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M_nwadibia
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2 years ago
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Compressing excel file for Export in Report Server

Hello, I have a file size limit in our email configuration and my file keep growing. Is there an option to compress large excel files in Report Server or RDL so that emailing can be easier using RD...
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  • d_gosbell's avatar
    d_gosbell
    2 years ago

    The Excel files should already have compression applied. I do not believe there are any settings to increase the amount of compression. You might need to look at using a different transport mechanism such as putting the files in a file share.

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d_gosbell
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2 years ago

The Excel files should already have compression applied. I do not believe there are any settings to increase the amount of compression. You might need to look at using a different transport mechanism such as putting the files in a file share.

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    miwundu
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    11 months ago

    I tried file share but the report fails to render. Everyother report less than 22MB executes except this one above 22mB which exceeds the outlook set limit.