RDL and XML

Reporting Services report definition language or rdl looks like XML.

What are the differecnes?

Can RDL be used with Office 2003 i.e Word or Excel?

Regards

J

RDL is XML.

XML is a standard and RDL files are specific XML files for Reporting Services.

Word 2003 can read XML file in this own format so Word 2003 does not recongnize .RDL files.

Please open the RDL file with NOTEPAD.EXE and open one Word 2003 XML File with NOTEPAD.EXE.