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SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2012
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849686464
Length 634 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Donabel Santos
Donabel Santos is a self-confessed data geek. She loves working with data, writing queries, and developing reports on her SQL Server databases, and exploring and visualizing data with Tableau. She is the principal and senior business intelligence architect at QueryWorks Solutions, a Tableau Learning and Alliance partner in Vancouver, BC, Canada, providing consulting and training services. She has spent years in consulting and has developed a variety of solutions for clients in different verticals—finance, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, higher education, and local government. Donabel is a multi-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP (previously known as SQL Server MVP) and has extensive experience in the SQL server in different areas, such as development, administration, data warehouse, reporting (SSRS), tuning, troubleshooting, XML, CLR, and integration with ERPs and CRMs using PowerShell, C#, SSIS, and Power BI. One of Donabel's passions is teaching and sharing her love for data. She is a Tableau Certified Professional and a Tableau accredited trainer, delivering Tableau public and on-site client training. She is also the lead instructor for a number of courses at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), including Applied Database Administration and Design (ADAD) and Applied Data Analytics (ADA) programs. She teaches SQL server administration, development, integration (SSIS), data warehouse foundations, and visual analytics with Tableau. Donabel has also authored three other books with Packt Publishing: SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook, PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials, and SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell V5 Cookbook. She also contributed a chapter to Manning Publications' PowerShell Deep Dives.
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SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Getting Started with SQL Server and PowerShell FREE CHAPTER 2. SQL Server and PowerShell Basic Tasks 3. Basic Administration 4. Security 5. Advanced Administration 6. Backup and Restore 7. SQL Server Development 8. Business Intelligence 9. Helpful PowerShell Snippets SQL Server and PowerShell CheatSheet PowerShell Primer Resources Creating a SQL Server VM Index

Downloading an SSRS report in Excel and PDF

This recipe shows how to download an SSRS report in Excel and PDF format.

Getting ready

To perform this recipe, you must first download and install the ReportViewer control. The ReportViewer control allows SSRS reports to be displayed and viewed to a web or Windows form.

Note

See the Using ReportViewer to view your SSRS report recipe on how and where to download the ReportViewer control.

After installing the ReportViewer control, select a report that you wish to download into an Excel or PDF version.

In this recipe, we will download a report /Customers/Customer Contact Numbers into Excel and PDF. Alternatively, choose a report you wish to download and replace the $reportViewer.ServerReport.ReportPath variable.

How to do it...

Let's explore the code required to view your report in Excel and PDF.

  1. Open the PowerShell console by going to Start | Accessories | Windows PowerShell | Windows PowerShell ISE.

  2. Load the ReportViewer assembly:

    Add-Type -AssemblyName...
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Donabel Santos is a self-confessed data geek. She loves working with data, writing queries, and developing reports on her SQL Server databases, and exploring and visualizing data with Tableau. She is the principal and senior business intelligence architect at QueryWorks Solutions, a Tableau Learning and Alliance partner in Vancouver, BC, Canada, providing consulting and training services. She has spent years in consulting and has developed a variety of solutions for clients in different verticals—finance, manufacturing, healthcare, legal, higher education, and local government. Donabel is a multi-year Microsoft Data Platform MVP (previously known as SQL Server MVP) and has extensive experience in the SQL server in different areas, such as development, administration, data warehouse, reporting (SSRS), tuning, troubleshooting, XML, CLR, and integration with ERPs and CRMs using PowerShell, C#, SSIS, and Power BI. One of Donabel's passions is teaching and sharing her love for data. She is a Tableau Certified Professional and a Tableau accredited trainer, delivering Tableau public and on-site client training. She is also the lead instructor for a number of courses at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), including Applied Database Administration and Design (ADAD) and Applied Data Analytics (ADA) programs. She teaches SQL server administration, development, integration (SSIS), data warehouse foundations, and visual analytics with Tableau. Donabel has also authored three other books with Packt Publishing: SQL Server 2012 with PowerShell V3 Cookbook, PowerShell for SQL Server Essentials, and SQL Server 2014 with PowerShell V5 Cookbook. She also contributed a chapter to Manning Publications' PowerShell Deep Dives.
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