Write to Excel File with Report Generation Toolkit Using LabVIEW

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Overview

This VI demonstrates how to write an array of strings to one column and an array of numbers to another column within Microsoft Excel.

Description

Reports are an essential part of a professional application. They must contain all the information that the user wants. In addition, reports must look professional and be carefully formatted. Microsoft Word (hereafter known as Word) and Microsoft Excel (hereafter known as Excel) are powerful report writers. Most users already know how to work with these tools. The applications’ complete ActiveX interface combined with LabVIEW ActiveX client capabilities make them appropriate options for adding report generation functionalities to LabVIEW applications.Thanks to this example you can do fast start about generating Excel report file using LabVIEW.

Requirements

Software:

• LabVIEW 2012 (or compatible)
• Report Generation Toolkit 

Steps to Implement or Execute Code

1. Configure your Excel sheet on the front panel.
2. Run VI.
3. Save your temporary Excel file. 

Additional Information or Resources

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