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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook

You're reading from   Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook Build better business applications with NAV

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2010
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849680943
Length 356 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Programming Cookbook
Credits
About the author
About the reviewer
1. Preface
1. Strings, Dates, and Other Data Types FREE CHAPTER 2. General Development 3. Working with Tables and Records 4. Designing Forms 5. Report Design 6. Diagnosing Code Problems 7. Roles and Security 8. Leveraging Microsoft Office 9. OS Interaction 10. Integration 11. Working with SQL Server 12. The RoleTailored Client Index

Exporting data using the Excel buffer


NAV contains a wrapper object that allows you to export data to Microsoft Excel. This recipe will show you how to use it in its most common form — exporting a report to Excel.

Getting ready

Microsoft Excel must be installed on the client machine.

How to do it...

  1. Create a new report based on the Customer table using the Report Generation Wizard.

  2. Add the No., Name, and Balance fields.

  3. Add the following global variables:

    Name

    Type

    Subtype

    ExcelBuf

    Record

    Excel Buffer

    PrintToExcel

    Boolean

     
  4. The ExcelBuf variable should be Temporary.

  5. Add a function named MakeExcelInfo.

  6. Add the following code the function:

    ExcelBuf.SetUseInfoSheed;
    ExcelBuf.AddInfoColumn(FORMAT('Company Name'), FALSE,'',TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,'');
    ExcelBuf.AddInfoColumn(COMPANYNAME,FALSE,'',FALSE,FALSE, FALSE,'');
    ExcelBuf.NewRow;
    ExcelBuf.AddInfoColumn(FORMAT('Report Name'), FALSE,'',TRUE,FALSE,FALSE,'');
    ExcelBuf.AddInfoColumn(FORMAT('Print Report to Excel'), FALSE,'',FALSE,FALSE,FALSE,'');
    ExcelBuf...
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