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wlwright1
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I have a report in which I am going to have the output be in xlsx format which will be sent via reportcaster. When I testing the report, upon export to excel the gridlines (border) that I set within the report don't show. I am wanting to get the gridlines to appear in the exported file. Does anyone know what needs to occur to correct this or is this a bug with xlsx files?

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Doug
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When you say "output be in xlsx format", do you mean "ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT [what?]" (where what = EXLS or EXL2K)

Are use using HTMLCSS?
 
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Francis Mariani
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If it's EXL07 you may not get borders.


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wlwright1
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sorry I should have stated. This is what I have below my heading and footing.

ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM NOLEAD
ON TABLE SET BYDISPLAY ON
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT XLSX
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
INCLUDE = IBFS:/EDA/EDASERVE/_EDAHOME/ETC/endeflt.sty,


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Tony A
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There is styling within the style sheet file that stops the grid lines showing in both EXL07 (a.k.a. XLSX) and EXL2K. It is the background colour specified for TYPE=DATA.

If you add this code then the grid lines will appear to be there -
type=data, border=light, border-color=silver, $


T


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Francis Mariani
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Unfortunately that does not work in v8.0.08 and below.



TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
SEATS
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL	
BY BODYTYPE

ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
TYPE=REPORT, SQUEEZE=ON, FONT='ARIAL',
SIZE=9, BORDER=1, BORDER-COLOR=SILVER,
$
TYPE=DATA, BACKCOLOR=(WHITE SILVER), $

TYPE=DATA, BORDER=LIGHT, BORDER-COLOR=SILVER, $

ENDSTYLE

ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT XLSX
END


Francis


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Doug
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This gives me red border in EXL2K: 
TABLE FILE CAR SUM SEATS BY COUNTRY BY CAR BY MODEL BY BODYTYPE
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
GRID=OFF,$
TYPE=REPORT, SQUEEZE=ON, FONT='ARIAL',
SIZE=9, BORDER=1, BORDER-COLOR=SILVER,$
TYPE=DATA, BACKCOLOR=(WHITE SILVER), $
TYPE=DATA, BORDER=LIGHT, BORDER-COLOR=RED, $
ENDSTYLE
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K
END
-EXIT
 
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Tony A
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Unfortunately that does not work in v8.0.08 and below.

Well, I tried Frowner

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Francis Mariani
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Tony, I've been trying for years Wink


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Kevin W
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In our 8.1.0.3 upgrade, borders are still strange in EXL07/XLSX. They say it is because Microsoft XLS and XLSX files handle borders much differently. so we are living with it for now. By the way, I have been told those two Webfocus formats are now exact synonyms (at least in 8.1.03 and up).


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Doug
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Tony, Does "that" refer to my code? I'm in 8.0.07.
quote:
Unfortunately that does not work in v8.0.08 and below.
 
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Tony A
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I've been trying for years

I don't know what you mean Francis! Music

T


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Does "that" refer to my code? I'm in 8.0.07.

I cannot say Doug, as I don't have immediate access to anything other than WF 8.1.04 at the moment.

T


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Francis Mariani
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Doug, borders work in EXL2K format - the only reliable Excel format in my not so humble opinion.

If you take a look at some document somewhere on the IBI website that describes the differences between the available WebFOCUS Excel formats (and the roadmap for future versions), I believe the situation to be quite messy. The newer versions of Excel formats may have new features, but some features in the older versions of Excel formats (e.g. border) are not available in the newer versions of Excel formats.


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wlwright1
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Thank you all for your feedback. I spoke with my users and EXL2K format is going to be my format since I'm on 8.0.0.7. We will be migrated 8.1.0.4 in the next month or two so I will test the xlsx format at that time.

I believe while at Summit this year I attended a session with Kathy Kendell who mentioned something around the xlsx format having more functionality especially in 8.2x. Maybe this is on the roadmap for that release.


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Francis Mariani
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something around the xlsx format having more functionality

While the "more functionality" may be true, in 8.0.08, some of the EXL2K functionality it not available - basically there are two Excel formats with different functionality.


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Thanks guys for all the informative feedback


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