When installing Reporting 2026 Q3/4 with Examples on a machine without an MSSQL database server, the Standalone Designers' configuration files are invalid

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Last Updated: 13 Nov 2026 10:45 by Jenifer

Jenifer

Created on: 13 Nov 2026 10:45

Category: Reporting

Type: Bug Report

When installing Reporting 2026 Q3/4 with Examples on a machine without an MSSQL database server, the Standalone Designers' configuration files are invalid

I installed Reporting on my Windows without a database server. I chose to install with the examples so I can later provide a valid connection string for them.

Here is the connection string from the XML configuration that breaks the Standalone Report Designer applications:

<connectionStrings>
        <clear/>
        <add name="Telerik.Reporting.Examples.CSharp.Properties.Settings.TelerikConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source="No Local Servers Found!";Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=True;Password=" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"/>
</connectionStrings>

Note the quotation marks inside the DataSource value that make the XML invalid.

Previously, the same scenario resulted in the following connection string that didn't break the XML structure:

<connectionStrings>
    <add name="Telerik.Reporting.Examples.CSharp.Properties.Settings.TelerikConnectionString"
        connectionString="Data Source=No Local Servers Found!;Initial Catalog=AdventureWorks;Integrated Security=SSPI"
        providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
</connectionStrings>

Currently, to start the designers, I must fix the configuration files manually or install the Reporting without examples.

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