I have a matrix table with a rectangle in the data cell. The rectangle has an image and textbox. The textbox has an expression in it's Hidden property based on the column name. The report renders fine on screen. When the report is exported to Excel, CSV, XML the textbox contents are not output (the images display as expected). I've tried setting the DataElementOutput to Output/Yes with no success. Exporting to TIFF, PDF, Web Archive/MTHML is fine.
Here is a sample RDL which exhibits the issue:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Report xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2005/01/reportdefinition" xmlns:rd="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SQLServer/reporting/reportdesigner">
<DataSources>
<DataSource Name="Gemini50DataSource">
<DataSourceReference>Gemini50DataSource</DataSourceReference>
<rd
ataSourceID>bb03313c-48a4-4e40-af99-ed584847ca20</rdataSourceID>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<BottomMargin>1in</BottomMargin>
<RightMargin>1in</RightMargin>
<ReportParameters>
<ReportParameter Name="ImagePath">
<DataType>String</DataType>
<DefaultValue>
<Values>
<Value>c:\</Value>
</Values>
</DefaultValue>
<Prompt>Image Path</Prompt>
</ReportParameter>
</ReportParameters>
<rdrawGrid>true</rdrawGrid>
<InteractiveWidth>8.5in</InteractiveWidth>
<rd
napToGrid>true</rdnapToGrid>
<Body>
<ReportItems>
<Matrix Name="matrix1">
<MatrixColumns>
<MatrixColumn>
<Width>3.75in</Width>
</MatrixColumn>
</MatrixColumns>
<RowGroupings>
<RowGrouping>
<Width>1.75in</Width>
<DynamicRows>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="PicIndex">
<rdefaultName>PicIndex</rdefaultName>
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<Style>
<TextAlign>Right</TextAlign>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Fields!PicIndex.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Grouping Name="matrix1_PicIndex">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!PicIndex.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
</DynamicRows>
</RowGrouping>
</RowGroupings>
<ColumnGroupings>
<ColumnGrouping>
<DynamicColumns>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="ColumnName">
<rdefaultName>ColumnName</rdefaultName>
<ZIndex>2</ZIndex>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<BackgroundColor>LightBlue</BackgroundColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value>=Fields!ColumnName.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Grouping Name="matrix1_ColumnName">
<GroupExpressions>
<GroupExpression>=Fields!ColumnName.Value</GroupExpression>
</GroupExpressions>
</Grouping>
</DynamicColumns>
<Height>0.25in</Height>
</ColumnGrouping>
</ColumnGroupings>
<DataSetName>DataSet2</DataSetName>
<Width>5.5in</Width>
<Corner>
<ReportItems>
<Textbox Name="textbox1">
<rdefaultName>textbox1</rdefaultName>
<ZIndex>3</ZIndex>
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Value />
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
</Corner>
<Height>0.55208in</Height>
<MatrixRows>
<MatrixRow>
<Height>0.30208in</Height>
<MatrixCells>
<MatrixCell>
<ReportItems>
<Rectangle Name="rectangle1">
<ReportItems>
<Image Name="image1">
<Sizing>AutoSize</Sizing>
<Left>0.25in</Left>
<MIMEType />
<ZIndex>1</ZIndex>
<Visibility>
<Hidden>=IIF(First(Fields!ColumnName.Value = "image"), Len(Fields!CellValue.Value)=0, true)</Hidden>
</Visibility>
<Width>0.3in</Width>
<Source>External</Source>
<Style />
<Value>="file:" + Parameters!ImagePath.Value + Fields!CellValue.Value</Value>
</Image>
<Textbox Name="textbox2">
<Left>1.625in</Left>
<DataElementOutput>Output</DataElementOutput>
<rdefaultName>textbox2</rdefaultName>
<Visibility>
<Hidden>=IIF(Fields!ColumnName.Value <> "image", False, True)</Hidden>
</Visibility>
<Width>1.875in</Width>
<Style>
<PaddingLeft>2pt</PaddingLeft>
<PaddingBottom>2pt</PaddingBottom>
<BackgroundColor>PeachPuff</BackgroundColor>
<PaddingRight>2pt</PaddingRight>
<PaddingTop>2pt</PaddingTop>
</Style>
<CanGrow>true</CanGrow>
<Height>0.25in</Height>
<Value>=Fields!CellValue.Value</Value>
</Textbox>
</ReportItems>
<Visibility>
<Hidden>=IIF(True, False, True)</Hidden>
</Visibility>
<Style>
<BorderStyle>
<Default>Solid</Default>
</BorderStyle>
<BackgroundColor>LightGrey</BackgroundColor>
</Style>
</Rectangle>
</ReportItems>
</MatrixCell>
</MatrixCells>
</MatrixRow>
</MatrixRows>
</Matrix>
</ReportItems>
<Height>0.625in</Height>
</Body>
<rd:ReportID>a944d20c-558a-4805-9d4c-aecc9757f678</rd:ReportID>
<LeftMargin>1in</LeftMargin>
<DataSets>
<DataSet Name="DataSet2">
<Query>
<rd:UseGenericDesigner>true</rd:UseGenericDesigner>
<CommandText>SELECT 1 as PicIndex, 'image' as ColumnName, 'image1.jpg' as CellValue
union
SELECT 2,'image','image2.jpg'
union
SELECT 3,'image','image3.jpg'
union
SELECT 4,'image',null
union
SELECT 5,'something else',null
union
SELECT 6,'another column', 'display my text!'</CommandText>
<DataSourceName>Gemini50DataSource</DataSourceName>
</Query>
<Fields>
<Field Name="PicIndex">
<rd:TypeName>System.Int32</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>PicIndex</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="ColumnName">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>ColumnName</DataField>
</Field>
<Field Name="CellValue">
<rd:TypeName>System.String</rd:TypeName>
<DataField>CellValue</DataField>
</Field>
</Fields>
</DataSet>
</DataSets>
<Width>5.625in</Width>
<InteractiveHeight>11in</InteractiveHeight>
<Language>en-US</Language>
<TopMargin>1in</TopMargin>
</Report>
Here is a posting related to this that may help.
http://blogs.msdn.com/bimusings/archive/2007/02/07/reporting-services-why-aren-t-all-my-report-columns-exporting-to-csv-and-or-xml.aspx
cheers,
Andrew
|||Andrew,
Thanks for the posting. I've seen that blog. Unfortunately, the "good news" wasn't so good for this case. 
The setting of DataElementOutput(yes, no, auto) has no effect on the output for the situation described . If you find any other possibilities I would very much appreciate it.
Thanks,
Brian
