Error with SimplePageHeaders deviceinfo setting

I am using RS2000 SP2 and trying to implement SimplePageHeaders
deviceinfo to put the report header into the page header in Excel, but
cannot get this to work. I'm adding &rc:SimplePageHeaders=TRUE to my
URL but the Excel file does not appear to be generated.
If I add rc:RemoveSpace=0.5in, or rc:OmitFormulas=True, these work OK.
If I use SimplePageHeaders, the dialog to download the xls file
displays no File Name or File Type and if I select Open, I get an
Internet Explorer error "Internet Explorer cannot download from
<servername>. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet
site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
Please try again later".
I have tried running tcptrace on it - this shows a rendering error:
"Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportRendering.ReportRenderingException
was thrown. (rrRenderingError) ...... Object reference not set to an
instance of an object."
I've also tried adding the device info to the config file as
illustrated in MSDN online docs, but this appears to be completely
ignored.
Any assistance appreciated.I've had no response so far with the query below. Can anyone confirm
if using this deviceinfo setting should be feasible in RS2000 SP2 and
if there are any known issues with it?
AMasson wrote:
> I am using RS2000 SP2 and trying to implement SimplePageHeaders
> deviceinfo to put the report header into the page header in Excel, but
> cannot get this to work. I'm adding &rc:SimplePageHeaders=TRUE to my
> URL but the Excel file does not appear to be generated.
> If I add rc:RemoveSpace=0.5in, or rc:OmitFormulas=True, these work OK.
> If I use SimplePageHeaders, the dialog to download the xls file
> displays no File Name or File Type and if I select Open, I get an
> Internet Explorer error "Internet Explorer cannot download from
> <servername>. Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet
> site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.
> Please try again later".
> I have tried running tcptrace on it - this shows a rendering error:
> "Microsoft.ReportingServices.ReportRendering.ReportRenderingException
> was thrown. (rrRenderingError) ...... Object reference not set to an
> instance of an object."
> I've also tried adding the device info to the config file as
> illustrated in MSDN online docs, but this appears to be completely
> ignored.
> Any assistance appreciated.