Build this menu with SilverDev export functions to send in just a click your IBM i data to PDF, Excel or HTML files.

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Export to Excel, PDF and HTML

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Steps:
1. Menu Creation ...................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Add OnClick Events ............................................................................................................................... 6
3. Export to Excel ...................................................................................................................................... 7
4. Export to PDF ........................................................................................................................................ 8
5. Export to HTML ..................................................................................................................................... 9
6. Save and compile the screen .............................................................................................................. 10
7. RPG source compilation ...................................................................................................................... 11
8. Result .................................................................................................................................................. 12
9. More: Export options .......................................................................................................................... 13
10. More: Select columns to export.......................................................................................................... 14
11. More: Add icons .................................................................................................................................. 15

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This tutorial assumes you have already followed SilverDev Tutorial « Grid and Pop-up Menu ».
The application displays a books list, their IDs and respective prices.
We’ll add it a menu for the user to choose the format he wants to export the grid data.
Open the application in SilverDev Designer:

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1. Menu Creation
In the Components tab, select CMainMenu
Place it on the screen, double click it
to open the Menu Designer.
Right click to add a new item
Right click to create a sub menu. Add 3 items.

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Rename the components:
For each component, select it and, in the Inspector tab, change Caption and Name properties.
Display, in Caption: « Export », « Excel », « PDF » et « HTML ».
Name it, respectively, in: « ItemExport », « ItemExcel », « ItemPDF » et « ItemHTML ».

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2. Add OnClick Events
We add an OnClick Event on each sub menu element:
Select the menu element to click and go on the Inspector’s Event tab
Select and double click OnClick
The cursor is now in the source in the itemExcel_Onclick event.
Do the same for ItemPDF and ItemHTML elements.
Tip: Press F10 to display the screen

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3. Export to Excel
Enter the following code under ItemExcel_Onclick event description.
Use sdSet funtion to define the export type:
sdSet(F1:'SFL1':'ExportOptions.TypeExport':'exXLSX');
Then export the content of SFL1 grid component:
sdExport(F1:'SFL1');

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4. Export to PDF
Enter the following code under ItemPDF_Onclick event description.
Use sdSavePdf funtion to export the content of SFL1 component:
sdSavePdf(F1:'SFL1');

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5. Export to HTML
Enter the following code under ItemHTML_Onclick event description.
Use sdSet funtion to define the export type:
sdSet(F1:'SFL1':'ExportOptions.TypeExport':'exHtml');
Then export the content of SFL1 grid component:
sdExport(F1:'SFL1');

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6. Save and compile the screen
Save and compile the screen on the Form Menu:
We have already saved this screen on the previous tutorial: don’t forget to tick “Overwrite the existing object”

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7. RPG source compilation
Save your modifications with this button
or via the Member/Save member Menu
Compile the program using the
“Compiling/Generate program” menu.

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8. Result
Your application has been updated on MyDesk.
Double-Click to launch it.

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9. More: Export options
Select CSFL grid element and, in the properties tab / ExportOptions, turn ShowDialog property to True
When the user exports the grid, this dialog box will be displayed:

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10. More: Select columns to export
Double click CSFL component
to open this dialog box:
We don’t want to export IDs.
Select it and, in the Inspector tab, turn its Exportable property to False
Save and compile.
The user can no longer select the ID column to export it.

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11. More: Add icons
In the Menu Designer, select the menu element where you want to add an icon
In the Inspector tab, use its Bitmap property.
Click « … » to load an icon from your PC.
The icon must be in .bmp format
Recommended picture size: 16x16 pixels.
Save and compile

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