Do you know how to display reports properly in Firefox / Chrome (Reporting Services 2005/2008)?

Updated by Jeoffrey Fischer [SSW] 11 months ago. See history

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<introEmbed body={<> Sometimes users try to view SQL Server Reports in Firefox or Chrome Browser, it does not display at all or displays in a half screen. </>} />

They found it strange when the same report works absolutely fine in Internet Explorer.

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❌ Figure: Bad example - SQL Report viewed in Firefox / Chrome (which does not display report properly or display only half the screen)

The Solution:

Add the code below to "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\ReportingServices\ReportManager\Styles\ReportingServevices.css"

 .DocMapAndReportFrame
 {
 min-height: 860px;
 min-width: 2000px;
 }
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✅ Figure: Good example - SQL Report viewed in Firefox / Chrome (which displays properly in Firefox and Chrome)

Read how to display reports properly for Reporting Services 2008R2/2012.

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