Report Generation Toolkit Excel Vi's do not run after creating an executable. What am I missing?

I have labview 8.5 and Report Generation Toolkit version 1.1.2. My vi works fine during development. When I make an executable or an installer the excel vi's do not work. I have seen this question posted before but it has always been for earlier revisions and the answers do not seem to apply with 8.5 and 1.1.2.

Hello ajh,
You will have to include Dynamic VIs in the executable you build. The following link has more information:
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/C38CE3F30542D65B86256F0E00740DD8
Prashant.

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Hello All,
I'm using the Report Generation toolkit Excel functions to handle some data and create graphs. I'm running into problems with the Add Worksheet.vi. At the very start of the vi, it closes the reference to Shapes. Occasionally, the Close Ref will throw an error. I haven't pinned down the exact cause yet (probably an invalid reference). The error itself wouldn't be a problem. Under other circumstances I would choose to ignore it and continue on. The problem is, this is stored in a Class Library controlled by NI.
Solutions I've tried without success:
1.) Make changes, and save the new vi with another name - can't do it because it's encapsulated and the Library is password protected.
2.) Install toolkit in something other than the default folder, so I can make changes and put it under Source Control - installer doesn't allow a new path to be entered.
3.) Change the vi where it is. This works until I move the source to another computer or I update Labview. At that point I lose all my changes.
Maybe it's just my inexperience with Classes, but I just don't see an elegant solution to this. Ultimately I'd like to copy the library off to somewhere else and put it under Source Control so I can make changes and additions to it (NI folks - providing a password to unlock the lib would be helpful...). Does anyone have suggestions on how I can accomplish this?
Thanks in Advance,
Doug

Hi Ben,
Sorry about the first post. After re-reading it, it sounds more like a frustrated rant than a request for help.
I've attached a simplified vi to try to illustrate the problem I'm having. I'm running Excel 2007. Please open the vi, then open Excel Add Worksheet.vi. At the start of the vi, Close Ref for Excel.Shapes occasionally throws an error. So far, I have not been able to consistently reproduce the error, so I can't really troubleshoot it. As I recall, the error code is 1045. The error is carried through the rest of the vi, causing invalid references to be written to Excel._Worksheet and Excel.Shapes, going out to NI_report.ctl.
So, here are the issues I'm running into (other than the error itself):
1.)Short of closing and reopening the file, there is no way to recover from the error. After the error, there is an invalid reference in Excel._Worksheet. There is no vi available to regenerate references in NI_report.ctl. I could easily write a vi to start from Excel._Application and re-read them, but because NI_report.ctl is in a Class library (controlled and passworded by NI), I can't add the vi to the library.
2.) I found that I could ignore the error by wiring around it. If I disconnect Error Out from Excel.Shapes Close Ref and wire Error In from Excel.Sheets.Count to the Error In of the Close Ref, everything works fine. Under other circumstances, I'd save this with a new vi name (because functionality changed) and continue on. But, because the vi is part of a Class library (controlled and passworded by NI), I can't do this. I can save the vi with the modifications (because Excel Add Worksheet.vi is not passworded), but if I pass the source off to someone else, they will have to make the same changes on their installation of the NI Report Generation Toolkit.
Again, I can't reproduce the error with any regularity. I've run the example vi I provided a few times and everything seems to work fine. If I come up with something, I'll repost. If you (or anyone) has an idea of what could be failing or if they've seen the problem, I'd appreciate a comment.
Thanks again,
Doug
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Report generation toolkit excel, decimal?

Hello!
I have problem with the report generation toolkit excel!
I only gets 3 decimals in excel?
Ex. In labview = 0.0458943 when i send it to excel = 0.046.
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Ive already tryid to increase the decimal in excel but i doesent work.
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Johan1300,
It sounds like you are writing a 2-D Array of doubles to excel. The Excel Easy Table.vi converts numerics to strings before writing data to excel. It is written to always use 3 decimal places. You need to convert your 2-D array of doubles to strings before writing the info to excel. Here are a couple of ways to make the conversion. The top method is based on how the Excel Easy Table.vi makes the conversion. Note that in both examples the format string constant sets the number of decimal places to 8.
Message Edited by Wayne.C on 04-08-2009 09:12 AM
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2D Doubles to 2D String.png ‏6 KB

Report generation Toolkit: Excel report functions error -2146827284

Hi,
I'm trying to create an automated report using excel functions from the report generation toolkit in labVIEW. When I run the program that generates the report first time round (the report consists of several worksheets, each worksheet is added onto the report at a diffferent state in a state machine) it always works fine and no error is generated. However, when I run the program again it will infrequently (sometimes it does, other times it will not) generate the undefined error -2146827284, this is coming from one of the excel report functions and it cannot find it on highlight execution mode.
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mebels_cti wrote:
Found something that helped; https://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Error-code-quot-2146827284-quot-when-trying-to-open-an-Excel/m-p/20...
Excel still open
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the office i used is office xp. would you like to help me?
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When you build the application, you have to include as "Dynamic vi" in Source file tab the vi:
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_Excel Dynamic vis.vi from -Excelsub.llb
in the following library
...\National Instruments\LabVIEW 7.1\vi.lib\addons\_office\"
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Report Generation Toolkit 打开现有的Excel 文件

用activeX打开excel我会，但是属性太复杂。不想用ActiveX的方式。
我有LabVIEW Report Generation Toolkit for Microsoft Office;
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OC4J not running after creating workspace and projects.

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Remove the posgres jar from the library manager and still not able to run simple two page applications.
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The OC4J is running when launched from the IDE, ti just can find the pages.
New install of JDEV and the two page app will run fine. Add two user two user libraries and the app will not run.
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Report Generation Toolkit - Excel Templates

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Hey Guys,
I know this post if kind of old but I hope maybe one of you can help me out. I'm using an invoke node similar to what is above to print out an Excel spreadsheet to the default printer. My issue is that when I try to print from the spreadsheet from the executable, the executable crashes. I know it is that invoke node. The reason why I say that is because until recently I had two development computers, one running on Windows 7 LabVIEW 2010, and one running on Windows XP LabVIEW2010. The original .exe was built with the XP machine, when I tried to make some changes with the Windows 7 machine and open the project it would say that there was a missing connection to the invoke node even though I did not touch that part of the application. I would then remove the invoke node, add it again and it would clear the error for whatever reason. I would then build the .exe with the Windows 7 machine and when it would run, the application would crash at the point where it goes to print the spreadsheet. I got around this by building the .exe with the Windows XP machine, and it worked fine without any issues. However, my Windows XP machine cra**ed out so i'm no longer able to build the .exe on the XP machine . I needed to make some changes to the .exe not anything involving this section of the code and for whatever reason when the application goes to print it crashes. I get some criptic crash report from Windows that is pretty much useless. I think its a Windows thing. This was workign correctly though until I did a build on the Windows 7 machine.
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crash2.png ‏23 KB

Need help with Report Generation Toolkit: Excel Set Cell Format.vi

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I've been searching and found this old thread of someone asking what is the input parameter "Number format". And I dont know what should I put in there. I've tried so many possibilities, but nothing works so far, such as:
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Hi,
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I am using the Report Generation Toolkit that ships with LabVIEW 8.6 for creating an Excel report. I am looking for a way to delete spreadsheets in a workbook. I did come across couple of message posts in the forum which mentioned about worksheet removal using some VIs that were shipped with previous version of LabVIEW. I could not find the built-in VIs in newer version of report generation toolkit (the one with LabVIEW 8.6).
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http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/epd/p/id/1001
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http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/45E349F79A55EAE6862575EF00614134
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Now I am Developing my program with Report Generation Toolkit 1.1.0 and Labview 7.1.
In my computer I am using Excel XP, and there is not any problem. But when I build to
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Regard,
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Hi Mike,
Since my program is for all the staff in office, everyone may use it.
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sorry for my english

You need to close Exel when before your VI is running. Excel can not have two instances running at the same time.
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Report generation toolkit does not work

Hello,
The report generation toolkit does not work.
It seems to point to the 'Generate Report Data Members.ctl'.
I suppose it has something to do with the wrong set of active X-controls ?
I work with Win 2000 and Office XP
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Hello Julien,
Sorry for the late answer
I become a broken arrow, when openening the example Sample Report (Excel).vi
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Print screens in attachment
Regards
Christine
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