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I have successfully created an Excel sheet that pulls in XML data by using the mapping feature under developer in Excel. So how it works is when I run the ActiveReport it creates an XML file and a bogus setup sheet. I then go to my excel sheet that I have fully customized to our liking and pull in the XML file that was just created and it populates all of the fields I need. My question is: How do I isolate the XML file? I want to be able to save it with a name that would overwrite the last XML file Mastercam had created. For example, always call the XML files "Setup sheet" because my Excel sheet will always refresh off of that file name in that location. That way the other engineers don't have to select the new file from the excel sheet; they can simply click a refresh button in Excel. I am trying to automate this process as much as possible. I would prefer a method that doesn't require actually creating an ActiveReport that we won't use. I was hoping for a simple Save or Export data as XML, but it is Mastercam so who knows. Maybe there is a 3rd party application to do this under Settings->Configuration->Toolpaths. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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Hello, Currently making a custom setup sheet using ActiveReports but when I try to start it up with a part in Mastercam, I get the dreaded "DataSource not set!" error: Really confused as to how Active Reports work. I understand that there's a predetermined structure to get them to work right. The way I have mine structured is as follows: Directory: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Shared Mastercam 2024\common\reports\SST\test testreport.rpx -testreport(OPERATION).rpx -testreport(OPERATION-M).rpx From my understanding of ActiveReports, I made a main report that holds a link to the OPERATION test report via the "SubReport" box:, Then, in the next report, I have this: And finally, I have this: If you couldn't tell, this is based off of someone else's setup sheet posted here. I don't remember the original user, apologies; however, right now I'm just trying to get a grasp of how to structure my reports. This is not the final design, and this is not the final implementation. Just a test. So suffice it to say, there's still the matter of figuring out the correct DataSource to insert into the XML Recordset Pattern field... I'm not really sure what to put here. The documentation on this is quite lacking. Thanks in advance.
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Hello, I've started messing up with ActiveReport Designer to have a "better" setup for my work environnement. What i'm trying to get in my ActiveReport is the value of the part Stickout, like in this example the value is 115.0 mm : Is it possible to have this lenght automatically printed on my reports ? If yes, what would be the DataType i should use ? Thank you in advance and sorry for my bad English. Francesko
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