Creating a simple HTML extension

This is the simplest possible extension, but actually one that is potentially very useful. By having a dynamic URL, we can display whatever data we want in the extension—essentially an iFrame.

Getting ready

Load the following script:

Sales:
LOAD * INLINE [
    Country, Sales
    USA, 1000
    Mexico, 600
    Canada, 700
    UK, 900
    Germany, 800
];

How to do it…

Follow these steps to create a simple extension:

1. Open your user profile folder (usually C:\Users\your.username) and browse down to AppData\Local\QlikTech\QlikView\Extensions\Objects.

   You may need to create the Extensions\Objects folder if no extensions have been previously installed.

2. Create a new subfolder in the Objects folder and call it QlikViewCookbook. Create a subfolder in here and call it HTMLPage.

3. In this folder, create a text file called Definition.xml. Enter the following XML into this file and save it:

   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <ExtensionObject Label="QlikView Cookbook HTML...