"the path is not of a legal form"

Question

Greetings,

I have a fresh install of sql server 2008 on Windows XP and am receiving an error when trying to connect locally to the Reports Manager.  Being pretty new to Reporting Services I'm at a loss as to where to even begin looking.

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to lend.

Server Error in '/Reports' Application

The path is not of a legal form

[ArgumentException: The path is not of a legal form.]
   System.IO.Path.NormalizePathFast(String path, Boolean fullCheck) +7490389
   System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck) +36
   System.IO.Path.GetFullPathInternal(String path) +21
   System.IO.DirectoryInfo..ctor(String path) +68
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Dumper.InitializeDumpLocation() +44
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Dumper.<InitializeSettings>b__4() +90
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.<>c__DisplayClass1.<Run>b__0(Object state) +56
   System.Security.SecurityContext.Run(SecurityContext securityContext, ContextCallback callback, Object state) +84
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.RevertImpersonationContext.Run(ContextBody callback) +99
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Dumper.InitializeSettings() +40
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Dumper.Init() +122
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Globals.Init(RSConfigurationManager configManager, RunningApplication app, Boolean resetAllPerfCounters) +273
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.Diagnostics.Globals.Init(RSConfigurationManager configManager, RunningApplication app) +6
   Microsoft.ReportingServices.UI.GlobalApp.Application_Start(Object sender, EventArgs e) +44

Answer 1

I am in the same boat with the SQL Server 2008 Trial on XP SP2.

So far I have captured an error on SSRS install where I had to manually create the SQLServerReportServerUser$<MachineName>$MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER group because of an access denied message during install.

 

I have had to manually add the http://<MachineName>/Reports Report Manager web application and give the ASP.NET account write access to C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS10.MSSQLSERVER\Reporting Services\RSTempFiles.

 

Now we have

 

Server Error in '/Reports' Application

The path is not of a legal form

 

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

 

Answer 2

Has anybody figured this one out?

Answer 3

Go to Reporting Services Configuration Manager.

Tab down to: Report Manager URL

This is what I get for DEFAULT instance (MSSQLSERVER) and it works: http://dellstar:8080/Reports

When I connect to a NAMED instance (SQL2008) this is it and works: http://dellstar:8080/Reports_SQL2008

(there is an UNDERSCORE betweeen Reports & SQL2008 !)

I can click on it right there or paste it into an IE window. Same. It works.

Let us know if helpful.

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Kalman Toth, SQL Server & BI Training, SSAS, SSIS, SSRS; http://www.SQLUSA.com