Opening Linked Excel OLE Objects in Forms 6i

Hi,
I have a linked Excel OLE object which is populating properly into an OLE container. However, I cannot open the file to save a local copy, as I would a non-linked Excel OLE object. If I right-click on the linked OLE object choose copy, I can paste the data into a spreadsheet, but it appears as an image, rather than as regular tabulated data. Is there anyway to open the file normally?
Thanks in advance.

Hi Shay,
Thanks for the reply but i was unable to register to metalink. they need some support agreement code which i do not have. Can you please give me some more information on how to use that.
waiting for an early reply.
Warm Regards
Vivek Bajaj

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Truncation of leading Zeros when Down Loading into Excel - OLE Objects

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Can any one help me on this.
I am using OLE Objects to download Data into Excel Sheet. Data with leading Zeros is getting truncated in Excel.
Ex: Report Output is showing Plant Number as 0002. But when i am downloading to Excel Plant value will become 2 .
 I would like to have it as 0002 in Excel.
I have declared Werks as CHAR of 4.I am using OLE Obects for Downloading into Excel Sheet.
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Thanks In Advance.
K.Nirmala
Message was edited by: Nirmala Reddy

Hi Nirmala,
While downloading to excel sheet, u need to change the number format of cell from General to Text, then leading zero's won't get deleted. For that u need to set the property of the cell. Please check this sample code,
INCLUDE OLE2INCL.
tables : zobrent.
data : it_kna1 type table of zobrent with header line.
handles for OLE objects
DATA: H_EXCEL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT, " Excel object
 H_MAPL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT, " list of workbooks
 H_MAP TYPE OLE2_OBJECT, " workbook
 H_ZL TYPE OLE2_OBJECT, " cell
 H_F TYPE OLE2_OBJECT. " font
DATA H TYPE I.
DATA: cell1 TYPE ole2_object.
*& Event START-OF-SELECTION
START-OF-SELECTION.
select * from zobrent into table it_kna1
 where zopanid = '10001'
 and zo_brent = '050'.
start Excel
CREATE OBJECT H_EXCEL 'EXCEL.APPLICATION'.
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SET PROPERTY OF H_EXCEL 'Visible' = 1.
get list of workbooks, initially empty
CALL METHOD OF H_EXCEL 'Workbooks' = H_MAPL.
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
add a new workbook
CALL METHOD OF H_MAPL 'Add' = H_MAP.
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output column headings to active Excel sheet
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 1 1 'EDate'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 2 1 'Brent'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 3 1 'Zopanid'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 4 1 'Contract Type'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 5 1 'Price Type'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 6 1 'Installation Type'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 7 1 'Volume'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 8 1 'AQ'.
PERFORM FILL_CELL USING 1 9 1 '00000123'.
LOOP AT IT_KNA1.
copy values to active EXCEL sheet
 H = SY-TABIX + 1.
 PERFORM FILL_CELL USING H 1 0 IT_KNA1-zo_effdat.
 PERFORM FILL_CELL USING H 2 0 IT_KNA1-zo_brent.
 PERFORM FILL_CELL USING H 3 0 IT_KNA1-zopanid.
ENDLOOP.
CALL METHOD OF h_excel 'Cells' = cell1
 EXPORTING
 #1 = 1
 #2 = 1.
FREE OBJECT H_EXCEL.
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
if sy-subrc eq 0.
 write : / 'year'(001).
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 FORM FILL_CELL
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FORM FILL_CELL USING I J BOLD VAL.
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PERFORM ERR_HDL.
GET PROPERTY OF H_ZL 'Font' = H_F.
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
SET PROPERTY OF H_F 'Bold' = BOLD .
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
***Changing the format of the cell from General to Text
SET PROPERTY OF H_ZL 'NumberFormat' = '@'.
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
SET PROPERTY OF H_ZL 'Value' = VAL .
PERFORM ERR_HDL.
ENDFORM.
*& Form ERR_HDL
FORM ERR_HDL.
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
WRITE: / 'Fehler bei OLE-Automation:'(010), SY-SUBRC.
STOP.
ENDIF.
ENDFORM. " ERR_HDL
U just paste this code in a sample program & see.
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Using OLE Objects in Forms 6i

Hi
I need to use OLE object (VSFlexGrid) in my forms 6i. can anybody help with some code by which I can achieve this.
Warm Regards
Vivek Bajaj

Hi Shay,
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Hi Paul,
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I am facing the following problem:
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My files are already stored locally to the BO server and the (changed) image files are read and updated from exactly this directory. But not the linked Excel and Word files...
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 col11(30) TYPE c,
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 wa_datatab-col9,
 wa_datatab-col10,
 wa_datatab-col11.
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 upload excel spreadsheet into internal table
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I'm using Crystal 9 to create PeopleSoft checks. For security purposes, we would like the signature images to appear only when the report has access to the linked image, which is on a floppy disk. i.e, no disk, no signatures.
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I searched for the answer to this, and haven't found it. If it's already been answered, and I missed it, I apologize.
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1.Version of crystal reports(HELP>>About Crystal reports)
2.Is crystal reports embedded in any other application
3.What is your runtime environment(.NET,Java)
4.Are you programatically modifying report(s).
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1.In crystal reports stand-alone application(XI Release 1,XI Release 2,CR 2008),user is able to insert a .doc and when the 'Link' checkbox is checked (while inserting the doc into the report),the changes are automatically reflected.
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PB Syntax for Programmable OLE Objects (Excel)

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How can I know that I must use worksheets property of workbooks property of application property of oleobject?
That's dependant on understanding the object model for the application that you're trying to work with. There's nothing PB documentation can really help with there.
There are a couple of sections of the Application Techniques manual that cover OLE Automation in depth:
Programmable OLE Objects
OLE Objects in Scripts
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