Export to Excel Custom Format

Hi,

I have a problem when exporting a report to Excel.

The problem is with the custom formatting. The report has a field named amount with its format property = C (on the properties window of the textbox in the report designer). When the user exports the report everything seems ok, calculations and so on... but the problem is when from another workbook a cell makes a reference to the cell amount of the exported report. The exported report, has this format [$-1010409]$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00) on the amount cell. In fact every format type of the report designer, begins with [$-1010409].

To reproduce this error:

Make a simple rdl with a textbox format C. Export it to excel. Create a new workbook and make a cell reference to the exported report formated textbox cell (='\\Computer\Folder[ExportedReport.xls]Sheet1'!$E$15). Close the exported report and the new workbook, open the new workbook (not the exported one) and update the reference. Results in a #Ref error.

Tnx of your time and effort.

Sorry for my bad english.

G

Hi,

Did you get a solution to your problem? I am having a similar problem: I would like to convert a value in the [$-1010409]Standard format into an integer. Do you know how that can be done? I am using VSTO.

Thanks in advance,

Pedro

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Hi Pedro,

No, I never got the solution for that problem. Sorry

I dont need the solution anymore because Im using SSAS (Cubes in Analisis Service) and Excel 2007 (pivot tables). Not using SSRS.