Powerpoint-Reporting with SQL2005 Reporting Services

Hi All,
the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio is not equipped with
an option to output powerpoint presentations.
we have to migrate an legacy application which has been coded in access-vba.
the vba code uses data within an MSSQL Database and a powerpoint template
(.pot) and the output is a powerpoint presentation with lots of graphs and
charts in it.
we are thinking about porting the vba code into a code module within the SQL
Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.
does anybody know if it would technically be possible to use plain vba code
(ported from the access application) within SQL Server Business Intelligence
Development Studio to fill a powerpoint template and thus to generate a
whole powerpoint presentation? (provided that this whole vba-magic is
working within the access-application)
if the above stated idea is complete rubbish then please let me know. if it
might be possible to use SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
to achieve this aim, please let me also know which steps this should
involve.
thanks a lot in advance!
best regards, janYou'd need to convert from VBA to VB.net.. I would really reccomend
writing some of the core logic in DLLs or something; I dont think that
putting hundreds of pages in code inside of a report would make a lot
of sense.. more importantly; you don't want 100 different copies of
this code; that would make maintenance difficult.
Then you would just digest this code inside the report properties
section; there is a 'code' window.
Why do you use powerpoint; anyways?
by chance do you work for a large auction web company in the Bay Area?
LoL?
We use OfficeWriter by SoftArtisans.. If I were you; I would push them
HARD to see if they can come up with a solution and then stand on the
shoulders of giants.
I just think that exporting to PPT might be a major pain.
Now.. for example.. if you wanted to talk about something that might be
a LOT LOT LOT easier to deal with?
you probably could just export the reports to XML format; and then
maybe make an XSLT that would 'translate' the XML out of SSRS into the
XML for PPT 07 or even 03.
Hope that helps; SSRS rocks!
-Aaron
Jan wrote:
> Hi All,
> the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio is not equipped with
> an option to output powerpoint presentations.
> we have to migrate an legacy application which has been coded in access-vba.
> the vba code uses data within an MSSQL Database and a powerpoint template
> (.pot) and the output is a powerpoint presentation with lots of graphs and
> charts in it.
> we are thinking about porting the vba code into a code module within the SQL
> Server Business Intelligence Development Studio.
> does anybody know if it would technically be possible to use plain vba code
> (ported from the access application) within SQL Server Business Intelligence
> Development Studio to fill a powerpoint template and thus to generate a
> whole powerpoint presentation? (provided that this whole vba-magic is
> working within the access-application)
> if the above stated idea is complete rubbish then please let me know. if it
> might be possible to use SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio
> to achieve this aim, please let me also know which steps this should
> involve.
> thanks a lot in advance!
> best regards, jansql