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Sample macro to export impromptu reports in PDF, Excel with format and text

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Problem

Sample macro to export Impromptu reports in PDF, Excel with format and text.

Symptom

If you use .ExportType = xls instead of xlf you will get an error:

Export to older Excel format is no longer available. (Deprecated functionality.)

[{"Product":{"code":"SSTQPQ","label":"IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Impromptu","Platform":[{"code":"PF002","label":"AIX"},{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"},{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"Impromptu 7.3;Impromptu 7.4;PowerPlay Enterprise Server 7.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSTQPQ","label":"IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"PowerPlay Enterprise Server","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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1026960

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Modified date:
09 May 2025

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