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Field size limit in Excel

edited November 2011 in General
We currently use RB 11.08 and Waler ExtraDevices to enable reports to be
exported to Excel. However this restricts field output to 255 characters.
Does the native Excel export introduced in RB 12 overcome this limitation?

Mike Bennett

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  • edited November 2011
    Yes. The RB XLS export supports BIFF8, which is a more complex, feature rich
    format. There is no 255 character limitation. Unicode is supported (for
    D2009 and later). The cell data is exported as separate Value, DataType,
    Format attributes. Also note that we have two XLS output devices: XLS Data
    and XLS Report, which are detailed here

    www.digital-metaphors.com/rbWiki/General/What's_New/RB_12/Report_Output_Enhancements




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    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com

    Best regards,

    Nard Moseley
    Digital Metaphors
    www.digital-metaphors.com
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