Decimal delimiter and excel report generation

Hello,
I've a problem with the "Report Generation Toolkit" while trying to generate reports in MS Excel.
I first select data from an Access database table. Although the database table contains information
in string-format as well as numbers, in the first instance it'll be passed as an array of strings to the
report generation vi's (generate easy table).
While my computer's region settings (WinXP) are always set to german standard I now get different
results if I on the one hand try to generate a report table in Word-format (Word Easy Table) and
on the other hand a report in Excel-format (Excel Easy Table).
While all numbers are displayed correctly within the Word-table, they aren't within the Excel-table.
Thereby (Excel-table) the numbers are converted falsely as shown below:
0,12345 -> 0,12345 (values < 1 are displayed correctly)
1,2345 -> 12.345 (false)
In my opinion there's a problem with the decimal delimiter. Does anybody have an idea of how to maybe
modify this way of working only within my application without changing my computer's region settings?
Thanks & Greets
Michael

On the one hand you can configure LabView to either use the localized decimal point or not (Menu Tools-->Options->Frontpanel->Use localized decimal point), on the other hand you can format singlse strings either with or without using the localized decimal point. The VI "format sting.vi" can use the format-sting %.; or %,; to define the decimal point. (Just make a double-left click on the VI to start the format-string editor for help).

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> Hi,
>
> Does anyone have experienced (and solved) this behaviour?
>
> I've been using the report generation toolkit to build word report without
> problem. I've also solved a lot of problems in the excel part of the
toolkit
> (e.g. building graphs with >20000 points). It finally works in development
> environment.
>
> Now when I install the executable (, with the installer) the word reports
> still work, but the excel report don't. The executable does run on a
> different system, but the excel versions are the same (both Excel 2000).
>
> I have copied the excel library in the data directory of the executable.
>
> The following error is generated:
>
> -2147319784
> Old format or invalid type library
> Excel_Open.vi
>
> This is the first report generation vi that is called. I use it to open a
> temp
late.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Wiebe.
>
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