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What is the most common way to integrate reports into a .NET web application.

Below are three ways that I know and would like to know the experience of SO users.

  • URL based
  • Controlling the View of Reports from Visual Studio
  • Web services
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Not sure what you're using as a server side reporter, but I've found that submitting PDF reports is a relatively painless cross-platform way. Almost everyone has Adobe Reader installed.

Update : Sorry, I missed the SSRS tags, but you can output SSRS reports to PDF:



http://www.codeproject.com/KB/reporting-services/PDFUsingSQLRepServices.aspx

I still recommend PDF for the report format. Cross-browser and almost universal, two things that make me (and clients) very happy.

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