Change RDL version for RDLC Reports in Visual Studio 2017

Question

I have a project in Visual Studio 2017 with .NET Framework 4. For reports I use the RDLC designer, but I have a problem. The designer creates the reports using RDL 2016 and I need you to use the 2010 definition.

Can I configure this?

I need it since the program has to be compatible with Windows XP and there is no ReportViewer Runtime that supports RDL 2016 for Windows XP.

Answer 1

I had the same problem, but if a did a new report it was all right, the new report was created and saved with the old schema: xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2008/01/reportdefinition". (report viewed with a text editor)

When I added a parameters and re-saved, VS turned the schema in new schema: xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2016/01/reportdefinition"

But I found a solution that work also with Windows XP:

I install all necessary to manipulate the report with VS 2017 (in Visual studio 2017 are all external plug-in), then change the reference of my project e take 2 new referenze to this DLL:

1)

..\project\packages\Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.Winforms.140.340.80\lib\net40\Microsoft.ReportViewer.WinForms.dll

2)

..\project\packages\Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.Winforms.140.340.80\lib\net40\Microsoft.ReportViewer.Common.dll

After that all work.

This new version of DLL handle both "old schema" and "new schema"

Answer 2

You can check ReportViewer version and installed in your Visual Studio 2017 using PM> (Before doing this you have to delete previous Report viewer references ) https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.Winforms/140.1.291.2731477-rc

This package Manager work for me. PM>Install-Package Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportViewerControl.Winforms -Version 140.1.291.2731477-rc