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Can I use VS 2008 Standard to publish reports to SSRS/SQL server 2008?

I'm new to SSRS and I've been using Report Builder to create reports. But I understand Visual Studio is a better environment and/or would like to use BIDS -- problem is, I cannot find our SQL server DVD or key (which I assume I need for something), but I would like to know if I can at least use Visual Studio Standard on my PC to create reports and publish them to SSRS?

Thanks

Solution

  • Yes you can.

    BIDS is a Visual Studio plug-in.