Printing with SRS using image type or .EMF

[RBisch]

Please reference the following printing example:
http://blogs.msdn.com/bryanke/articles/71491.aspx

Note: Anything relating to size is referencing the size of an .emf (image type) file.

The ability to do this is great! However, I was concerned about the size of the .emf in the sample report used in the code above, a whopping 1,621 KB. This is significant if you want to stream across a network, considering the report was only 1 page and has potential to get very large. The sample report used background images which is why I think it was so big. I created a simple 1 page report and it was 31 KB (.emf) which relieved me.

However, I am concerned with the variations in size between these 2 reports, both being 1 page long, but drastically different in size.
Do I need to keep my reports simple, or just avoid using a repeating background image ? I have no in-depth knowledge about .emf and what determines their size, but I need to use them as it is an excellent windows format for printing.

Best Regards.

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C# Enthusiast

[RBisch]

[Bryan Keller [MSFT]]

EMF is a bloated format by nature, because every draw operation has many
records that describe it. That is also what makes it the most accurate and
effective printing format. The meta file translates well to printers. I'm
not sure there is much that can be done there.

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