title: SQL Server Reporting Services Calendar-like Report
body: <p>I'm writing a report to represent the schedule of work for a given customer. The report has to resemble a calendar, and show work orders that span multiple days as a spanning bar similar to Outlook. </p>
  
  <p>I made the calendar fairly quickly using two tablix controls. My problem now, and the reason for this question, is representing the spanning events. </p>
  
  <p>Currently, I render (using test data of course): <a href="http://i.imgur.com/KISNhsx.png" rel="nofollow">http://i.imgur.com/KISNhsx.png</a></p>
  
  <p>I'm determining a lot of things in the stored procedure (how many days a given event spans, which day that given event is) and manipulating the background and borders of each cell so that they <em>appear</em> to be merged. This works alright with the exception of the cell text: it's cut off if the name of the event is too long.</p>
  
  <p>I've done some research, and it appears that you just can't programmatically merge cells. I think my best hope might be somehow allowing the name of the event to overflow (sort of how you would see a cell overflow in Excel). </p>
  
  <p>Is that possible?</p>
  
  <p>For reference, we're using SQL Server 2012, but I'm using BIDS via VS2008 to make the report. It's a run-of-the-mill RDL report. I'm not against buying a control that would do this for me instead. </p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>