Problems Exporting To Excel When Using Report Subscription

Hi,
I'm having a problem with Reporting Services report subscriptions.
I have a set of reports that need to be sent via email on a schedule. I need
to send them in Excel format, but the files sent to my email account are
unreadable in Excel. I am using Excel 2003 and can manually export reports
and open them in Excel without any problems, yet when I use a subscription to
email the Excel files they are not valid files. They have the .xls extension,
but Excel can't open them properly, it just opens them as a load of
unintelligible text.
The same thing happens when I set up a subscription to email a report in XML
format, I could export it manually and it worked fine, yet when I run the
subscription to email the XML report to me I get an invalid XML file.
Has anyone else had this problem or does anyone know how to fix it?
If it helps, the report server is stored on a network server, not my local PC.
The server is running Windows Server 2003 Pro, my PC is running Windows XP
Pro and has Office 2003. Office is not installed on the server, but I doubt
that makes any difference, since I can manually export to Excel without any
problems.
Thanks in advance
TabbyWhen you run them "locally" due you mean from VS.NET on your workstation?
If yes... I found that generating reports "locally" can have totally
different results than running them on the report server.
If this is the case...try loading the report via a browser from the report
server.
If this is not the case... try pdf/html or other output formats to narrow
down the problem. I found problems exporting to excel but not other formats
when report objects are overlapping.
Tabby Cool wrote:
>Hi,
>I'm having a problem with Reporting Services report subscriptions.
>I have a set of reports that need to be sent via email on a schedule. I need
>to send them in Excel format, but the files sent to my email account are
>unreadable in Excel. I am using Excel 2003 and can manually export reports
>and open them in Excel without any problems, yet when I use a subscription to
>email the Excel files they are not valid files. They have the .xls extension,
>but Excel can't open them properly, it just opens them as a load of
>unintelligible text.
>The same thing happens when I set up a subscription to email a report in XML
>format, I could export it manually and it worked fine, yet when I run the
>subscription to email the XML report to me I get an invalid XML file.
>Has anyone else had this problem or does anyone know how to fix it?
>If it helps, the report server is stored on a network server, not my local PC.
>The server is running Windows Server 2003 Pro, my PC is running Windows XP
>Pro and has Office 2003. Office is not installed on the server, but I doubt
>that makes any difference, since I can manually export to Excel without any
>problems.
>Thanks in advance
>Tabby
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http://www.sqlmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/sql-server-reporting/200509/1|||No, I am not running htem from Visual Studio, I am running them direct from
the Report Manager.
When you run reports in Visual Studio, can you actually export them? I
thought you could only preview them, there is no option to export a report
from the preview screen.
I have tried exporting them to both XML and Excel, I can do this perfectly
from the Report Manager, yet when I use a subscription to email the reports
to me in either of these formats the files are unusable.
William N wrote:
>When you run them "locally" due you mean from VS.NET on your workstation?
>If yes... I found that generating reports "locally" can have totally
>different results than running them on the report server.
>If this is the case...try loading the report via a browser from the report
>server.
>If this is not the case... try pdf/html or other output formats to narrow
>down the problem. I found problems exporting to excel but not other formats
>when report objects are overlapping.
>>Hi,
>[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
>>Tabby|||I have tried exporting to PDF, again, this works fine when performed manually,
but the email attachments from the subscription are not valid PDFs and can't
be opened by Adobe Acrobat.
It seems there is something different with the export procedure when using a
subscription as opposed to exporting manually, I don't understand why it
would work perfectly one way and not the other.|||Seems like the report is not getting the the data?
Are you saving the credentials in your data connection?
Tabby Cool wrote:
>I have tried exporting to PDF, again, this works fine when performed manually,
>but the email attachments from the subscription are not valid PDFs and can't
>be opened by Adobe Acrobat.
>It seems there is something different with the export procedure when using a
>subscription as opposed to exporting manually, I don't understand why it
>would work perfectly one way and not the other.
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http://www.sqlmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/sql-server-reporting/200509/1|||Yes, the credentials are stored in the data source.
William N wrote:
>Seems like the report is not getting the the data?
>Are you saving the credentials in your data connection?
>>I have tried exporting to PDF, again, this works fine when performed manually,
>>but the email attachments from the subscription are not valid PDFs and can't
>[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>>subscription as opposed to exporting manually, I don't understand why it
>>would work perfectly one way and not the other.
Message posted via SQLMonster.com
http://www.sqlmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/sql-server-reporting/200509/1|||Not sure what else to suggest.
I always try to simplify as much as possible first. Maybe try creating a
report with just a "Hello" text box and see if that works (no data sets or
anything else).
If it doesn't, then it's probably a server/install issue.
Good luck.
Tabby Cool wrote:
>Yes, the credentials are stored in the data source.
>>Seems like the report is not getting the the data?
>[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>>subscription as opposed to exporting manually, I don't understand why it
>>would work perfectly one way and not the other.
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Problems creating subscription...

I am attempting to subscribe to a publication and I receive the
following message...
SQL 2005 & Win 2005 on both ends.
===================================
SQL Server could not create a subscription for Subscriber 'r99s-sqla'.
(New Subscription Wizard)
===================================
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or
batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
Program Location:
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
sqlCommand)
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject. ExecCommand(String
commandIn)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject. CommonCreate()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Subscription.Creat e()
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreateSubscripti onWizard.CreatePushSubscription(SubWizardSubscribe r
subscriber, SubWizardPublication pubInfo)
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreateSubscripti onWizard.CreateSubscriptions(Boolean
executeNow)
===================================
String or binary data would be truncated.
Changed database context to 'STOREMAIN'.
Job 'R00S-SQLA-STOREMAIN-Storemain from 00-R99S-SQLA-427' started
successfully.
Warning: The distribution agent job has been implicitly created and
will run under the SQL Server Agent Service Account.
'ROUSES.COM\LarryDSI' is a member of sysadmin server role and cannot be
granted to or revoked from the proxy. Members of sysadmin server role
are allowed to use any proxy. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
For help, click:
[url]http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00 .2047&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=8152&LinkId=20476[/url]
Server Name: r00s-sqla
Error Number: 8152
Severity: 16
State: 10
Procedure: sp_MSget_synctran_commands
Line Number: 198
Program Location:
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlExc eption
exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnErro r(SqlException
exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at
System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndW arning(TdsParserStateObject
stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,
SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream,
BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQuer yTds(String
methodName, Boolean async)
at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNo nQuery(DbAsyncResult
result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
Hi Larry
Can you script out the subscription and run it from Query Analyzer/SSMS?
Hilary Cotter
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> I am attempting to subscribe to a publication and I receive the
> following message...
> SQL 2005 & Win 2005 on both ends.
> ===================================
> SQL Server could not create a subscription for Subscriber 'r99s-sqla'.
> (New Subscription Wizard)
> ===================================
> An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or
> batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
> --
> Program Location:
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
> sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
> sqlCommand)
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject. ExecCommand(String
> commandIn)
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.ReplicationObject. CommonCreate()
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Subscription.Creat e()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreateSubscripti onWizard.CreatePushSubscription(SubWizardSubscribe r
> subscriber, SubWizardPublication pubInfo)
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.CreateSubscripti onWizard.CreateSubscriptions(Boolean
> executeNow)
> ===================================
> String or binary data would be truncated.
> Changed database context to 'STOREMAIN'.
> Job 'R00S-SQLA-STOREMAIN-Storemain from 00-R99S-SQLA-427' started
> successfully.
> Warning: The distribution agent job has been implicitly created and
> will run under the SQL Server Agent Service Account.
> 'ROUSES.COM\LarryDSI' is a member of sysadmin server role and cannot be
> granted to or revoked from the proxy. Members of sysadmin server role
> are allowed to use any proxy. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)
> --
> For help, click:
> [url]http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00 .2047&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=8152&LinkId=20476[/url]
> --
> Server Name: r00s-sqla
> Error Number: 8152
> Severity: 16
> State: 10
> Procedure: sp_MSget_synctran_commands
> Line Number: 198
>
> --
> Program Location:
> at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlExc eption
> exception, Boolean breakConnection)
> at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnErro r(SqlException
> exception, Boolean breakConnection)
> at
> System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndW arning(TdsParserStateObject
> stateObj)
> at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior,
> SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream,
> BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
> at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQuer yTds(String
> methodName, Boolean async)
> at
> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNo nQuery(DbAsyncResult
> result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
> at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common.ServerConnec tion.ExecuteNonQuery(String
> sqlCommand, ExecutionTypes executionType)
>
|||That is what I did to fix the problem.
Thanks,
Larry...
|||Sooy...different problem...
I scriped the creation of the publication, it took 23 min to create it.
I scripted the creation of the subscription & received the following
message......
Job 'R00S-SQLA-STOREMAIN-Storemain to 99-R99S-SQLA-449' started
successfully.
Warning: The distribution agent job has been implicitly created and
will run under the SQL Server Agent Service Account.
Msg 8152, Level 16, State 10, Procedure sp_MSget_synctran_commands,
Line 198
String or binary data would be truncated.
'ROUSES.COM\LarryDSI' is a member of sysadmin server role and cannot be
granted to or revoked from the proxy. Members of sysadmin server role
are allowed to use any proxy.
AHIA,
Larry...
|||I am looking at the code for sp_MSget_synctran_commands and this is what it
has around line 198
if @.command_only = 0
select * from #art_commands order by id
else
select commands from #art_commands order by id
Do you have any really long table names?
Hilary Cotter
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http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
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"LPR-3rd" <lreames@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Sooy...different problem...
> I scriped the creation of the publication, it took 23 min to create it.
> I scripted the creation of the subscription & received the following
> message......
> Job 'R00S-SQLA-STOREMAIN-Storemain to 99-R99S-SQLA-449' started
> successfully.
> Warning: The distribution agent job has been implicitly created and
> will run under the SQL Server Agent Service Account.
> Msg 8152, Level 16, State 10, Procedure sp_MSget_synctran_commands,
> Line 198
> String or binary data would be truncated.
> 'ROUSES.COM\LarryDSI' is a member of sysadmin server role and cannot be
> granted to or revoked from the proxy. Members of sysadmin server role
> are allowed to use any proxy.
>
> AHIA,
> Larry...
>
|||The longest would be 'tblReceivingHeader'
That is not long in my book!!!
Larry...
|||Nope, its not. Enable logging to find out where it is bombing.
If you narrow this down, please post the schema of the problem table, and
publication and subscription scripts here.
Hilary Cotter
Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html
Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS
http://www.indexserverfaq.com
"LPR-3rd" <lreames@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1169050867.439445.84200@.11g2000cwr.googlegrou ps.com...
> The longest would be 'tblReceivingHeader'
> That is not long in my book!!!
> Larry...
>

Problems accessing CreateSubscription via API

Hi,

I'm trying to create a subscription via API and am getting an error. BTW, creating it through ReportManager works great, meaning the Report, the DataSource and its credientials are all working as planned.

I'm following the sample for CreateSubscription() on the books online, http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.wssux.reportingserviceswebservice.rsmanagementservice2005.reportingservice2005.createsubscription.aspx

I'm hosting the script on a web page and when running, am getting an error:

"One of the extension parameters is not valid for the following reason: The account you are using does not have administrator privileges. A subscription cannot be created fordank@.adventure-works.com"

Well, obvisouly it's not working. Moreover, I don't understand the error, what does the 'TO' email to do with it?

Please help,

Edmund

Oops, I fogot to mention that this occurs only when authoenticated under ASP.NET 2.0's membership forms authentication.

Edmund