report generation toolkit with openoffice

[mischl]

hello all

i would like to know if it is possible to use the report generation toolkit with openoffice instead microsoft office? because i do not have the toolkit already i can't test it and i will only buy it if this is possible...
i ask also because i used another application with word export not long ago what was ending with the error message "windows ole server not found". so the question is if something of the microsoft product line is necessary? i am quite sure that the opening of a produced doc would be possible in openoffice without problems - at least i hope so!
only one thread i found, unfortunately in french : http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=4170&message.id=13060&query.id=139594#M13060

thanks a lot, mischl

[andre.buurman@carya]

Hello Mischl,

You need MS office for the Report Generation Toolkit. Do the documents require editting afterwards? If not maybe an PDF document generation toolkit might be a solution.

Kind regards,

André Buurman

[mischl]

hello andre

thanks for your answer - it is a pity...

about the pdf report generation toolkit - which one do you mean? i know only the internal report tools and then save as pdf. but they are really limitated....

cheers

[andre.buurman@carya]

Hello Mischl,

You could check out the Carya PDF toolkit.

Regards,

André

[mikeporter]

Another option to consider is to use the report generation VIs that ship with LV and simply output to a PDF document rather than a hardcopy printer.

Mike...

[mischl]

that is what we made until now. but it is very limitated, e.g. it is not really possible to positioning an element exactly. also no columns what makes it very hard...
if i am wrong, just correct me

thanks