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Tomsweb
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I have created an excel report fired from a launch page. In that report, I have a link to a drilldown report that l'd also like this output to display in excel format.

I get the drilldown to diaplay a report, but it is in HTML format...is HTML format the only format permitted to display in WF?
I am currently working in rel. 7.4.

Any suggestions?

Thanks! Idea

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Tomsweb
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GinnyJakes
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Make sure that your drilldown program has FORMAT EXL2K in it as well. The drilldown program does not inherit its format from the calling program.


Ginny
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Ingas
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We also do not found a way to drilldown from Excel to Excel.

We were not tried hard so.
But this can be the same problem as with multiple Excel reports in one time - only one is possible.

Alex


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Tony A
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Tom,

If your launch page has the output format able to be selected from the three main ones (most shops do this) then remember to pass the format in the drill down.

For instance, say I have a launch page that has something like this -
(abridged)
<select name="WFFMT">
  <option value="HTML">Display Output</option>
  <option value="PDF">Printable Output</option>
  <option value="EXL2K">Data Sheet Output</option>
</select>

When I submit the form and my fex runs, it will have access to the variable &WFFMT. I use this is my fex like this -
(abridged)
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT
....
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
....
TYPE=DATA, COLUMN=somecolumn, FOCEXEC=drilldownfex(..... WFFMT=&WFFMT), $
....
ENDSTYLE

I again use the ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT in my drilldown fex. So that whatever format I chose in this first instance is honoured all the way through the report sequence.

Alex,

The Excel (and PDF) "problem" is down to the fact that the incoming data stream from WF is redirected to the appropriate browser app. You will also notice that you have to go back two to get to the original report (javascript go.history(-1) I think).

T


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GinnyJakes
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Even if you hard-code the format it should work. I tested it before I did my earlier post. I was using our 762 version on AIX.


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Tony A
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Ginny,

Of course it will work hard coding the required format within the drill down however, I was attempting to encourage a more flexible approach by using &WFFMT (user output format in the GUI) and demonstrating the method. If you combine this with a DEFAULT value for &WFFMT and you do not offer the choice to the end user in your launch screen, you will still get the same effect.

T


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Leah
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I've found that getting the drill down to work in excel only seems to function if the excel is opened within the browser as in IE, doesn't in firefox which opens excel. Of course this is with no additional fancy codeing as others have mentioned.


Leah
 
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Ingas
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Hmm..
Indeed. I can't remember why drilldown was NOT working.
-* File CAR_EXL2K_DRILL.fex
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
     CAR
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
     UNITS=IN,
     SQUEEZE=ON,
     ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=DATA,
     COLUMN=N1,
     FOCEXEC=CAR_EXL2K_DRILL,
$
ENDSTYLE
END

Nothing too hard Big Grin


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Dev
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TRY THIS....
TABLE FILE CAR
BY CAR.COMP.CAR
BY CAR.ORIGIN.COUNTRY
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
UNITS=IN,
SQUEEZE=ON,
ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=DATA,
COLUMN=N1,
FOCEXEC=IBFS:/WFC/Repository/eapqp206/~adevend1/Across_columns_hide_2.fex,
TARGET='_blank',
$
ENDSTYLE
END


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