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ReportingService2010.GetDataSourceContents Method

Returns the contents of a data source.

Namespace:  ReportService2010
Assembly:  ReportService2010 (in ReportService2010.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer/GetDataSourceContents", RequestNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer",  _
    ResponseNamespace := "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer",  _
    Use := SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle := SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)> _
<SoapHeaderAttribute("TrustedUserHeaderValue")> _
<SoapHeaderAttribute("ServerInfoHeaderValue", Direction := SoapHeaderDirection.Out)> _
Public Function GetDataSourceContents ( _
    DataSource As String _
) As DataSourceDefinition
'Usage
Dim instance As ReportingService2010
Dim DataSource As String
Dim returnValue As DataSourceDefinition

returnValue = instance.GetDataSourceContents(DataSource)

[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer/GetDataSourceContents", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)]
[SoapHeaderAttribute("TrustedUserHeaderValue")]
[SoapHeaderAttribute("ServerInfoHeaderValue", Direction = SoapHeaderDirection.Out)]
public DataSourceDefinition GetDataSourceContents(
    string DataSource
)

[SoapDocumentMethodAttribute(L"https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer/GetDataSourceContents", RequestNamespace = L"https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    ResponseNamespace = L"https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse::Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle::Wrapped)]
[SoapHeaderAttribute(L"TrustedUserHeaderValue")]
[SoapHeaderAttribute(L"ServerInfoHeaderValue", Direction = SoapHeaderDirection::Out)]
public:
DataSourceDefinition^ GetDataSourceContents(
    String^ DataSource
)

[<SoapDocumentMethodAttribute("https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer/GetDataSourceContents", RequestNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    ResponseNamespace = "https://schemas.microsoft.com/sqlserver/reporting/2010/03/01/ReportServer", 
    Use = SoapBindingUse.Literal, ParameterStyle = SoapParameterStyle.Wrapped)>]
[<SoapHeaderAttribute("TrustedUserHeaderValue")>]
[<SoapHeaderAttribute("ServerInfoHeaderValue", Direction = SoapHeaderDirection.Out)>]
member GetDataSourceContents : 
        DataSource:string -> DataSourceDefinition 

public function GetDataSourceContents(
    DataSource : String
) : DataSourceDefinition

Parameters

  • DataSource
    Type: System.String
    The fully qualified URL of the data source including the file name and .rsds or .odc file name extension.

Return Value

Type: ReportService2010.DataSourceDefinition
A DataSourceDefinition object that contains the connection properties for the data source.

Remarks

The table below shows header and permissions information on this operation.

SOAP Header Usage

(In) TrustedUserHeaderValue

(Out) ServerInfoHeaderValue

Native Mode Required Permissions

ReadContent

SharePoint Mode Required Permissions

OpenItems()

Examples

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;
using System.Web.Services.Protocols;

class Sample
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        ReportingService2010 rs = new ReportingService2010();
        rs.Url = "http://<Server Name>" +
            "/_vti_bin/ReportServer/ReportService2010.asmx";
        rs.Credentials = 
            System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials;

        DataSourceDefinition definition = null;

        try
        {
            definition = rs.GetDataSourceContents(
                "http://<Server Name>/Docs/Documents/" +
                "Data Sources/AdventureWorks.rsds");
            Console.WriteLine("Connection String: {0}", 
                definition.ConnectString);
            Console.WriteLine("Extension name: {0}", 
                definition.Extension);
        }

        catch (SoapException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(e.Detail.InnerXml.ToString());
        }
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Web.Services
Imports System.Web.Services.Protocols

Class Sample

    Public Shared Sub Main()

        Dim rs As New ReportingService2010()
        rs.Url = "http://<Server Name>" + _
            "/_vti_bin/ReportServer/ReportService2010.asmx"
        rs.Credentials = _
            System.Net.CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials

        Dim definition As DataSourceDefinition = Nothing

        Try
            definition = _
                rs.GetDataSourceContents("http://<Server Name>" + _
                "/Docs/Documents/Data Sources/AdventureWorks.rsds")
            Console.WriteLine("Connection String: {0}", _
                definition.ConnectString)
            Console.WriteLine("Extension name: {0}", _
                definition.Extension)

        Catch e As SoapException
            Console.WriteLine(e.Detail.InnerXml.ToString())
        End Try

    End Sub

End Class