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How to create a downloadable excel template (XML file) using X++

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how to create a downloadable excel file(xml) as a template in D365 Finance and OPeration using X++ in visual studio. Im planning to put the codes in a button(get template) in order to provide a template for the user. thanks! 

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  • huijij Profile Picture
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    Hi Sam,

    Would you specify whether you want to create an excel file (xls or xlsx) or an xml file? These are two different file types. You may give more details for your requirements.

  • Sam Cristobal Profile Picture
    15 on at

    Hi Ms Judy Jee,

    Good day! I want to generate an xlsx file where the user can use as a template/format for sales quotation, and I want to save it automatically in a localdirectory once the user downloaded it.

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    237,976 Most Valuable Professional on at

    There are two separate requirements:

    1. To generate a XLSX file. First of all, ask yourself whether it must be generated in code and you can't simply upload and store the template somewhere. If you need to generate template based on some data at runtime, use OfficeOpenXml.ExcelPackage:
      using OfficeOpenXml;
      
      ...
      
      using (System.IO.MemoryStream stream = new System.IO.MemoryStream())
      {
      	using (var package = new ExcelPackage(stream))
      	{
      		ExcelWorksheet worksheet = package.Workbook.Worksheets.Add("Sheet1");
      	
      		ExcelRange cell = worksheet.Cells.get_Item(1,1);
      		cell.Value = 'It works';
      	
      		package.Save();
      	}
      }
    2. To allow the user to download the file. Use File::SendFileToUser() for that. For example:
      File::SendFileToUser(stream, 'data.xlsx');
  • Sam Cristobal Profile Picture
    15 on at

    Hi Martin,

    I tried this code out and there is a problem. The file is not saving in localstorage so probably theres an issue, I dont know if it is the code itself or it needs some functions that can download a file.

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    Martin Dráb Profile Picture
    237,976 Most Valuable Professional on at

    Storing the file locally isn't related to the web server (and the code above). It's handled by the web browser on user's machine.

    It's the same as if you're downloading a file from any other web server. You start downloading a file and choose where you want to store it on your local machine, or you have your web browser configured to automatically store downloaded files in a certain folder.

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