Excel report generation

Hello,
I am looking for a simple solution to this simple problem:
I have generated an excel data file using LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office ( see diagram below ).
Now I would like to add data to this worksheet every time I run this VI ( data must expand in column format instead of
row) but i have no Idea how to do it .
I would appreciate any help.
Thanks
Attachments:
Excel Report.jpg ‏59 KB

That's what the start input is for. You tell it where to insert the cells.
Asides:
Why aren't you wiring the error out from the new report function to the next function?
Do not autoindex an array and wire a value to N. Do one or the other, not both. If you do both the loop will run for whichever value (N, or the array size) is smaller.
Your loop with the function node can be simplified by replacing it with a single Divide function and feeding the Divide function the arrays directly. The numeric functions (as well as many other functions) are polymorphic.
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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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