but is a very good intro on how to use the basics in RS (which are the same for 2000 and 2005)

Rgds, Geoff

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[anationalacrobat]

Is 2000 the most recent book they've written on the subject? According to Amazon, they have a title out called "Hitchhiker's Guide to Visual Studio and SQL Server: Best Practice Architectures and Examples (7th Edition)". I've found a Google books version of the 2000 title you mentioned, pretty nice but some of the screens are quite different. I'm working with VS 2005, SQL Server 2005.

 

[LizSara]

What's Professional SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services like? anyone know?

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