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Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

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    Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

    What is the procedure to import fields from an A4V6 data base "Form" to an Excel spreed sheet, thank you.
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    RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

    Dennis,

    Excel will read/write dbf files directly. If you are trying to use ordered
    data from a form, with possible calculated fieldson the form, I'm not
    saying it can't be done, but I don't know of a way. I believe you would
    just have to open the dbf file and edit or change it to Excel.

    Dan

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      #3
      RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

      If you want the data in a particular order, or if you want only a subset of your data, you can copy to a new database and the program should allow you to select the index you wish to use and a filter to select which records. Then Excel can read the .dbf file you've created with the data in the order you want and only the records you want.

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        RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

        What I would like is to transfer the fields on a form that are a one page summary, we call it a Certification of Analysis which represents 1 record from the master data base, to Excel. the reason being that our customers use an Excel "page" for the same data and we need to E-mail to them. So I intend to make an Excel page that look similiar to my A4 page and import/export from A4 to Excel. Is that possible ?
        I must go to Excel because A46 is not capable of E-mailing, I been told.

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          RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

          Another way to handle this is to print the report to a file using the default printer driver. then open this file in a word processor, we use wordperfect but I guess word would work. You can then format it and email or fax it or whatever. The import and formatting can be done with a macro, which in WP is quite easy. This isn't as hard as it seems and can eliminate the need for excel.

          Russ

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            RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

            Dennis;
            You can, in fact, export a report from A4v6 to Excel. I assume a form would work in a similar fashion. What is required, however, is that your report (or form) have a "," or ";" at the end of each column of your report. Then print the report to a file (not in typeset mode) with the printer "default" from the print driver file. Next go to Excel and open the file using the text import wizard, and your report will be there. You will have to do some column width changes etc, but it is all there.

            Hope this helps,
            Duncan

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              #7
              RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

              I have printed a report to file, and opened it in Excel with no problems. You have to do a little editing, but that is it.
              Sue

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                RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

                Where do I put the "," or ";" you say at the end of each column. I have a report that is really a print of the form. The form has 50 fields and looks like an invoice with fields on the entire sheet, some in columns some not, something like this:

                Field: Field: Field:
                Field: Field: Field:
                Field: Field: Field:

                Field:
                Field:

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                  RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

                  Dennis;

                  You would have to put them after each field i.e.

                  Field, Field, Field,
                  Field, Field, Field,
                  Field, Field, Field,
                  Field,
                  Field,

                  Duncan

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                    RE: Import from A4V6 to MS Excel

                    Set up your report as a HTML document using tables. When you gernerate this HTML page, Excel or your browser can read it.

                    rick

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