Re: sending oracle report to file

From: Gerrit-Jan Linker <linker_at_oraxcel.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 16:25:03 +0100
Message-ID: <8cfqm3$dsr$1_at_newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk>


If it is easier to just get the data straight into Excel consider using Oraxcel. Oraxcel willjust take the SQL and fetch the data into Excel.

http://www.oraxcel.com

Regards,

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Bo Seiffert <fox61_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:8cevi5$8i0$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...

> To manipulate in Excel you would need an ASCII file.
> Try setting up a local printer on the Windows client. Manufactor and
> model should be Generic and Generic/Text Only.
> When running the report put Destination (DESTYPE) as File and Format
> (DESFORMAT) should equal (100%) the Windows name of the printer just
> created. In DESNAME you give the path and full filename of the output
> file.
> In this way you will get an reasonably well formatted ASCII file to
> import to Excel.
>
> In article <38EA4F39.813D8F5C_at_emirates.net.ae>,
> ombaf_at_emirates.net.ae wrote:
> > Hi all !
> >
> > I am trying to send a report from developer to a file so I can
> > manipulate the figures in excel. I seem to get garbage in the file.
> Am I
> > overlooking something ?
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> Bo Seiffert
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>
>
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Received on Wed Apr 05 2000 - 17:25:03 CEST

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