How to Get RS Tools for Visual Studio 2003?

The overall question: How do I get the Reporting Services tools for Visual
Studio 2003 if my web hosting company owns the SQL Server?
I am a lone developer with a laptop and a web hosting company. I have Visual
Studio 2003 installed on my laptop (Windows XP Pro). My web host provides me
with .NET, SQL Server 2000, and now Reporting Services. I want to begin to
learn and use Reporting Services.
In searching Microsoft's web site, it seems that I can only obtain the tools
that go into Visual Studio to develop RS reports if I have my own SQL Server
2000. I own a copy of SQL Server 2000 Professional, but I cannot install it
on XP Pro. It requires a server version of Windows. I do have MSDE
installed, but Reporting Services (RSEval.exe) refuses to install on this
version. I don't have access to high priced things like an MSDN universal or
enterprise subscription. I don't qualify for academic versions.
There must be a way for developers like me to get the tools necessary to
create these reports. Any ideas?You do not need to install the server to use the tools (setup will warn you
but you can ignore it). The evaluation version should work fine for you.
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Brian Welcker
Group Program Manager
SQL Server Reporting Services
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Rick" <rrgrimm@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> The overall question: How do I get the Reporting Services tools for Visual
> Studio 2003 if my web hosting company owns the SQL Server?
> I am a lone developer with a laptop and a web hosting company. I have
> Visual Studio 2003 installed on my laptop (Windows XP Pro). My web host
> provides me with .NET, SQL Server 2000, and now Reporting Services. I want
> to begin to learn and use Reporting Services.
> In searching Microsoft's web site, it seems that I can only obtain the
> tools that go into Visual Studio to develop RS reports if I have my own
> SQL Server 2000. I own a copy of SQL Server 2000 Professional, but I
> cannot install it on XP Pro. It requires a server version of Windows. I do
> have MSDE installed, but Reporting Services (RSEval.exe) refuses to
> install on this version. I don't have access to high priced things like an
> MSDN universal or enterprise subscription. I don't qualify for academic
> versions.
> There must be a way for developers like me to get the tools necessary to
> create these reports. Any ideas?
>