How to incorporate SSRS report into a desktop application without changing the UI code?

Question

Currently, at work we use CrystalReports to create reports for clients. We are trying to see if it would easier to use SSRS instead.

Basically, we have a stored procedure in our report with parameters that is used to generate a report. We have a desktop application that our clients can use enter the parameters -> This application has access to our SQL server that has a table with a url -> the web server runs ac# code that feeds the parameters to crystal report -> the crystal reports is generated in the web server -> the report is then displayed on our desktop application

Is there a way to use SSRS instead to do this without changing our desktop application code? Any other ideas on how to generate a report in an application using other tools?

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You can use a web browser tool in visual studio, In toolbar you can find Web Browser Tool. For the relevant reporting module use a web browser and you will be able to work on ssrs without changing any codes. Here what you requested

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms154537.aspx