Excel Template

Hello LabVIEW group,
This is more of an excel question than a LabVIEW question, but I'm hoping
one of you has run into this before. I'm saving array data going to an XY
graph into an .xls file that has the correct deliminators to be read
properly by MS Excel. This works very well for me because I can read this
data and display it onto my XY graph later. However, when I open up excel,
I have to go through the motions of selecting the proper rows and columns
and graph wizards to re-create the graph in the excel program.
Does anyone know of a way to use a template so that I don't have to do this.
When I collect graph data, I collect dozens of graphs at a time and having
to go into excel and re-create all these graphs is time consuming. An
y info
would be great.
Thanks
George Callara
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Anything you want with Excel is possible. Your choices include:
1. Use a template file that uses the INDIRECT function to extract data from another file
2. Use ActiveX to write data directly to a template file with the graphs
3. Use an Excel macro to create the graphs from the data
4. Copy and paste the data into a template file with the graphs
Your best bet is choice #1. Create a template with data on Sheet1 and your graphs on a separate
sheet. Then create formulas for the data array in sheet1 to find each data point in the other
file. A1 = INDIRECT("Datafile!A1"). You can then Define a Cell Name to "Datafile" and enter the
name of the file to display. When you change the name, the graphs updates instantly.
Michael Munroe Mailto:mmunroe@abcdefirm.
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San Mateo, CA 94403 http://www.abcdefirm.com
"George M. Callara" wrote:
> Hello LabVIEW group,
>
> This is more of an excel question than a LabVIEW question, but I'm hoping
> one of you has run into this before. I'm saving array data going to an XY
> graph into an .xls file that has the correct deliminators to be read
> properly by MS Excel. This works very well for me because I can read this
> data and display it onto my XY graph later. However, when I open up excel,
> I have to go through the motions of selecting the proper rows and columns
> and graph wizards to re-create the graph in the excel program.
>
> Does anyone know of a way to use a template so that I don't have to do this.
> When I collect graph data, I collect dozens of graphs at a time and having
> to go into excel and re-create all these graphs is time consuming. Any info
> would be great.
>
> Thanks
>
> George Callara
>
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from the </G_EMP> group, how do I reference elements in the parent group G_DEPT for example? Normally in the rtf templates I would use the xpath <?../../DEPARTMENT_NAME?>
however in the excel templates, the "define names" does not allow me to use XDO_?../../DEPARTMETN_NAME?
Any help would be much appreciated.

You must have done a group on G_DEPT like below:
XDO_GROUP_?G_DEPT?Refer the dept_name like below in meta data
XDO_?G_DEPT? <?.//DEPARTMENT_NAME?>Cheers,
ND
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Java Error while executing the excel template in the BIP 10g report server

Hello Gurus,
While we are executing the excel template we are getting the following java error and the report cannot be rendered to user who triggers the report. Where as the same excel template is generating output when user run it against the same data locally.
"oracle.apps.xdo.servlet.scheduler.ProcessingException: [ID:652] Document file to deliver not found : C:\Oracle\bipublisher\oc4j_bi\j2ee\home\applications\xmlpserver\xmlpserver\xdo\tmp\xmlp3307tmp
at oracle.apps.xdo.servlet.scheduler.XDOJob.deliver(XDOJob.java:1172)
at oracle.apps.xdo.servlet.scheduler.XDOJob.execute(XDOJob.java:495)
at org.quartz.core.JobRunShell.run(JobRunShell.java:195)
at org.quartz.simpl.SimpleThreadPool$WorkerThread.run(SimpleThreadPool.java:520)"
We have tried with designing the .rtf template for this report and we are able to generate the report form the server. Please let us know the cause for this error in the server and way to rectify the exception from the report server.
Thanks,
Kamath.

"oracle.apps.xdo.servlet.scheduler.ProcessingException: [ID:652] Document file to deliver not found : C:\Oracle\bipublisher\oc4j_bi\j2ee\home\applications\xmlpserver\xmlpserver\xdo\tmp\xmlp3307tmp
imho it's about empty result file
Data are there
may be yes but is some data from all for report itself ?
in other words data can be in output ( in xml ) but report can filters data and so report doesn't have appropriate data to representation ( it's assumption for error )
Data are there, when we are using rtf template, it is generating the output.
if you sure about data for report and on this data report works fine by bip desktop, so no ideas, only SR
btw you can first check my assumption and try to catch "no data found" in template
also you can check data itself, is it well-formed xml

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