how to set Datatable as datasource in ReportViewer

Question

I was searching in the last question about Datatable as datasource in ReportViewer and i found this as solution

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Answer 1

You can add source like below

LocalReport report = new LocalReport();

string startupPath = Environment.CurrentDirectory;
report.ReportPath = startupPath + @"\RDCLTemplate.rdlc";
report.Refresh();

Answer 2

If i am not wrong, ReportDataSource ctor you are using needs data source in first parameter i.e. a named data source. You're not supplying this, you need the DataTable name.

Update your code to this:

DataTable dt = new DataTable();
dt.TableName = "myDataTable";
//Fill Datatable
ReportDataSource source = new ReportDataSource("myDataTable", dt);

Answer 3

It seems you have forgotten to set the report source for your report viewer control. You can set the report source using either of this options:

• LocalReport.ReportEmbeddedResource : The name of the report-embedded resource.
• LocalReport.ReportPath : The file system path of the local report.
• LocalReport.LoadReportDefinition(Stream): Loads a report definition for processing using a Stream.
• LocalReport.LoadReportDefinition(TextReader) Loads a report definition from the local file system using a TextReader.

For example, I suppose you have added a report to your project, so you can show it in the report viewer this way:

var reportDataSource1 = new ReportDataSource("NameOfReportDataSet", YourDataTable);
this.reportViewer1.LocalReport.DataSources.Add(reportDataSource1);
this.reportViewer1.LocalReport.ReportEmbeddedResource = "Namespace.ReportName.rdlc";
this.reportViewer1.RefreshReport();

Also you can simply set the report of the report viewer using designer. Put a report viewer on your form and click on top-right arrow to open the smart tag window of report viewer, then choose a report from combo box.