Things Developers Dont Like To Hear

Working with a group of people that don’t really get what we do, there are a few things I keep hearing over and over again.  Here is a list of those things.  Feel free to add to if you have more.

1. You can just…

2. Sorry we didn’t update you but…

3. Yea…were going to need you to come in on Saturday…(for real)

4. You don’t have the most recent requirement but…

5. You didn’t get the email?

6. I remember something about…

7. All you have to do is…

8. That’s the wrong file.

9. You already have the data…

10. I know what it says but its not what we meant.

That is the list I have so far.  I don’t like it but it is what it is.

Have fun coding and as always, if there are any questions or suggestions they are welcome.  Thank you.

Grabbing RDL from Server to Edit

I had a report that was working on on server but not inside my studio environment.  I had changed it too much.  I wanted to go back and start with the report that worked.  This is what I did:

In Report Manager, I clicked Edit in the Properties>General tab for the
given report.  You should get a File Download window; select Save and
put the rdl in the folder where you want it.  I over wrote the file I was working on.  You should probably close Visual Studio before you do this so there are no issues.  Another way to have done it is to save the RDL file someplace else and then  import it by right clicking on Reports then select Add>Add new item then pick your RDL.  You should then be able to open it in Designer.

Hope this helped someone. Have fun coding and as always, if there are any questions or suggestions, they are always welcome. Thank you.