rs.exe rss error

Hi all,

I am attempting to write my first reporting services script for input into rs.exe.

As it is failing, I have created a VB Console app to allow debugging.

When I run the script here, only 6 out of 60 reports actually get deployed.

The others fail with the following message:

{"System.Web.Services.Protocols.SoapException: The report definition is not valid.  Details: '.', hexadecimal value 0x00, is an invalid character. Line 1009, position 10.
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportingService2005Impl.CreateReport(String Report, String Parent, Boolean Overwrite, Byte[] Definition, Property[] Properties, Warning[]& Warnings)
   at Microsoft.ReportingServices.WebServer.ReportingService2005.CreateReport(String Report, String Parent, Boolean Overwrite, Byte[] Definition, Property[] Properties, Warning[]& Warnings)"}

• Using Notepad+ I have checked my .rdl file for the 0x00 value - it is not there.
• Line 1009 position 10 is the end of the .rdl file.
• All reports deploy ok from BIDS.

Here is method that deploys the report:

  Public Sub PublishReport(ByVal sourceFolder As String, ByVal reportName As String, ByVal targetFolder As String)
        Dim definition As [Byte]() = Nothing
        Dim warnings As Warning() = Nothing

        Try
            Dim stream As FileStream = File.OpenRead(sourceFolder + "\" + reportName)
            definition = New [Byte](stream.Length) {}
            stream.Read(definition, 0, CInt(stream.Length))
            stream.Close()
        Catch e As IOException
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
        End Try

        Try
            'name, folder, overwrite, definition, properties 
            warnings = rs.CreateReport(reportName.Substring(0, reportName.Length - 4), targetFolder, True, definition, Nothing)

            If Not (warnings Is Nothing) Then
                Dim warning As Warning
                For Each warning In warnings
                    Console.WriteLine(warning.Message)
                Next warning
            Else
                Console.WriteLine("Report: {0} published successfully with no warnings", targetFolder + "/" + reportName)
            End If
        Catch e As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
        End Try
    End Sub

It is the CreateReport method that fails.

Any assistance greatly appreciated.

Cheers, Clay