Is it possible to set page layout for an SSRS report using report parameters?

Question

I'm using SSRS to generate reports in my app. My app calls the web service behind the scenes. In some cases I render the report using the ReportViewer web control, in other cases (if user is using Webkit based browser for example), I just allow them to download a pdf of the report. I set the report parameters programatically.

How can I give my users the ability to decide on the layout of the page (margins, landscape/portrait, paper size)? Is there someway to configure the report layout using report params?

The ability to choose between Letter and Legal is my main interest.

Alternative is to build 2 version of each report but I hate repetition.

Why cant they make these types of choices in the PDF themselves? — Irwin M. Fletcher
If the pdf was rendered to 8.5x11, your pdf viewer can't change the height/width ratio of each page. All it can do is crop or enlarge. — srmark

Philippe Lavoie Philippe Lavoie · Accepted Answer · 2011-06-01T13:53:19

As far as I know, if your are using the ReportViewer here's how to do it:

reportViewer.SetPageSettings(new PageSettings()
{
  Landscape = false,
  Margins = new Margins()
  {
    Left = 1,
    Top = 1,
    Right = 1,
    Bottom = 1,
  },
  PaperSize = new PaperSize()
  {
    Height = 1100,
    Width = 850,
    RawKind = (int)PaperKind.Letter,
  }
});

Hope this helps..

Is it possible to set page layout for an SSRS report using report parameters?

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