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lanjun
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I have a plain text file (space or comma delimited). How can I use webfocus to read it in and output as excel?

Thanks a lot!
 
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dhagen
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You can import a space or comma delimited file directly into excel ... without WF.


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Sayed
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You need to generate metadata from the reporting server console for the comma or space delimited file. Then you can report in any format of your choosing.

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Darin Lee
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I'm with dhagen - forget about WF on this one - why make it more complicated than it is? Just use Excel's import functionality.


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Waz
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What I think needs to be understood is where is the text file.

If it is accessible from excel directly, then I agree with dhagen and Darin, if not then Sayed suggestion is the way to go.


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lanjun
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The text files will be generated automatically on the NAS server. I would like to use Webfocus to convert it to Execel automatically and maybe generate excel graphics reports too.

Anyone have a sample codes for this?

Thanks!
 
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PBrightwell
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You have to manually create a master (MFD). Then if you are wanting to do Excel graphics you need to create a template. You may have to tweak your master every time the file is created because of field size changes. Avoid using WebFocus with csv files if you can. Text files are a little better because they are less likely to change field size, but you still have to manually create the master.


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