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by BruceN
Sat Aug 24, 2013 7:23 am
Forum: Xbase++ Support
Topic: dbf to excel
Replies: 13
Views: 25067

Re: dbf to excel

the sheet:cell code worked perfectly.. .thanks.

for this case opening is fine... customer just needs to create spreadsheet and email it to a vendor. doesn't do anything to/with it.

as always... thanks.

bruce
by BruceN
Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:19 am
Forum: Xbase++ Support
Topic: dbf to excel
Replies: 13
Views: 25067

Re: dbf to excel

1 - drywalling module comes with owning a house on a bayou in Louisiana. last year in Isaac we got a foot of water. can only do repairs during summer or school breaks (I volunteer as mentor/coach to my son's world championship robotics team at his school in Tampa). 2 - why shouldn't an app be opened...
by BruceN
Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:23 am
Forum: Xbase++ Support
Topic: dbf to excel
Replies: 13
Views: 25067

Re: dbf to excel

ahhh.. wasn't aware of that... i'll try it tomorrow when i take a break from drywalling and have a few minutes free.
by BruceN
Wed Aug 21, 2013 9:45 am
Forum: Xbase++ Support
Topic: dbf to excel
Replies: 13
Views: 25067

Re: dbf to excel

oExcel := CreateObject("Excel.Application")
IF Empty( oExcel )
MsgBox( "Excel is not installed" )
RETURN
ENDIF

oExcel:DisplayAlerts := .F.
oExcel:visible := .T.

oBook := oExcel:workbooks:Open(tempfile)
by BruceN
Tue Aug 20, 2013 12:10 pm
Forum: Xbase++ Support
Topic: dbf to excel
Replies: 13
Views: 25067

dbf to excel

I can create an excel spreadsheet from a dbf file, however, the collumn names in excel are the field names in the dbf file. Is there a way t o change them to names that can't be used as dbf field names - like 'Type (debit/credit)' or 'Vendor Part Number' ?

thanks
by BruceN
Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:45 am
Forum: eXpress++ Support
Topic: windows .8 printing
Replies: 4
Views: 9376

Re: windows .8 printing

I'm really getting tired of windows/express print issues with txt files (for our reports). It's been suggested that an alternative way would be to pdf the reports, view, then print them. Is there a free (or inexpensive and distributable) pdf converter that: - can easily be included in an update and ...
by BruceN
Tue Aug 06, 2013 2:50 pm
Forum: eXpress++ Support
Topic: windows .8 printing
Replies: 4
Views: 9376

windows .8 printing

We use Terminal font (non-proportional) for xp, vista and 7 printing without issue with dc_printfile and dc print on. Users running win .8 are having issues with it... it displays fine on the view, but prints as a proportional font, losing the column alignment. does anyone know a non-proportional fo...
by BruceN
Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:53 pm
Forum: eXpress++ Support
Topic: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers
Replies: 21
Views: 32072

Re: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers

tried that... found enablecancel in 2 places in _dcprg and removed.

no change.

thanks for trying....
by BruceN
Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:25 am
Forum: eXpress++ Support
Topic: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers
Replies: 21
Views: 32072

Re: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers

Roger:

I've tried it in 3 locations that had the printing the problem... using the dcprint on fcn works without an issue... dc_printfile causes the blowout.
by BruceN
Sun Jul 14, 2013 8:55 am
Forum: eXpress++ Support
Topic: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers
Replies: 21
Views: 32072

Re: dc_printfile problem blowing out printers

we just overwrite it. it's never caused an issue. the file is there after the crash and can be opened and printed from notepad fine. i did get to try the dcprint on... and it seems to work. i have one setup here that crashed with the dcprintfile and now doesn't with dcprint on. i'm going to be able ...