difference between RDLC and SSRS

问题:

what is the difference between local/Web data reports (RDLC) and SSRS?

回答1:

SSRS (SQL Server Reporting Services) is a part of some editions of Microsoft SQL Server (SQL Server Express with Advanced Services as well as the non-free verisons). It allows you to process server-side reports (.rdl files).

The ReportViewer control included in Visual Studio allows you to process client-side reports (.rdlc files). It does not require SQL Server.

Since both components use the same reporting engine, RDLs and RDLCs use the same XML schema. Thus, most material you find online for SSRS also applies to RDLCs.

The following MSDN article outlines the difference between RDL and RDLC files:

• Converting RDL and RDLC Files