Hiare there any command line switched for the new report builder?I like to export a report directly (say, in a pdf file) without further user interaction.Any clues?RegardsKlaus

Hi Klaus, Unfortunately the new report builder doesn't have the functionality you're looking for. Report Builder was focused as an easy to use end-user report authoring tool.We were not focused on being able to script aspects of functionality in the Report Builder. -p

Hi Klaus, Unfortunately the new report builder doesn't have the functionality you're looking for. Report Builder was focused as an easy to use end-user report authoring tool.We were not focused on being able to script aspects of functionality in the Report Builder. -p Hi Patrick!Is there way to open rdl in RB in view mode by command line. It will be usefull in case when RB is using without Reporting Services.

Launching Report Builder from the command line A number of people have asked if it is possible to launch RB from the command line. While it is in fact possible, it is an unsupported feature in SQL Server 2005. That said, here's howtodo it. You just need to specify what report server to connect to, like this: ReportBuilder.exe /s=http://mybox/reportserver Other supported URL parameters are also recognized when passed on the command line, like this: ReportBuilder.exe /s=http://localhost/reportserver "/My Favorite Report" ReportBuilder.exe /s=http://localhost/reportserver "/model=/Models/Adventure Works"

@Mamatha, When I try to open report as you suggested it for some reason assumes that report is location on "c:\" To give you an example based on your suggestion: For ReportBuilder.exe /s=http://localhost/reportserver "/My Favorite Report" The Report Builder says Could not find an rdl file in C:\My Favorite Report :( What am I doing wrong?

I decided to build a URL with all the needed parameters and send it off to OS via Process.Start. It works fine, it uses Web Report View Control in that case, which is natively provided by SSRS. But this control doesn't have Print Preview functionality and that is a problem. I had to send users to a different web site I built for view these reports without Report Viewer Control, which does show preview layout correctly.

is it possible to do this without url's? i have an application that generates report rdl files automatically, and i would like to enable users to launch report builder and edit them as they wish after that. i just need to launch the report builder exe through process.start and pass the correct parameters through, that point to a file on the local machine, not the report server. hopefully this is possible, even if it's unsupported and hopefully someone can show me how to do it :)Nemanja Cvetkovic