OBIEE 10g: Converting dashboard to excel fromat

Hi,
I would like to know two things
1.How to download a dashboard report to excel format?. I know one way of converting to excel: Download dashboard as html and open it with excel. Is there any other way?
2.how to send a dashboard as an excel attachment through i-BOT?.
Please suggest any better solutions
Thanks & Regards.

ssk1974 wrote:
Hi All,
I am thinking this is machine specific, when I log on in the other users machine and when I download to Excel, it downloads and opens as a Excel file. It is just not working in my machine. I am not sure what is difference in both our machines, as both are company issued laptops with the same softwares and configurations. Not sure where to start trouble shooting. Please help with any inputs, thank you.Okay, if you are saying that your Excel won't recognize an .mhtml file -- (So what you're saying is that when you save the file and double-click it, it asks you for the program you wish to open the file in? -- then it could be that Excel is not assigned as the application to open these types of files.
Do this to check:
1) Open up Windows Explorer (Hold the Microsoft Key -- the one to the left of the Alt key -- and then press "E." This is a shortcut to opening Windows Explorer. (Note: Do not be confused with Internet Explorer!)
2) Click on Tools>Folder Options and when the window opens, click on the File Type Views.
3) Scroll down until you get to .mhtml. What is the application associated with this file extension? Change it to Excel and then Excel should open the file for you.

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