Exporting embedded images to PDF

Hi,
we experience problems whenever we try to export reports containing images
to a PDF-document. As far as we found out, this issue occurs only with images
set to 256 colours (8 bpp). Images set to 16.7 m pixels do not cause any
problems. Due to the fact that this is a mayor issue for our company weâ'd
like to know whether this problem will be fixed soon. Converting all images
to high colour is not a feasible workaround for us.
Regards,
Carsten Schlotmann
Informationstechnik & eBusiness
A. F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KGYou should report this as a bug... Then you can see the status...
http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/default.aspx
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"Markus Behde" wrote:
> Hi,
> we experience problems whenever we try to export reports containing images
> to a PDF-document. As far as we found out, this issue occurs only with images
> set to 256 colours (8 bpp). Images set to 16.7 m pixels do not cause any
> problems. Due to the fact that this is a mayor issue for our company weâ'd
> like to know whether this problem will be fixed soon. Converting all images
> to high colour is not a feasible workaround for us.
> Regards,
> Carsten Schlotmann
> Informationstechnik & eBusiness
> A. F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG|||Sorry, but it's a problem on SQL Server 2000 with Reporting Services SP2 and
at the Product Feedback Center I can only report bugs for SQL Server 2005!
"Wayne Snyder" wrote:
> You should report this as a bug... Then you can see the status...
> http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/productfeedback/default.aspx
> --
> Wayne Snyder MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
> Mariner, Charlotte, NC
> I support the Professional Association for SQL Server ( PASS) and it''s
> community of SQL Professionals.
>
> "Markus Behde" wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > we experience problems whenever we try to export reports containing images
> > to a PDF-document. As far as we found out, this issue occurs only with images
> > set to 256 colours (8 bpp). Images set to 16.7 m pixels do not cause any
> > problems. Due to the fact that this is a mayor issue for our company weâ'd
> > like to know whether this problem will be fixed soon. Converting all images
> > to high colour is not a feasible workaround for us.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Carsten Schlotmann
> > Informationstechnik & eBusiness
> >
> > A. F. Dornbracht GmbH & Co. KG|||Hi Carsten,
Welcome to use MSDN Managed Newsgroup!
From your descriptions, I understood you encounter problems when rendering
256 color images to PDF format. If I have misunderstood your concern,
please feel free to point it out.
I have generated a 256 colors bmp file with mspaint and inserted it into my
report as Embeded image. The rendered pdf file looks as expected.
You may send the sample files/solution based on sample database
AdventureWorks within a zipped package to me. My direct email address is
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Thanks for your email and sample.
This was confirmed to be a known issue and will be fixed in Reporting
Services 2005 Service Pack 1.
Sincerely yours,
Michael Cheng
Microsoft Online Partner Support
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Exporting a Drill-Down to PDF

We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in it to PDF.
Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs for us,
which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
Thank youExporting to PDF should mirror what you see in HTML. Are you saying that
you've expanded sections in HTML and the exported PDF shows these as
collapsed?
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"Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in it to
> PDF.
> Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs for us,
> which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
>
> Thank you|||Exactly, the report expands three times
1.
a.
i.
ii
b.
i.
ii.
2.
a.
etc...
But the export to PDF shows it all collapsed regardless of what is actually
expanded.
"Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
> Exporting to PDF should mirror what you see in HTML. Are you saying that
> you've expanded sections in HTML and the exported PDF shows these as
> collapsed?
> --
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>
> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:933ACF35-0292-4CF1-9673-F2CE787FA640@.microsoft.com...
> > We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in it to
> > PDF.
> > Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs for us,
> > which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
> >
> >
> > Thank you
>
>|||Hmmm. What does an export to TIFF show?
What version of Reporting Services are you using?
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"Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D4E4EB36-0911-4907-AC25-04DB1381AEF4@.microsoft.com...
> Exactly, the report expands three times
> 1.
> a.
> i.
> ii
> b.
> i.
> ii.
> 2.
> a.
>
> etc...
> But the export to PDF shows it all collapsed regardless of what is
> actually
> expanded.
> "Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
>> Exporting to PDF should mirror what you see in HTML. Are you saying that
>> you've expanded sections in HTML and the exported PDF shows these as
>> collapsed?
>> --
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:933ACF35-0292-4CF1-9673-F2CE787FA640@.microsoft.com...
>> > We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in it
>> > to
>> > PDF.
>> > Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs for
>> > us,
>> > which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
>> >
>> >
>> > Thank you
>>|||The tiff renders whatever the report is currently displaying. I am using RS
2000 SP 2. I am not actually in front of the system for the actual version
number, but we have been running SP 2 for quite some time. We actually are
having to go back and start making "emergency" no drill-down versions of
these reports.
"Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
> Hmmm. What does an export to TIFF show?
> What version of Reporting Services are you using?
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> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D4E4EB36-0911-4907-AC25-04DB1381AEF4@.microsoft.com...
> > Exactly, the report expands three times
> >
> > 1.
> > a.
> > i.
> > ii
> > b.
> > i.
> > ii.
> > 2.
> > a.
> >
> >
> > etc...
> >
> > But the export to PDF shows it all collapsed regardless of what is
> > actually
> > expanded.
> >
> > "Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
> >
> >> Exporting to PDF should mirror what you see in HTML. Are you saying that
> >> you've expanded sections in HTML and the exported PDF shows these as
> >> collapsed?
> >>
> >> --
> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> >> rights.
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:933ACF35-0292-4CF1-9673-F2CE787FA640@.microsoft.com...
> >> > We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in it
> >> > to
> >> > PDF.
> >> > Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs for
> >> > us,
> >> > which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Thank you
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>|||Would you please email me a copy of your .rdl and .rdl.data file? I'd like
to take a look. The TIFF and PDF renderings should both reflect what is
shown in IE. Does this repro using another ccomputer as the client?
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"Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3565C48E-00C3-4EED-83BB-3F1F43D05681@.microsoft.com...
> The tiff renders whatever the report is currently displaying. I am using
> RS
> 2000 SP 2. I am not actually in front of the system for the actual version
> number, but we have been running SP 2 for quite some time. We actually are
> having to go back and start making "emergency" no drill-down versions of
> these reports.
> "Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
>> Hmmm. What does an export to TIFF show?
>> What version of Reporting Services are you using?
>> --
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> rights.
>>
>> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D4E4EB36-0911-4907-AC25-04DB1381AEF4@.microsoft.com...
>> > Exactly, the report expands three times
>> >
>> > 1.
>> > a.
>> > i.
>> > ii
>> > b.
>> > i.
>> > ii.
>> > 2.
>> > a.
>> >
>> >
>> > etc...
>> >
>> > But the export to PDF shows it all collapsed regardless of what is
>> > actually
>> > expanded.
>> >
>> > "Donovan Smith [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Exporting to PDF should mirror what you see in HTML. Are you saying
>> >> that
>> >> you've expanded sections in HTML and the exported PDF shows these as
>> >> collapsed?
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Cooper" <Cooper@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:933ACF35-0292-4CF1-9673-F2CE787FA640@.microsoft.com...
>> >> > We're trying to export a report that has drill-down information in
>> >> > it
>> >> > to
>> >> > PDF.
>> >> > Whenever we do export it, the pdf does not expand the drill-downs
>> >> > for
>> >> > us,
>> >> > which is useless. Is there a work around or any suggestions, please.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>