Using HAL to extract and then load metadata

Question

hi!
We are designing a process in which HAL is used to extract a dimension from Essbase and then loaded to another application using a load rule.
We are struggling with our attributes extraction, we have multiple attributes to an entity and when we extract it from Essbase it creates a string with a comma delimiter. Example
- Entity1, Store, +, "Attribute1,Attribute2,Attribute3",UDA1
Any ideas of how to remove the "? I have tried using formulas like Mid(String,1,Len(String)-1) - but it ignores the "
Thanks

Answer 1

You could run a macro in Excel's VBA editor that would extract each member of the dim and put each one in a column in a spreadsheet. The macro is ->
Sub mainSub()
x = EssVConnect("Sheet1", "admin", "password", "server", "appname", "dbname")
Set rng = Range("A1")
vt = EssVGetMemberInfo("Sheet1", "dimName", 2, False)
If IsArray(vt) Then
cbItems = UBound(vt) + 1
For i = 0 To UBound(vt)
rng.Value = vt(i)
Set rng = rng.Offset(1, 0)
Next
End If
End Sub
Of course you would need to have the EssVGetMemberInfo function declared, but it is a nice neet way to extract the members into separate cells in an Excel worksheet. And then it could be imported to a db cube.