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Saving dw buffer as excel2000 format

Asked by: gajender_99

hi everyone,
today either my head is not working or i am missing something

****problem

if you save a datawindow buffer in Excel! format it is saved as excel 2.1 format and if you save it as Excel5! it saves as excel 5/97 format. is there a way to save it as excel 2000 format.

thanks

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2004-02-10 at 08:46:25ID20879885
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Answers

 

by: Vikas_DixitPosted on 2004-02-10 at 09:42:31ID: 10324171

Gajendar, do you have excell200 on the same machine ??

I stum,bled upon this code, to save dw as excell format, via HTML :

Converting DataWindow to Excel file
// ... Init docname
// ... GetFileOpenName or any other method

if dw_1.SaveAs(docname, HTMLTable!, True) = -1 then
//Vikas - Here you can save as excell5 etc instead of HTML
    MessageBox("Warning", "Unable to export data. Error writing to file!", Exclamation!)
    return
end if


// Convert HTML file to Excel native format
OLEObject excel
excel = CREATE OLEObject
if excel.ConnectToObject(docname) = 0 then
    excel.application.DisplayAlerts = FALSE
    excel.application.workbooks(1).Parent.Windows(excel.application.workbooks(1).Name).Visible = True
    excel.application.workbooks(1).saveas(docname, 39)
   //Vikas -This should save in 200 fromat if you have excell 2000 ...
    excel.application.workbooks(1).close()
end if

DESTROY excel
// done

but why such requirement ??

Regards,
Vikas

 

by: Vikas_DixitPosted on 2004-02-10 at 11:48:33ID: 10325468

You can find the various Excell conversion file type constants at :
http://www.convert-files.com/SII/Convert-XLS/English/WebHelp/using__convert_xls__from_the_command_line/file_type_constants/excelconversionfiletypeconstants.htm

Following may be of use :
xlExcel9795 (Numeric value 43) :
Microsoft Excel 97-2000 & 5.0/95 Workbook (*.XLS)

xlWorkbookNormal (Numeric value -4143) : Microsoft Excel Workbook (*.XLS)

Do not use 39 ....

Regards,
VIkas

 

by: BhattiPosted on 2004-02-10 at 15:18:51ID: 10327619

I haven't excel 2000 but I think with SaveAs() as Excel! you can get it in excel2000.

Did you try it? only with Excel! not with Excel5!

Best regards

Bhatti

 

by: namasi_navaretnamPosted on 2004-02-10 at 16:59:42ID: 10328245

Vikas, that is a good piece of code...

It may give an error if excel is already open. In that case, i would try and use connecttonewobject and open method. Also, you may need to do little bit of formatting afterwards since the dw is first saved as HTML. Using the same code, I would first saveas Txt file and then open the Txt file and save as Excel, as you may not need to to do too mcuh formatting afterwards if you first saveas Txt file.

Just like everyone else, i wonder why excel! does not work!!!

Regards-

 

by: Vikas_DixitPosted on 2004-02-10 at 17:42:09ID: 10328513

yes... namasi...

I think i got this code from PBDR.com or so and pasted as it is... my comments in the code say we can save it as excel5 or excel instead of HTML...

It seems PB9 gives you the option with saveas option excel8!.

Regards,
Vikas D.

 

by: namasi_navaretnamPosted on 2004-02-10 at 18:07:13ID: 10328673

Hi Vikas,

Have you found anything exciting in PB 9? I have not yet converted my apps to PB 9 yet. How you feel about PB's future?. I only have good things to say. I probably should not start this discussion here. :)

BTW, I just checked PB9 help file and nothing is mentioned about the Excel8! Well, it may be a hidden feature :)

 

by: Vikas_DixitPosted on 2004-02-10 at 18:57:43ID: 10328951

Hi namasi...

I have not explored pb 9 much, as we are also on 8... the features like PBNI/XML support etc sound exciting but others tools already have them since long ...
And for taking benefit from PBNI you basically need to be well conversant with C++/VC++. Can say something only after a get to work on that....

Here in india, i have not heard of any one working on PB9, or requiring PB9.. may be it's too new.. Also... companys have very few projects in powerbuilder....

Another problem is, Most of the PB apps are old, and people move to newer versions of PB, just because end of life for old version... Not many use the features that are available in the latest version. our app was migrated to PB8 from PB5 last January.... all that was changes was the dwModify() to Modify().. or similar small changes...

I myself have not been working full time on powerbuilder since last 7-8 months...
Have moved to support for apps developed in C++/Pro*C on unix... Or app is PB frontend with C++/Pro*C middletier..

regarding the future, I have read somewhere PB 11 is planned....

may be we can start a new thread for this  :) ..

Regards,
Vikas..

 

by: namasi_navaretnamPosted on 2004-02-10 at 19:16:16ID: 10329079

Thanks, Vikas.

 

by: gajender_99Posted on 2004-02-11 at 04:39:45ID: 10331561

Hi Vikas
thanks very much for your help
for providing the -4143 code which i was missing from my head

thanks again

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