Macros in Discoverer

Hi,
I currently have a workbook set up so that it runs daily at a scheduled time and exports in a specified folder (using windows scheduler and a batch file). I need to run a macro on this report to format it daily. Is there a way I can do this through Discoverer? Or is there any way I can have the batch file run the macro on this report? Any suggestions are very welcome! THanks :)

Nope ... and nope.
You can't run a macro in Discoverer. Well just for the grins of it, I suppose you could have a 3rd party macro program that starts up Disco, puts in command (ie: file -> open, file -> export, etc.) and goes from there.
But nothing that's Disco based or supported.
However, if you're already got the concept working of using the Windows scheduler, running Disco in command line mode via a batch file, etc. then all you could do would be to export the report in a format that allows you to then manipulate via a macro set.
Such as, could you export it to Excel (via the batch file), then start up Excel and run Excel macros - or VBasic, etc. to manipulate that Excel file?
Russ

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Also, are there 2 options for exporting to Excel for a xtab (ie: export to Microsoft Excel Workbook (.xls), Microsoft Excel Pivot Table (.xls)? If so, try each as the first is for static sheet only info and the latter exports a 'static sheet', a 'pivot table' and 'warning sheet'.
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I have moved this to the Discoverer forum. Exporting to Excel - Macro Problems
Message was edited by:
user385142

Hello Denes.
Excuse me for send you a message in this way , but I dont find other way to contact with you.
Im using the export_excel_pkg, and really it work good.
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Dear All,
Actually we are using Macro for Uploading Data in oracle 11 i but Now my company have changed the version to Oracle R 12
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developed by Below Mentioned People ,
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regards
Created By Date Ver Description *
'-- * =================== ========= === ================================= *
'-- * Martin Birch-Oracle 16-JUN-97 1.0 Initial create *
'-- * Martin Birch-Oracle 30-JUN-97 2.0 Updated to include extra nav paths*
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Hi Meifang
I did some more research and found a document on MetaLink 250820.1 that talks about Discoverer not being able to call Excel if Discoverer is running via an IP address instead of a qualified domain name.
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Hi everyone,
My reports, exported from Discoverer to Excel look quite different from what Discoverer format is. The date in Excel is shifted, column names are missing and report is broken into several tabs.
Any idea why it is happening?
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When the users I support export to Excel they like to use the Export To Excel button in the menu. After they do that, they get a window asking if they want to enable or disable macros. I have them click Enable macros to get the same format as they see in Discoverer Plus.
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I think your problem has nothing to do with HTMLDB.
Excel is the thing to look at!.
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(select haou.ATTRIBUTE2 from hr_all_organization_units haou
where haou.ORGANIZATION_ID = hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_ID ) org_desc,
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hpah.GRADE_NAME,hpah.LOCATION_NAME,hpah.SUPERVISOR_NAME,
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per_pay_bases ppb,
per_grades pg,
per_jobs pj
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and hpah.SALARY_BASIS = ppb.PAY_BASIS
and hpah.BUSINESS_GROUP_ID = ppb.BUSINESS_GROUP_ID
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(SELECT MAX(hpah2.PERSON_START_DATE)
FROM hrfg_person_assignment_history hpah2
WHERE hpah2.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER = hpah.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER
AND hpah2.PERSON_START_DATE <= sysdate )
order by hpah.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER
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Hi Prashant,
Subqueries are not Supported in Conditions..As of Disco Plus Rel 10.1.2.54.25
A plausible workaround can be:
1. Create a View with foll. Query
create or replace view TEST_VIEW as
select hpah.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER emp_no,hpah.FIRST_NAME,hpah.LAST_NAME,hpah.PERSON_NAME,
--hpah.JOB_NAME,hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_NAME,
hpah.ASSIGNMENT_TYPE,hpah.USER_ASSIGNMENT_STATUS,
SUBSTR(pj.name, 1, instr(pj.name, '.', 1, 2) -1) job_code,
SUBSTR(pj.name, instr(pj.name, '.', 1, 2) + 1) job_title,
(select haou.ATTRIBUTE1 from hr_all_organization_units haou
where haou.ORGANIZATION_ID = hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_ID ) Function,
(select haou.ATTRIBUTE2 from hr_all_organization_units haou
where haou.ORGANIZATION_ID = hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_ID ) org_desc,
SUBSTR(hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 1, 6) dept_code,
SUBSTR(hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_NAME, 7, LENGTH(hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ORGANIZATION_NAME)) dept_title,
hpah.GRADE_NAME,hpah.LOCATION_NAME,hpah.SUPERVISOR_NAME,
hpah.PERSON_START_DATE,hpah.ORIGINAL_DATE_OF_HIRE ,
hpah.SALARY_BASIS,hpah.BUSINESS_GROUP_ID,hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ID,
decode( hpah.SALARY_BASIS, 'ANNUAL', ppp.proposed_salary_n,
'HOURLY', (ppp.proposed_salary_n *2080),
ppp.proposed_salary_n
) salary,
sysdate run_date
from
hrfg_person_assignment_history hpah ,
per_pay_proposals ppp,
per_pay_bases ppb,
per_grades pg,
per_jobs pj
where hpah.ASSIGNMENT_ID = ppp.ASSIGNMENT_ID
and hpah.SALARY_BASIS = ppb.PAY_BASIS
and hpah.BUSINESS_GROUP_ID = ppb.BUSINESS_GROUP_ID
and hpah.GRADE_ID = pg.GRADE_ID(+)
and hpah.JOB_ID = pj.JOB_ID (+)
--and hpah.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER = 100779
order by hpah.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER
2. Create another table say TEST_TAB
create table TEST_TAB (emp_no, start_dt) as
SELECT hpah2.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER , MAX(hpah2.PERSON_START_DATE) PERSON_START_DATE
FROM hrfg_person_assignment_history hpah2
GROUP BY hpah2.EMPLOYEE_NUMBER
3. Add both of them in Disco Admin and create a join between TEST_VIEW.emp_no and TEST_TAB.emp_no
4. Bring both these Objects in a new report in Disco Plus
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6. Choose Option Create Condition with operator <=
7. Checkmark "Require User to Enter a Value
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Thanks,
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Canadian users are reporting performance problems with this report, but when I run the report at my end there is no such problem.
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Hi Ankur
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