Psychopathology: Foundations for a Contemporary Understanding

723 Pages·2006·22.81 MB·English

by  Paul Turley

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Professional
SQL Server™ 2005
Reporting Services
Paul Turley
Todd Bryant
James Counihan
Dave DuVarney
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Professional
SQL Server™ 2005
Reporting Services
Paul Turley
Todd Bryant
James Counihan
Dave DuVarney
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Professional SQL Server™ 2005 Reporting Services
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About the Authors
Paul Turley
Paul Turley is a senior consultant for Hitachi Consulting. He architects database, reporting and business
intelligence solutions for many prominent consulting clients. In addition to Reporting Services, he has
created reporting solutions using Crystal Reports, Active Reports, and Access. Since 1988, he has man-
aged IT projects, designed and programmed applications using Visual Basic 3, 4, 5, 6, ASP.NET,
ADO.NET, and SQLServer. He obtained his MCSD certification in 1996 and other certifications include
MCDBA, IT Project+, and Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) Practitioner.
He designed and maintains www.Scout-Master.com, a web-based service that enables Boy Scout
units to manage their membership and advancement records online using ASP.NET, SQLServer, and
Reporting Services.
Paul authored BeginningTransact SQLfor SQLServer 2000 and2005. He has been a contributing author
on books and articles including Professional Access 2000 Programming, Beginning Access 2002 VBA, and
SQLServer Data Warehousing with Analysis Services, all from WROX Press.
My deepest appreciation goes to my wife, Sherri, and our children: Josh, Rachael, Sara, and Krista for
their support and understanding. Writing two books over the past year and a half has been a challenge
for all of us. Rachael: You did a great job managing my screen shots. Sara, you are a champion and a
fighter, and I appreciate your strength and example to everyone around you. Thanks to my folks and
extended family who make me proud to be who and where I am.
My appreciation to everyone at Hitachi Consulting for their support and contributions. Hitachi is a
stellar organization with top-notch people who know how to get business done. Your support over the
past year is appreciated.
Paul contributed Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and Appendixes C and D to this book.
Paul may be contacted at [email protected].
Todd Bryant
Todd Bryanthas been creating custom data-focused applications and reporting solutions since the early
eighties. He began using Microsoft technologies in 1998, and the love affair began. Todd has been con-
tract programming, teaching, and developing custom courseware ever since. He is currently working
half-time as a software architect for SoftWyre, a Little Rock, Arkansas, based software development com-
pany as well as training half-time at Netdesk Corporation in Seattle, where he concentrates on enterprise
solutions, Com+ services, and object-oriented programming using both VB.NET and C#. His certifica-
tions include the MCSD, MCSE, MCDBA, and MCT certifications from Microsoft; the CNAcertification
from Novell; and both CompTIA’s A+ and CTT+.
I would like to thank my family and friends for putting up with me during many months of late night
work. I want to thankTodd Meister, our technical Editor. He was a joy to work with and made the pro-
cess much more enjoyable.
Todd contributed Chapter 13 and Appendix B to this book.
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James Counihan
James Counihan started teaching himself binary in the early 1970s. He is now a Seattle-area consultant
specializing in development on the .NET platform.
I wouldn’t be where I am today if it weren’t for the love and support of the people who care about me.
Especially to my parents and sister, thank you!
James contributed Chapters 10, 11, 12, and Appendix Ato this book.
Dave DuVarney
Dave DuVarney is a principal for Statera’s Seattle office. He has broad technical knowledge stemming
from his experiences as a software developer, a certified public accountant, and a technology trainer.
Dave has been involved in multiple software development projects ranging from contract management
systems to human rights auditing. He is proficient in numerous development languages as well as
Microsoft business intelligence technologies. Most recently he has been consulting and delivering on
SQLServer 2005 Analysis Services, Reporting Services, and Integration Services. Dave is the coauthor
of Professional SQLServer Reporting Services.
I want to thank my wife Stephanie for putting up with another summer of weekends behind the com-
puter. I’d also like to thank the other authors for giving so much of their time to make this second book a
reality.
Dave contributed Chapters 2, 3, 8, and 9 to this book.
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Acknowledgments
Our sincere thanks go to the members of the Reporting Services product team at Microsoft, who have been
very supportive and accessible. Alarge portion of this book’s content is a direct result of the numerous
meetings and phone calls and hundreds of e-mails exchanged with our friends in the Reporting Services
group at Microsoft. We’ve had the privilege of working with many folks at Microsoft on these two books
over the past three years and greatly appreciate their many contributions. In particular, we’d like to thank
Jason Carlson, Brian Welcker, Chris Hays, Carolyn Chau, Tudor Trufinescu, Lukasz Pawlowski, Fang
Wang, and Rajeev Karunakaran.
Abig thank yougoes to Andrew Bryan at Dundas Software for his help with the charting features. The
integration in the product is awesome, and your assistance and support have been invaluable.
Our editors at Wiley, Katie Mohr and Tom Dinse, have been terrific to work with, and Todd Meister did
an awesome job on the technical review.
The Business Intelligence team at Hitachi Consulting has been a tremendous source of support and
learning. Thanks for giving us the space to push the envelope. Special thanks to Hilary Feier, Mike
Luckevich, Carr Krueger, Reed Jacobson, Tory Tolton, Ted Corbett, Martin Powdrill, Patrick Husting,
Steve Muise, Stacia Misner, Jeanne Barnham, Scott Cameron, and too many others to mention by name.
Our consulting clients deserve a lot of the credit for affording us the opportunity to put this product in
front of real businesses and corporate decision makers. The rules prevent us from acknowledging all of
those we’d like to here. For the many with whom we’ve had the pleasure of sharing your work spaces,
attending your meetings, and bringing your servers to a grinding halt while developing reporting solu-
tions, you deserve our gratitude in a large measure.