Report generation is saving data to a word template
I created a template for a program to write test result data when prompted by the user. My problem is that after the template is written to and closed it's asks if the new data shoule be saved. I don't want to give the user that option because it actually saves it to the template not a document, and when another test is done and report is requested, it doesn't write over the data fromt the previous results, it adds to it. Is there some sort of Word security option or a vi that might be helper to prevent users from saving data permanently, to overwrite previous data?
Harene,
The ActiveX call to Quit comes with a parameter to Save Changes (T or F). I would suggest making that the last call you make. This is how the Dispose Report.vi is made in the Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office. (This was checked on my machine with Office 2000.)
Randy Hoskin
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
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m UK
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==================================================================I too have tried to use the report functions. They work fine for text only.
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Two easy options come to mind.
1. You may want to consider using an �ink annotation� instead of regular text for your explanation.
2. You can programmatically do a find and replace on the explanatory text. Have LabVIEW find the whole paragraph, and replace it with nothing.
If none of these suggestions help, or if I�m not correctly understanding your issue, please reply with comments or answers to the discussion above and any additional information that may help, and I�ll be happy to look further into it.
Have a nice day!
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Robert Mortensen
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hello everybody,
well, the problem is quite simple.
on the computer of my bench I have office 2007, when I save a report generation word file it saves it from the template to a word 2007 file. file which is unreadable from a word 2003.
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thanks for your answer...Hello,
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I am using report generation toolkit 1.1 with Labview 7.0 and Office 2003 professional. The create new report VI opens Excel but throws error (-2147167262- from automation open VI) when I try to open MS word. please help...
Hi Leo22,
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Jeremy L.
National Instruments
Jeremy L.
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