Execute report and go directly to a save file option

We have a report that is basically a data file. It can have 2 rows or it can
have 100,000 rows. We are running into response time issues, memory issues,
etc. I know that RS is not the preferred method to deliver these sorts of
large data files. We need to do anything possible to satify the user at this
point and the amount of time it's currently taking to run this report with a
large amount of data, even when the report runs successfully, is unacceptable
to them. But, until we have time to re-design, is there any way to have the
report always prompt to save the file instead of waiting for the default HTML
format and then exporting to CSV? Any other short-term solutions?
StephanieFrom your own web page it is easy. Using URL integration you can specify the
format. Even if you are using Report Manager you could have a report that
has the appropriate parameters, they open it up and all you have in the
report is a link that says Export Data. Use the Jump to URL action (I also
make the link blue and underlined).
One other thing, perhaps you have seen this already.If you do this you will
want to change the CSV to use ASCII instead of unicode. Excel puts unicode
into a single column. To have RS export CSV in ASCII format you have to make
a change to a config file.
You only need to change in one place, rsreportserver.config. Reboot after
the change. The below shows commenting out the existing entry and putting in
the needed change to have CSV export as ASCII
<!--
<Extension Name="CSV"
Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.CsvRenderer.CsvReport,Microsoft.ReportingServices.CsvRendering"/>
-->
<Extension Name="CSV"
Type="Microsoft.ReportingServices.Rendering.CsvRenderer.CsvReport,Microsoft.ReportingServices.CsvRendering">
<Configuration>
<DeviceInfo>
<Encoding>ASCII</Encoding>
</DeviceInfo>
</Configuration>
</Extension>
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Stephanie" <Stephanie@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We have a report that is basically a data file. It can have 2 rows or it
> can
> have 100,000 rows. We are running into response time issues, memory
> issues,
> etc. I know that RS is not the preferred method to deliver these sorts of
> large data files. We need to do anything possible to satify the user at
> this
> point and the amount of time it's currently taking to run this report with
> a
> large amount of data, even when the report runs successfully, is
> unacceptable
> to them. But, until we have time to re-design, is there any way to have
> the
> report always prompt to save the file instead of waiting for the default
> HTML
> format and then exporting to CSV? Any other short-term solutions?
> Stephanie