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Creating High Quality Reports Using Excel, SSIS and the Primary Interop Assemblies (Video Series)

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Skill Level: 400 (Intermediate - Advanced)

Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005
Periodically, we all get requests to create reports - it's a daily event for some developers and admins. A lot of times, the preferred format is Microsoft Excel. Did you know that you can create high quality (good looking) reports directly in SSIS? We're talking about reports that have pictures/logos, custom font schemes, colors, etc - high quality reports!

Highlights from this video series:
  • An overview of the process that you must go through to produce good looking reports using Excel
  • Previewing a complex report generated with SSIS
  • When to use SSIS to build reports as opposed to using SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services)
  • How to install the Office Primary Interop Assemblies (PIAs) for use in SSIS
  • The PIA object model
  • Garbage Collection to ensure you free your resources after referncing the PIAs
  • Assigning variables, variables as data sources, SQL command from variable
and much more


NOTE: This video series requires knowledge of:
  • Visual Basic .NET
  • Microsoft Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel XP
  • A Basic Understanding of COM Interop
  • Working Knowledge of the .NET Framework
  • How to Build Data Flow Tasks
  • How to Create and Assign Values to SSIS variables
  • Creating Basic SSIS packages

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