VS 2019 SSRS Using QRCoder.dll

[voightc87]

I found discussion # 355 and while it looks promising that the user was able to make an SSRS report with QR Code; I'm having trouble more in the preliminary phases. I have watched a few youtube videos and read a few stackover flow websites.

Questions - For this to work - I should be using the QRCoder.dll from within the nuget package net35 folder correct?

I see that you must place this .dll file in the correct reporting service folder so that it can be used on the server once deployed.

Can it be tested locally on your PC or will it only work once deployed -- if it can be ran locally -- I'm not finding the folder structures on my PC that similiar users are having with myself using VS 2019 with a SSRS Solution.

Lastly - does the net35 folder .dll allow for more an string to be more than 35 characters; for example 65?

Right now in my current state with lots of different trial and error
I have created a reference to the QRCoder.dll that is housed in a folder in my personal PC
Reference is QRCoder, Version=1.3.6.0, Culture = neutral, PublicKeyToken = null

I have created a function within the Report Properties Code area
Public Function QRCoderByteArray(ByVal inputString As String) as Byte()
Return QRCoder.BitmapByteQRCodeHelper.GetQRCode(inputString, QRCoder.QRCodeGenerator.ECCLevel.Q, 20)
End Function

In advance -- this is new assignment for me and out of my wheel house -- i have basic SSRS report knowledge but added a reference to a .dll is new; added a function within "code" of report properties is new.

FYI - update I placed the .dll here C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Professional\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Microsoft\SSRS

and it working locally --- but i still have a question on the character size limit