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How do I find a specific textbox within a SSRS 2008 R2 Report

I have a large report that I built in Report Builder 3.0. The report consist of several tablexes and several (800 - 1000) textboxes. When I get an error in an expression, the system says I have an error in Textbox205 for example. Is there an easy way to find "Textbox205"?

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Teddy Jackson Avatar asked Nov 01 '12 18:11

Teddy Jackson


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When using Visual Studio, at the top of the Properties window there is a drop down box with all the objects on your report in it. You can find and select the object in there.

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Chris Latta Avatar answered Nov 17 '22 14:11

Chris Latta


One technique is to open the .rdl file in a text editor and Ctrl-F search for the text box name. This will take you to the xml attributes of the textbox, which usually allows you determine which textbox contains the problem.

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robnickp Avatar answered Nov 17 '22 14:11

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