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SevDer - 30 Aug 2005 22:13 GMT

Hi,

I am trying to use custom assemblies in the reports.
For a specific report I add the reference properly and used it in the field
calculation.

However when I try to preview it, or build it fails and gives me the
following error message:

Error while loading code module: 'ReportHelper, Version=1.0.2062.19195,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. Details: File or assembly name
ReportHelper, or one of its dependencies, was not found.
The value expression for the field '=
ReportHelper.EnumRepresent(Fields!MyType.Value)' contains an error:
[BC30451] Name 'ReportHelper' is not declared.

Note: I do not have report manager on my machine but the design tools only,
so I do not have the luxury to configure any config files etc.

Can you please help?

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SevDer - 30 Aug 2005 22:23 GMT

I found my answer a minute later.

So here is the moral of the story:
"You need to read the help files better, at least finish the paragraph
you've started"

I need to copy the dll to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\80\Tools\Report Designer"

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Now, I have a ***new problem***, once designer uses this dll, it is locked.
How can I release this lock without shutting down the VS.NET.
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Robert Bruckner [MSFT] - 31 Aug 2005 05:30 GMT

If you close the report project/solution, VS.NET may release the lock on the
dll. If it does not, then there is no way around shutting down VS - sorry.

-- Robert

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SevDer - 31 Aug 2005 20:44 GMT

It simply does not release it :(
I hope this will be improved with the new version.

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> the dll. If it does not, then there is no way around shutting down VS -
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SevDer - 31 Aug 2005 20:45 GMT

It simply does not release it :(
I hope this will be improved with the new version.

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Donovan Smith [MSFT] - 31 Aug 2005 23:54 GMT

Try this: Select "(Your project name) Properties" under the Project menu.
Click on Configuration Manager in the upper right corner of the dialog and
uncheck (if checked) Deploy. Next, select Start under the Debug menu and
you should see your report shown in a separate process. The secret here is
that if you never click on the Preview tab in VS or bring up the References
tab in the Report Properties dialog, I don't believe your assembly will be
locked. If you do happen to click on either, you will have to close and
restart VS to free the lock, sorry.

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