Lesson 5: Publish the Report Definition to the Report Server

Replace the code for the PublishReportDefinition() method in your Program.cs file (Module1.vb for Visual Basic) with the following code:

private void PublishReportDefinition()
{
    System.Console.WriteLine("Publishing Report Definition");

    string reportPath =
        "/AdventureWorks 2008 Sample Reports/Company Sales 2008";

    XmlSerializer serializer =
        new XmlSerializer(typeof(Report));

    using (MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream())
    {
        // Serialize the report into the MemoryStream
        serializer.Serialize(stream, _report);
        stream.Position = 0;

        byte[] bytes = stream.ToArray();

        // Update the report on the report server
        Warning[] warnings = 
            _reportService.SetItemDefinition(reportPath, bytes, null);
    }
}

Private Sub PublishReportDefinition()

    System.Console.WriteLine("Publishing Report Definition")

    Dim reportPath As String = _
        "/AdventureWorks 2008 Sample Reports/Company Sales 2008"
    Dim serializer As XmlSerializer = _
        New XmlSerializer(GetType(Report))

    Using stream As MemoryStream = New MemoryStream

        'Serialize the report into the MemoryStream
        serializer.Serialize(stream, m_report)
        stream.Position = 0

        'Update the report on the report server
        Dim bytes As Byte() = stream.ToArray
        Dim warnings As Warning() = _
            m_reportService.SetItemDefinition(reportPath, bytes, Nothing)

    End Using

End Sub