Reporting without GAC assemblies?

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Jason Barnett

I'm working on a portable application; one that runs from a USB drive. The
only software requirements so far is that the .NET 2.0 Framework be installed.

I want to include some reports. I'm familiar with SSRS, but I'm looking for
something portable. I'm also familiar with Crystal Reports, but the runtime
files may not be installed on the client and the user might not have
permissions to install it. Therefore I'm left wondering if there are any
tools out there that might be .NET based and inexpensive. Could anyone
recommend some solutions that might work for my environment?
 
I found the solution I was looking for, using the Report Viewer and .rdlc
files. I'm able to generate the reports I need and load them in local mode.
I can deploy my application to a USB drive, without worrying about
registering anything on the client. The only requirement is that the .NET
Framework 2.0 is installed.

I also found that I must include the following files in the application
directory;, they do not use strong names, so I'm good.

- Microsoft.ReportViewer.Common.dll
- Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll
- Microsoft.ReportViewer.ProcessingObjectModel.dll
 
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