Microsoft KB Archive/908621

= FIX: The report does not work as expected when you export a SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services report to PDF format or to Excel =

Article ID: 908621

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

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BUG #: 408061 (SQLBUDT)

BUG #: 406748 (SQLBUDT)

BUG #: 20010226 (SQLBUDT)



SUMMARY
This article describes the following about this hotfix release:
 * The issues that are fixed by this hotfix package
 * The prerequisites for installing the hotfix package
 * Whether you must restart the computer after you install the hotfix package
 * Whether the hotfix package is replaced by any other hotfix package
 * Whether you must make any registry changes
 * The files that are contained in the hotfix package



SYMPTOMS
When you export a Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services report to Portable Document Format (PDF) format or to Microsoft Excel, the report does not work as expected. You may experience one or both of the following problems:
 * When you export a report to PDF format, a hyperlink may go to the wrong location. This problem occurs when hyperlinks appear in a vertical list in the PDF document. For example, a hyperlink may go to the location that is specified in the previous hyperlink in the list.
 * When you export a report that uses a table control for output, the report may not be displayed correctly in Excel. For example, if you export a report that contains a section that has two rows at the same level, you cannot expand the section in Excel.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites
You must have SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services Service Pack 2 (SP2) installed to apply this hotfix. For more information about how to obtain SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services SP2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

842440 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2000 Reporting Services

Restart information
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix file information
This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the problems that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version         Size     File name ---  27-Sep-2005  20:49  8.0.1045.0       57,344  Microsoft.reportingservices.csvrendering.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:49  8.0.1045.0      270,336  Microsoft.reportingservices.diagnostics.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:49  8.0.1045.0      364,544  Microsoft.reportingservices.excelrendering.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:49  8.0.1045.0      389,120  Microsoft.reportingservices.htmlrendering.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:44  8.0.1045.0      262,144  Microsoft.reportingservices.imagerendering.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:44  2000.80.1045.0   48,640  Reportingservicesnativeserver.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:50  8.0.1045.0      503,808  Reportingserviceswebserver.dll 27-Sep-2005 20:50  8.0.1045.0      770,048  Reportingserviceswebuserinterface.dll Note Because of file dependencies, the most recent hotfix that contains these files may also contain additional files.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the naming schema for SQL Server updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

822499 New naming schema for Microsoft SQL Server software update packages

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when Microsoft corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

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