is it possible change the database name (not the provider es: Northwind instead of Dotnetnuke db) to work with for reports only with substitution in sqldataprovider.vb of the value of   _connectionString present in 'Public Sub New'?

es._connectionString ="Server=(local) etc..."

thanks, rizomatosa

As an alternative to the Reports Module - or at least until the next version, you may want to check out SQLGridSelectedView at www.tressleworks.ca 

This module will allow you to define the database connection, so you can use it to work with most databases. 

The module is free and there is a User Guide available to show you how to use the various options available. 

Another alternative is SQLView fron www.dnnstuff.com.  This module will also allow you to define the database connection.

Hope this helps, Paul.

ok i do it!: (but is it stable?) (substitute the char _ with <)

in web.config i add ::: section name="customdata" requirePermission="false" type="DotNetNuke.Framework.Providers.ProviderConfigurationHandler, DotNetNuke" />

and below data tag  data>customdata defaultProvider="SqlDataProvider">_ providers> _ clear />_ add name="SqlDataProvider" type="DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke.SqlDataProvider" connectionString="Server=(local);Database=Northwind;uid=sa;pwd=xxxxxxxxxx;"upgradeConnectionString="" providerPath="~\Providers\DataProviders\SqlDataProvider\" objectQualifier="" databaseOwner="dbo" />_ /providers>_ /customdata>

in dataprovider.vb: objProvider = CType(Framework.Reflection.CreateObject("customdata", "DotNetNuke.Modules.Reports.Data", String.Empty), DataProvider)

in sqldataprovider.vb: Private Const ProviderType As String = "customdata"......'_connectionString = Config.GetConnectionString()'If _connectionString = "" Then' Use connection string specified in provider_connectionString = objProvider.Attributes("connectionString")'End If

what about this solution?