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Deej
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I'm trying to output the report I'm working on in Excel format. I've tried using both EXL2K and EXL07 formats and both of them are throwing errors.

Here's what I'm getting:

SET EXCELSERVURL=http://s99dashboardp01:8080/ibi_apps
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL2K

http://tinypic.com/r/1qn1js/8



SET EXCELSERVURL=http://s99dashboardp01:8080/ibi_apps
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXL07

http://tinypic.com/r/2ufy5bq/8


I've searched the forums for similar problems and can't find anything that will keep these error messages from showing up.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


Note: pasted URLs to the pictures since they weren't showing up in the post.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: <Kathryn Henning>,



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George Patton
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Get rid of the SET EXCELSERVURL statement.


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Deej
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Thanks for the suggestion George, however, if I remove the EXCELSERVURL I get the exact same warnings.

I've edited my post above to include the links to the pictures instead of trying to embed them in the post. Don't have a lot of options to include the pics from my company network.

The error on the EXL07 version throws an XML error after I click "Yes" to open the file. When the file opens it gives a link to a log file which contains:


error057800_01.xmlErrors were detected in file 'http://s99dashboardp01/ibi_apps/WFServlet?PG_REQTYPE=REDIRECT&PG_MRsaved=false&PG_Func=GETBINARY&PG_File=xbyocrnv.xlsx'Repaired Records: Cell information from /sheet1.xml part



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Francis Mariani
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EXCELSERVURL
The EXCELSERVURL parameter specifies the application server to be used to zip the file components that comprise an EXCEL 2007 file (.xlsx). The machine opening the file must have Excel 2007 or Excel 2003 with the Microsoft Office conversion utility installed. For Excel 2003, you must have the XLSX file type defined and should change the Save Report redirection setting in the WebFOCUS Administration Console to yes. For additional information and instructions for changing your redirection settings, see the WebFOCUS Security and Administration manual.



have you done all this?

When we have made feeble attempts at using EXL07, we have set the URL to blank:

SET EXCELSERVURL = ''


Francis


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Deej
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We are all running Office 2013, but all of the conversion parts of the setup have been fully installed.

The Save Report redirection setting was set to "no" so I changed it to "yes".

I tried saving the reports with the EXCELSERVURL there, with it completely removed, and with the '' (empty single quotes). All three versions are still throwing xml errors.

Thank you for your suggestions, I may have to go ahead and submit a ticket on this one.

DJ



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susannah
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AH. Bless you for this thread. just solved a big upgrade problem by reading it.
thanks!



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CoolGuy
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Awesome! I had no clue about the default zipper having to be set correctly. Finally got XLSX output working! Thanks all!


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