Overview
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OfficeWriter Designer . |
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NET was introduced in version 8.6.0 of OfficeWriter. It is a completely rewritten version of our Excel Designer add-in using more modern technologies than the |
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existing OfficeWriter Designer. |
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The OfficeWriter Designer . |
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NET is written in .NET/C# using VSTO (Visual Studio Tools for Office). It has no dependence on COM or VBA. The new Designer .NET has better platform support (i.e. 64-bit Office) and is more robust. However, it does not yet support all of the features found in the original Designer. Additional functionality will be added to future |
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releases of the Designer .NET. |
Benefits of OfficeWriter Designer .NET
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Feature | OfficeWriter Designer .NET | OfficeWriter Designer |
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Office 2007 | Excel 2007 (up through SP3) | Excel and Word 2007 SP2 or SP3 |
Office 2010 | Excel 2010 (32-bit and 64-bit) | Excel and Word 2010 (32-bit only) SP1 |
Office 2013 | Excel 2013 (32-bit and 64-bit) | Excel and Word 2013 (32-bit only) |
System requirements | .NET 4.0 or higher \ | Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) \ |
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Feature | OfficeWriter Designer .NET | OfficeWriter Designer |
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Open a report (server/disk) | Prevents users from opening multiple reports at once | Users can open multiple reports at once which may lead to corrupted reports. |
Save a report (server/disk) | Defaults to XLSX. Remembers last-saved file format. | Defaults to XLS for each save. Does not remember last-saved file format. |
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Import a template | Supported | Supported in Excel and Word |
Report properties | Available in the toolbar | Can only be edited when saving to disk |
Insert data place holders based on data sets | Supports inserting data markers (Excel) \\\ | Supports inserting data markers (Excel), merge fields (Word) and defining repeat blocks (Word) |
Native query builder | Not currently supported | Available through MS Query integration |
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Feature | OfficeWriter Designer .NET | OfficeWriter Designer |
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Modifying data sets in Visual Studio or Report Builder | Safe actions: \ *
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Modifying fields in queries in Visual Studio or Report Builder | Safe actions: \ *
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SQL Server Reporting Services RDL Features
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Shared data sources |
| Correctly handles shared data sources with absolute and relative paths stored in the RDL |
Report Models | Not currently supported | Supported |
Formulas/expressions defined in Visual Studio or Report Builder | Not currently supported | Not currently supported. * |
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Open from a report library | Not currently supported | SharePoint 2007 supported |
Save to a report library | Not currently supported | SharePoint 2007 supported |
Backwards Compatibility with OfficeWriter Designer files
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