This isn't really any less complex than Crystal Reports was back in the day. I know having lots of references and NuGet packages looks scary, but it is actually a good thing. By having all of these references, we can upgrade just what we need. So maybe the CSS has an update we want, but we don't want to touch the JavaScript part. No problem, just upgrade the CSS reference. With Crystal Reports, the philosophy was "jam everything into one reference and bake half of it into the .NET Framework". That was messy, since then you were tied to either upgrading your entire application, including your Crystal Reports, or not upgrading your application at all. That wasn't ideal. By the way, two little things that might help put your mind at ease: First, the code that I wrote basically doesn't change. Once you get that code in place (or make a template out of it), the only thing that changes is the file name for the report. Second, the versions won't change without you telling them to. That's the beauty of this system. Yes, that means you are responsible for updating all of them when you decide to do an update, but it also means updating one doesn't require you to update everything.

@@IAmTimCorey It just feels like Syncfusion could do another pass at simplifying all of this for us. But you are right, Crystal Reports brought another level of complexity all on its own (ie, could not upgrade VS versions until Crystal Reports came out with a new version that supported it, etc)

Glad to hear it!

You are welcome.

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Just like any other parameter.

Thanks for watching.

Thank you!

Yes and yes.

Thank you.

I covered that in the previous video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mZZ9ipyWu5rGcXk.html

Thanks for sharing.

The Bold Reports designer is free for everyone. You can build a report viewer like we did here as part of the Essentials tools, which does not require a Bold Reports license.

@@IAmTimCorey thanks

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Microsoft's goal is not to provide you with every tool you will need to build an application. Their goal is to provide you with the language capabilities for you to build your own tools to build your applications just how you want them. They create the LEGOs, you build the buildings with them. Creating a reporting tool that will satisfy everyone is impossible, so while Microsoft has provided us with a lot of libraries and systems, reporting is not one of them. That is up to you to build or to buy from a third-party vendor (I would recommend the latter - there are some great options out there).

Email help@iamtimcorey.com and Tom will help you out.

@@IAmTimCorey Thanks for the info. I was, in the end, able to see where I went awry. I was looking to simply compare my own code to download but I just watched (and re-watched) to figure out my mistake 🙂Thanks again!

Check your connection string. It has to be correct for your computer.

@@IAmTimCorey I deleted my code and redid everything. Its working now. Thanks for the lesson it helped me a lot. My next goal is how to make a report with a dataset (mine is from a storedproc) that has a parameter so that when the report consumes the data it is already filtered. I'm still looking for a solution in the bold reports documentation. 😁

@@coolwaterdvr Did you ever come up with a good solution?

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There is a link in the description.

The community license is free, provided you qualify: www.syncfusion.com/downloads/communitylicense

Yep. I just didn’t add the license key. I explain that in the Intro to Syncfusion video.

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I believe so, yes.

As I stated in the video, the source code link is in the description. However, I do think that people would benefit from retyping what I typed. Just getting the end result often means people don't do it on their own as well. Typing things out actually does make a difference when it comes to learning.

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I'm not sure what that means.

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That's bad advice. Deciding that any one solution is the "only right solution" is folly. For instance, I just showed you how to build and display reports for free for companies that make less than $1 million annually. For those over that, it would cost them $2,500/developer. Power BI costs between $10 and $20 per user per year. Not per developer, per user. Imagine if you had a company with 100 users. That's between $1,000 and $2,000 per year. The developer's license will cost $2,500 for the first year and $900 per year after that. With just 100 users, it will be cheaper to go the Syncfusion route (and probably easier to host and maintain). If you have 1,000 users, your costs would be between $10,000 and $20,000 per year with Power BI. Do you see how making a blanket statement like that doesn't work? You may be counseling them on a good course of action or a horrible one. You don't know. Power BI is definitely an option, and it can be a good one, but it doesn't solve every problem, nor is it the right solution for everyone.