How to save to data into another file in the Report Generation Toolkit

I read a doc template and wirte many data and bmp into it. I want to create a new doc file with my own name,
But in my test, data will be writen into my template. If user don't notice it, my template will be overriden. Can
I save to a new file in my program? please help me about it.
Thanks.
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HI, NIhuyu
thank your answer.
I will try it.
Can you tell me the meaning of star out and end out of vi?
I am not clear about it.
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Is it possible to insert data into two Excel worksheets using Report Generation Toolkit?

I'm using the toolkit to insert data into two separate worksheets in Excel using named cells. The problem is that it tends to favor one sheet or the other. In other words, one sheet will have data and the other no data and vice versa. (Sometimes I get data in both sheets.) Is there something I can do to clear this up or is what I'm trying to do unreasonable? I would like to use two worksheets so one sheet receives text and data. The other sheet is used to format the data into a printable report. (i.e. using Excel's CONCATENATE function) The second (report) sheet is also used to receive plots (JPEG files) from LabVIEW. I'd send the plot images to the first sheet, but I can
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Hi,
You can use the "Excel Get Worksheet.vi" under All Functions >> Report Generation >> Excel Specific >> Excel General to specify a particular worksheet as the current worksheet. Then, you can specify which worksheet you want to write to in your VI.
Let me know if you have any further questions and good luck!
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File Dialog and Report Generation Toolkit

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I designed a VI for an electrometer calibration and it works quite well The only problem I have is the following:
I used the Report Generation Toolkit to put the measurement data in an Excel file. When I run the VI I'd like a window to pop up to define the location and name of the Excel report file. If these two things are done LabVIEW should create the specified Excel file and run the rest of the code.
So i tried this with the "File Dialog" Vi and all the needed low-level File I/O VIs and it worked.
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Is there any solution to get this file dialog pop up window with the Report Generation VIs?
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Wow, thanks for your fast and very helpful reply devchander!
I already tried this and it works fine
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How to use the Report Generation Toolkit to get a list of bookmarks in a Word Template

I am working on a project where I will need to use the Report Generation Toolkit to fill out a fairly long Word Template. The MS Office Report Express VI can only have inputs for a maximum of 17 bookmarks which is not nearly enough for what I am needing to do.
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I'm sure I can't be the first person to run into this issue and I'm hoping that someone out there has found a good solution.
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Wordsub.llb should be somewhere in your Labview folder on your local drive. The path to it in my install is: C:\Program Files\National Instruments\LabVIEW 8.6\vi.lib\addons\_office\_wordsub.llb
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How can I create a Report with the Report Generation Toolkit?

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I have installed Labview Report Gerneration Tool for Microsoft Office Version 1.1 and now I want to use MS Office Report Express VI but it need the VI "Dflt Data Dir.vi". I don't have this on my computer, why? Where can I get this VI? Can somebody help me?
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Hello Labprog
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Inserting an image into a Word Table with the Report Generation Toolkit.

I was wondering if it was possibe to use the Report Generation Toolkit to place an image into the cell of a table in a Word document?
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How do I put data into a template using the Labview report generation toolkit for Microsoft Office?

I am running Lookout 5.0 and have recently purchased the Labview Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office to create reports from my Lookout logged data. Since I have never used Labview I am having my problems. I tried following the tutorials but they do not seem to be examples of what I want to do.
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How do I add a new worksheet to an excell file utilizing a template with the report generation toolkit?

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Thanks, Brian, for your support! - It's working.
It's hard to understand why NI did not pass this parameter to the top of the call chain...
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