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Summary: Surprisingly Disappointed
Comment: This is the fifth book that I have purchased from Wiley Publishing (WROX), and I must say that I have been very pleased so far by the overall quality of the publications until now. I read through the other four and still use each one of them as a relevant reference source.
I am half way thru this book and the experience has not been pleasant to say the least. The inconsistencies between the text, figure's and examples are to numerous to be overlooked. And, to be honest, this is one of the most confusing approaches that I have come across in quite some time. He is obvious very knowledge about SSRS, but during many of his explanations he orphans the examples or doesn't tie what he is explaining back to the example. This makes it very difficult to reproduce in the actual development environment. You're just left confused!
I am a twelve year veteran of Crystal Reports, Application Development and Database Design and I find this book very difficult to follow. So unfortunately, I would not recommend this particular book to others ... I am just surprisingly disappointed.
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Summary: Somewhat Useful
Comment: For me, this book is "somewhat useful" because there are not a lot of publications out there on this subject. But because I needed to "hit the ground running" and start producing reports with certain functionality right away, I've found it difficult to locate the precise information I need to accomplish a particular task. On the other hand, it appears to describe the application ad naseum, so for someone with lots of time to immerse themselves, it might be the right book.
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Summary: Better for inexperienced beginners
Comment: For me most of the good stuff was toward the end. If you're new and inexperienced this might be a good buy. Otherwise I'm not so sure.
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Summary: All you need to know....
Comment: This book is an essential guide to have on your hands when you need to work with SQL Server Reporting Services. The book covers all the essential topics, from the basic aspects to the advanced customization and report creation.
The book is well written and all the informations are easy to find. recommended!
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Summary: A Beginners Book
Comment: The first few chapters I have read of this book have been so disappointing that I'm back at Amazon looking to buy another, different book. I have some previous experience with Reporting Services so I bought a `Pro' book and jumped straight into Chapter 12 and 13 looking for the real meaty information I needed. Unfortunately this book is for beginners. The book is poorly edited - with examples containing numerous incorrect URL's and parameter names, there are pieces of information given that are just plain wrong, and most of the code examples are trivial, wasting a real pro's time - like how to populate a combobox with items or access a querystring parameter.
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