Reports created in SQL Server 2005 are saved to an XML format called "RDL"
and the file format in VS 2005 is "RDLC". They are similar but not the same.
Yes, you can import the RDL into a VS project or simply point the
ReportViewer at the deployed RDL report. On the Visual Studio side if you
don't address the deployed report and choose to render it yourself using the
RV control, you'll have to deal with the connection, the parameters, the
various queries and the construction of one or more DataTables or
TableAdapters to manage the data. While this is pretty easy for simple
reports, it can get quite involved for more sophisticated reports.
I'm giving a code-intensive lecture on the subject at the SQL Connections
conference in two weeks (in Orlando). Otherwise you'll have to wait for my
new book that includes a long chapter on the subject.
This URL should get you started...
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms252109.aspx
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