Expression Based Connection String Failing on Report Manager

Hello,
i have this report, where i want it the language selection to be dynamic. And so implemented the below expression, to my surprise everything works fine on BIDS but when i deploy to report Manager it errors out! (report manager language is en-US)
="Data Source=localhost;Initial Catalog=" & CHR(34) &"AdventureWorks
DW SSAS" &CHR(34)&";Locale Identifier=" & switch(User!Language="en-US","1033")
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
naveej

Hi naveej,
As per my understanding, connect string with “Locale Identifier” is used to select the language to make dataset return any translations we have present in the cube. The connect string which you posted is used to make the report with English language appears
to the user. After testing the connect string in my environment, it works well. Even when the report manager use other language (not en-US), the report also work well. So I’m curious about what error you received, could you post it more detail?
The following document about how language versions are used throughout a Reporting Services installation is for your reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms156493.aspx
If there are any misunderstanding, please elaborate the issue for further investigation.
Thanks,
Katherine Xiong
Katherine Xiong
TechNet Community Support

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An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections.".
An OLE DB record is available.  Source: "Microsoft SQL Native Client"  Hresult: 0x80004005  Description: "Named Pipes Provider: Could not open a connection to SQL Server [53]. ".
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Yes, the package is in visual studio and I have executed it. There are no errors but in the output i have the error message about my connection. My dtsConfig file is added to the project in the 'Package Configuration Organizer' and path and files are correct. This is the output error:
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w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing RunningRequestsDbCycle to default value of '30' second(s) because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing RunningRequestsAge to default value of '30' second(s) because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing CleanupCycleMinutes to default value of '10' minute(s) because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing DailyCleanupMinuteOfDay to default value of '120' minutes since midnight because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing WatsonFlags to default value of '1064' because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing WatsonDumpOnExceptions to default value of 'Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Utilities.InternalCatalogException,Microsoft.ReportingServices.Modeling.InternalModelingException' because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing WatsonDumpExcludeIfContainsExceptions to default value of 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException,System.Threading.ThreadAbortException' because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing SecureConnectionLevel to default value of '1' because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing DisplayErrorLink to 'True' as specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!library!1!7/17/2008-07:45:32:: i INFO: Initializing WebServiceUseFileShareStorage to default value of 'False' because it was not specified in Configuration file.
w3wp!ui!6!7/17/2008-07:45:47:: e ERROR: Unable to connect to the remote server
w3wp!ui!6!7/17/2008-07:45:48:: e ERROR: HTTP status code --> 500
-------Details--------
System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 127.0.0.1:80
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.InternalConnect(EndPoint remoteEP)
at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Int32 timeout, Exception& exception)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at Microsoft.SqlServer.ReportingServices2005.RSConnection.GetSecureMethods()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.Global.RSWebServiceWrapper.GetSecureMethods()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.ReportingServices2005.RSConnection.IsSecureMethod(String methodname)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.ReportingServices2005.RSConnection.ValidateConnection()
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ReportingPage.EnsureHttpsLevel(HttpsLevel level)
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ReportingPage.ReportingPage_Init(Object sender, EventArgs args)
at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.OnInit(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.OnInit(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
w3wp!ui!6!7/17/2008-07:45:50:: e ERROR: Exception in ShowErrorPage: System.Threading.ThreadAbortException: Thread was being aborted.
at System.Threading.Thread.AbortInternal()
at System.Threading.Thread.Abort(Object stateInfo)
at System.Web.HttpResponse.End()
at System.Web.HttpServerUtility.Transfer(String path, Boolean preserveForm)
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ReportingPage.ShowErrorPage(String errMsg) at at System.Threading.Thread.AbortInternal()
at System.Threading.Thread.Abort(Object stateInfo)
at System.Web.HttpResponse.End()
at System.Web.HttpServerUtility.Transfer(String path, Boolean preserveForm)
at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ReportingPage.ShowErrorPage(String errMsg)
Server Setup:
Windows Server 2003 R2
SQL Server 2005 (trial version) SP2
IIS 6
ASP.Net 2.0.50727
AVG Antivirus
The report server is on the same server as SQL Server
Settings under 'Configure Report Server' in Reporting Services: Configuration:
Server Status = Check
Report Server VD = Check
Report Manager VD = Check
Windows Service Identity = Check
Web Service Identity = Check
Database Setup = Check
SharePoint Integration = Optional Configuration
Encryption Keys = Optional Configuration
Email Settings = Recommended configuration
Execution Account = Recommended configuration
Things I've Tried:
On the server:
Using Localhost or 127.0.0.1 /reports - 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage
Turning off Windows Firewall - still nothing
Checked the ReportManager RSWebApplication.config and ReportServer rsreportserver.config files and they seem fine.
Other than trying to reinstall IIS and ASP components, I would really appreciate any help.
Thanks very much!
JB

Well, I found something that worked for me.
I found a blog post by Ryan Nielsen and it included these instructions:
Original Post
Article Text:
Reporting Services - Unable to Connect to Remote Server Error After a restart reporting services, you may come up with Unable to Connect to Remote Server Error when navigating to the web access. Typically an issue like this occurs in the RSWebApplication.config. This file is located in the ReportManager Folder (Example: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportManager) I checked the <reportserverurl> and <reportservervirtualdirectory> tags were the same as before.
<ReportServerUrl></ReportServerUrl>
<ReportServerVirtualDirectory>ReportServer</ReportServerVirtualDirectory>
<ReportBuilderTrustLevel>FullTrust</ReportBuilderTrustLevel>
After changing the ReportServerUrl tag to contain both the server URL and the virtual directory, it could then connect to the remote server.
<ReportServerUrl>http://Server/ReportServer/</ReportServerUrl>
<ReportServerVirtualDirectory></ReportServerVirtualDirectory>
<ReportBuilderTrustLevel>FullTrust</ReportBuilderTrustLevel>
No IP addresses were added or was any IIS settings that I could tell. Leaving the ReportServerUrl tag blank should allow for it to find the server locally.
End Article Text
I did this and restarted the Reporting Services service and it now works without a problem.
I hope this helps someone.
JB

Cannot upload report to report manager 2008R2 : The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive

Hi all,
I cannot upload a report to our report manager. The message returned in report manager is: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive
I have checked the report server log file and found the below...
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Clay
-------Details--------
System.Net.WebException: The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a receive. ---> System.IO.IOException: Unable to read data from the transport connection: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host. --->
System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: An existing connection was forcibly closed by the remote host
   at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
   at System.Net.PooledStream.Read(Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 size)
   at System.Net.Connection.SyncRead(HttpWebRequest request, Boolean userRetrievedStream, Boolean probeRead)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.WebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.HttpWebClientProtocol.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.Global.RSWebServiceWrapper.GetWebResponse(WebRequest request)
   at System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapHttpClientProtocol.Invoke(String methodName, Object[] parameters)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.ReportingServices2005.ReportingService2005.CreateReport(String Report, String Parent, Boolean Overwrite, Byte[] Definition, Property[] Properties)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.ReportingServices2005.RSConnection.CreateReport(String Report, String Parent, Boolean Overwrite, Byte[] Definition, Property[] Properties)
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ImportPageCtrl.ApplyChanges()
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.BaseApplyPage.ApplyBtn_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.ScriptButton.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
   at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
   at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)

Hi clay,
Per my understanding that you got some error when you upload reports in the report manager, right?
I have checked the log and the issue can be caused by many factors.
It can be caused by the size of the report is too big which will sent the request in its entirety and got a TCP ACK-FIN or RST from server to close the connection, without a response from server when uploading the reports. We can follow these steps
to increase the request size to resolve the issue:
Add the following registry key with the following value:
Key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HTTP\Parameters
Value: DWORD "MaxRequestBytes" set it to a value of 5242880 (5MB). (This number is alterable).
Stop the SRS Windows Service.
From a cmd prompt run "net stop http" then "net start http".
Try and upload your report.
Details information please reference to this similar thread:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2238494/cant-deploy-or-upload-large-ssrs-2008-report-from-vs-or-ie
If the above didn't help, please also check below information:
configure the rsreportserver.config file and make the SecureConnectionLevel value set to 0 to solve the problem. By default, the file is under the path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10_50.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\ReportServer
You can refer to the code below:
< Add Key="SecureConnectionLevel" Value="0"/>
The SecureConnectionLevel property allows values of 0,1,2,3, with 0 indicating that Secure Socket Layer is not required for any of the Web service methods. And a positive integer indicates Secure Socket Layer is required for all the Web service methods.
If you still have any problem, please feel free to ask.
Regards
Vicky Liu
Vicky Liu
TechNet Community Support

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